PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Silli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silli
vs
Priest

164 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarkko Silli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stu Priest!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silli throws out a powerful jab.

Priest shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Priest was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Priest remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Priest working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest is working Silli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Priest working away.
Priest controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silli is trying to control Priest's posture but Priest avoids it.
Silli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silli is working hard here to advance position.
Silli is letting Priest control him for a moment.
Silli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Priest landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee asks Priest politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Priest prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Priest looks up at the clock and then as Silli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Priest smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Priest scoring with punches from side control.
Priest working the ground and pound from side control.
Priest working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silli is letting Priest control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silli is looking to reverse the position.
Priest creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Priest on the ground.
Priest controls the position.
Priest lands a nice forearm strike.
Silli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Priest connects with a decent elbow.
Priest in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Priest connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest working the ground and pound from side control.
Silli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Priest just content to control the position.
Silli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Priest cracks Silli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Priest controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Priest cracks Silli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Priest dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Priest on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Priest moves out of range as Silli strikes.

Priest feints and as Silli raises his hands in defense, Priest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silli is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Priest dives into side control.

Priest lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Priest's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Priest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Priest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silli taking a bit of punishment here - Priest scoring with strikes.
Priest controlling from side mount.
Silli taking a bit of punishment here - Priest scoring with strikes.
Priest lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silli down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Priest is chipping away with strikes.
Priest working the ground and pound.
Silli is letting Priest control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Priest has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest landing strikes.
Priest staying calm.
Silli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Priest's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Priest landing a few strikes.
Priest is putting a hurting on Silli here, landing some big shots from side control.

Silli is rocked!
Priest cracks Silli with a big elbow.
Oh Silli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Priest landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Priest controls the position.
Priest scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Silli is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Priest can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Priest!