PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas comes to the cage accompanied by Furious Angels by Rob Dougan. Silsa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candy by Robbie Williams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Siblas
vs
Silsa

178 cm
29
207 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

186 cm
37
203 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Siblas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa's corner calls for a 1-2. Silsa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silsa scores with a sloppy right hand. Siblas should have avoided that one.
Siblas throws a leg kick but Silsa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tony Siblas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siblas misses with a hook.
We've been told by Siblas's head coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Siblas ducks under a wild hook from Silsa.
Silsa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Siblas doesn't manage to clinch there - Silsa circles away.
Siblas throws out a loose jab but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silsa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Siblas takes a swing at Silsa's ribcage but misses.
Siblas blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Silsa.
Silsa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silsa misses the jab.

Silsa clinches up with Siblas and pushes him back against the cage.
Silsa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Siblas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silsa slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Silsa.
Silsa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Siblas lands a hook that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.
Silsa has Siblas pushed against the cage.
Siblas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa is trying to maintain a safe position but Siblas gets an underhook and turns Silsa into the cage.
Siblas trying to land knees to the body.
Siblas tries to work over Silsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siblas lands an uppercut.
Siblas tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Siblas back against the cage.
Siblas tries a body shot but Silsa blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siblas.
Silsa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Siblas up against the cage.
Silsa lands with a right to the head.
Siblas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa is looking to control Siblas's arms but Siblas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silsa has his back to the cage.
Silsa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silsa taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pertti Silsa.
Nice straight punches there by Siblas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Siblas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siblas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silsa.
Silsa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Siblas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siblas scores with a jab to the head.
Siblas tries to close the distance and clinch but Silsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siblas avoids the body shot from Silsa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siblas.
Siblas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silsa at a distance.
Siblas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Siblas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siblas misses with a hook. Silsa ducked under it nicely.
Silsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siblas.
Siblas misses with a straight right.
Silsa throws a body punch but Siblas moves out of range.
Siblas lands a nice hook to Silsa's body. Silsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa moves out of range of the strikes.
Silsa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siblas's hands.
Silsa defending well as Siblas loads up on a big left hand.
Silsa connects with a body shot.
Silsa throws a sloppy body shot
and Siblas counters with a left to the body.
Siblas doesn't manage to clinch there - Silsa circles away.
Siblas throws a lazy uppercut
and Silsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silsa avoids the head kick by Siblas.
Siblas throws out a leg kick but Silsa moves out of range and Siblas only half commits.
Silsa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Siblas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Siblas throws a series of punches but Silsa moves out of range.
Siblas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siblas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silsa avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Siblas. Silsa shrugs it off though.
Siblas throws a leg kick that misses.
Silsa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silsa connects with a right hand. Siblas shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throws a shot from downtown. Siblas moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siblas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Siblas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silsa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silsa misses with a right hand
and Siblas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silsa's knee momentarily.
Silsa moves forwards but Siblas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Siblas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silsa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Siblas takes the fight into the clinch.
Siblas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siblas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Siblas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silsa moves out of range as Siblas strikes.
Siblas misses with a body shot.
Siblas scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Siblas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Siblas wants to clinch.
Silsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony Siblas is winning the standup battle so far.
Silsa looks to land a combination but Siblas avoids it well.
Silsa connects with a right hand. Siblas shakes it off.
Siblas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siblas tries to clinch up but Silsa circles away and keeps his distance.
Silsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Siblas counters with a stiff right hand.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siblas tries to score with a low kick but Silsa moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siblas throws a jab when Silsa was well out of range.
Silsa misses with a few strikes there.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Siblas.
Silsa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Siblas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silsa, pushing him back against the cage.
Siblas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silsa is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas scores with a shot to the side of Silsa's head.
Siblas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silsa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Siblas misses with a punch to the body.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silsa is pushing Siblas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa wants to take the fight to the mat but Siblas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Siblas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.
Silsa blocks a body shot from Siblas.
Silsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Siblas.
Siblas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siblas.
Silsa trying to stall but Siblas improves his position.
Siblas misses with a body punch.
Siblas gets underhooks to prevent Silsa's takedown attempt.
Siblas looking to throw knees to the head but Silsa is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siblas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silsa.
Siblas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa is looking to control Siblas's arms but Siblas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silsa has his back to the cage.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Siblas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silsa is keeping busy.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Silsa stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Silsa.
Tony Siblas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siblas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siblas misses with some punches.
Silsa lands a nice uppercut.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silsa.
Silsa is stalling here.
Siblas misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siblas wants to stall.
Silsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silsa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Siblas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tony Siblas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Silsa.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Silsa.
Siblas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siblas misses with a punch to the body.
Silsa looking to stall.
Silsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siblas backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silsa is trying to stall.
Silsa takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Silsa.
Siblas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silsa looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pertti Silsa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Siblas walks into a stiff left hand from Silsa.
Siblas is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siblas. Silsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siblas slips a straight right by Silsa.
Siblas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Siblas closes the distance and clinches.
Siblas pushes Silsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Siblas has a couple of punches blocked by Silsa.
Siblas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa looking to stall.
Silsa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Siblas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas is trying to maintain a safe position but Silsa gets an underhook and turns Siblas into the cage.
A short right from Silsa on the inside.
Silsa is working for takedown but Siblas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Siblas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silsa lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silsa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
Siblas crunches a lovely knee into Silsa's ribcage.
Silsa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siblas stalling in the clinch.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siblas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siblas misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa looking to stall.
Siblas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silsa.
Silsa has Siblas pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Silsa lands with a left to the head.
Silsa taking a breather.
Silsa blocking some punches.
Siblas misses with some punches.
Siblas blocks an uppercut.
Siblas lands a left hand.
Siblas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa looking to stall.
Silsa looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silsa.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pertti Silsa.
Silsa throws a hook but Siblas avoids it easily.
Siblas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siblas throws the kick towards the body but Silsa avoids it.
Silsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siblas lands the left hand.
Silsa misses with a low kick.
Siblas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silsa is able to avoid easily.
Silsa throws out a counter right but Siblas avoids it with no problem.
Siblas misses with a looping left.
Tony Siblas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siblas throws a right hand that misses
and Silsa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siblas defending well as Silsa loads up on a big left hand.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Siblas.
Silsa throws a hook but Siblas blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siblas looks to score with a jab to the body but Silsa is just out of range.
Siblas misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silsa! But no joy.
Siblas looks to land a body kick but Silsa moved away.
Silsa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Siblas moves into the clinch.
Silsa misses with a punch on the inside.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Siblas fails to land.
Silsa takes a shot to the head.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silsa scores with a shot to the side of Siblas's head.
Silsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Siblas gets through Silsa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Siblas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siblas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Siblas!
After the fight, Tony Siblas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.