PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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!

Tyrma
vs
Silsa

188 cm
28
225 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

186 cm
38
203 lbs
26 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa staying out of range there.
Tyrma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silsa.
Silsa connects with a looping right hand.
Silsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silsa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Tyrma.
Tyrma throws out a loose jab but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Tyrma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silsa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrma.
Silsa throws a good cross that connects.
Tyrma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyrma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silsa momentarily.
Silsa jabs Tyrma right on the nose. Tyrma blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Tyrma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrma.
Tyrma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silsa.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Tyrma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silsa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tyrma looks to land a body kick but Silsa moved away.
Silsa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrma looks to land a body kick but Silsa moved away.
Tyrma misses with an uppercut.
Silsa lands with a straight right. Tyrma didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Silsa. Those never looked like landing.
Silsa checks a low kick from Tyrma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyrma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silsa misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Tyrma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrma connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrma jabs at Silsa's body.
Tyrma works Silsa's body with a nice hook.
Tyrma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silsa stalks Tyrma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyrma's face. Tyrma staggers backwards, shaken.
Silsa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Silsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silsa walks into a jab.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Silsa checks a low kick from Tyrma.
Silsa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silsa counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Silsa misses.
Silsa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma throws the left hand but Silsa avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Tyrma tenderised Silsa's leg. Silsa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silsa checks a low kick from Tyrma.
Silsa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrma tries to land a front kick but Silsa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Silsa misses.
Tyrma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silsa misses with a few strikes there.
Tyrma tests Silsa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurko Tyrma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silsa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyrma thuds his right hand into Silsa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyrma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Silsa misses.
Tyrma tried to counter with a leg kick but Silsa avoided it.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma with a jab.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Tyrma.
Tyrma defending well as Silsa loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrma misses with a hook to the body
letting Silsa counter with a right hand.
Tyrma throws out a loose jab but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrma throws a leg kick
and Silsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrma defending well as Silsa loads up on a big left hand.
It looks like Tyrma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Silsa throws a right and a left that Tyrma avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silsa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyrma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Silsa misses.
Tyrma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silsa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pertti Silsa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silsa is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Tyrma like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Tyrma from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Kurko Tyrma had this to say: 'No more split decisions, I DIE OR ohhh... I died?'.