PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Kamarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemar Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Go to sleep. The key to victory for Pasi Kamarainen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kamarainen
vs
Silvia

181 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kamarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waldemar Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kamarainen to the mat! Kamarainen manages to get full guard.

Silvia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silvia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kamarainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silvia stands and throws Kamarainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Silvia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kamarainen to his feet.
Silvia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Kamarainen scores with a leg kick.

Kamarainen drives through and clinches with Silvia against the cage.
Kamarainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kamarainen tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Kamarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamarainen looks for a takedown but Silvia sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvia scores with a takedown into Kamarainen's guard.
Silvia forces his way into half guard.
Kamarainen is staying active underneath Silvia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silvia is working for a submission of some sort.
Kamarainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvia on the ground.
Silvia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia looks gassed!
Silvia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamarainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamarainen tries to get to full guard but Silvia has control of the leg.
Kamarainen is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kamarainen wants to control but Silvia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Silvia is working for a submission of some sort.
Kamarainen tries to roll over but Silvia keeps him under control.
Silvia prevents Kamarainen from standing back up.

Silvia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kamarainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvia is looking for a kimura here.

Kamarainen actively working from the bottom here.
Silvia moves nicely into side control.
Kamarainen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kamarainen tries to buck Silvia off but Silvia is having none of it.
Kamarainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kamarainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kamarainen looks to move to half guard but instead Silvia has passed into mount! Damn!

Silvia has hold of Kamarainen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamarainen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kamarainen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silvia working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silvia scoring with strikes but Kamarainen is staying in there.
Kamarainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Silvia is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kamarainen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kamarainen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Silvia anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kamarainen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Silvia slips an arm under Kamarainen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Silvia has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Silvia is squeezing on Kamarainen like an anaconda would it's prey. Kamarainen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Waldemar Silvia!