PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 1754 p4p, 229 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 2022 p4p, 253 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! Jethro Rusted is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rusted
vs
Silsa

185 cm
35
191 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

186 cm
44
197 lbs
36 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silsa throws out the jab.
Rusted scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Silsa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silsa being controlled here, momentarily.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted stopping the sweep attempt from Silsa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa is trying to control the position but Rusted postures up.
Rusted is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silsa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rusted.
Rusted moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Silsa misses the target.
Silsa throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.

Rusted looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silsa!
Silsa is trying to control Rusted's posture but Rusted avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silsa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silsa holding on.

Rusted goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silsa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rusted but great work by Silsa.

Silsa tries for a kimura but Rusted is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa is looking to take a break and control but Rusted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silsa staying calm.
Rusted is looking to reverse the position.
Rusted on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rusted is looking for a sweep.
Rusted is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rusted tries to get to full guard but Silsa has control of the leg.
Silsa slips a nice elbow through Rusted's hands, connecting with Rusted's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throwing shots but Rusted is blocking nicely.
Silsa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rusted wants to get back to full guard.
Silsa working the head and body with strikes.
Rusted is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silsa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silsa's back!
Will Rusted go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rusted has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silsa's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silsa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rusted has time to react.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silsa misses with a hook.
Rusted works Silsa's body with a nice hook.
Silsa throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.
Rusted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silsa.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rusted.
Silsa looks to throw the jab but Rusted is out of range.
Silsa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa loads up on a big right hand but Rusted slips the punch.
Rusted tries to close the distance and clinch but Silsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silsa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silsa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa lands with a good body shot.
Rusted stuns Silsa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silsa throws a looping overhand right but Rusted ducks down to avoid it.
Silsa scores with a hook.
Pertti Silsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa throws the left hand but Rusted avoids the punch easily.
Rusted lands a nice shot that snaps Silsa's head back.
Silsa misses with a hook.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Rusted.
Rusted takes a swing at Silsa's ribcage but misses.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Rusted feinted with a counter takedown.
Rusted throws a sloppy body shot
and Silsa counters with a stiff right hand.
Silsa scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rusted is looking to wear down Silsa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rusted scores with a sloppy right hand. Silsa should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Silsa down.
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Silsa.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted with a hook.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silsa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rusted.
Silsa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silsa closes the distance and clinches up with Rusted, looking for a takedown. Silsa pushes Rusted against the cage but Rusted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rusted slips a straight right by Silsa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silsa sprawls and moves away.
Rusted keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silsa.
Silsa misses with a right hand

and Rusted counters with a single leg into guard. Silsa didn't expect that.
Rusted stays in close to Silsa's body and controls the position.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Rusted tries to free his leg and advance position but Silsa is retaining full guard.
Rusted seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silsa looks to land a left hand but Rusted moved out of range nicely.
Pertti Silsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silsa throws a body punch but Rusted moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rusted.
Rusted closes the distance and clinches up with Silsa, looking for a takedown. Rusted pushes Silsa against the cage but Silsa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silsa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silsa scores with a body shot.
Silsa connects with a nice looking jab.
Silsa swings widly with a right hand

and Rusted counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rusted wants to control but Silsa is keeping him busy.
Rusted prevents Silsa from improving his position.
Rusted controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Rusted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rusted is trying to work for a kimura but Silsa is defending well.
Silsa trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rusted wants to take a breather but Silsa is having none of it.
Silsa wants to get back to full guard.
Rusted is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silsa is trying to get back to full guard.
Rusted controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rusted looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rusted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pertti Silsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rusted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silsa.
Rusted defending well as Silsa loads up on a big left hand.
Rusted is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rusted tries to counter with a takedown but Silsa is quick to defend against it.
Rusted throws a leg kick which misses Silsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Silsa tries to avoid it.
Silsa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Silsa tries to sprawl but Rusted drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rusted seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silsa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silsa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rusted is working away from the top position though.
Silsa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silsa.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Silsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rusted gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silsa is pulling down on Rusted's head. It's preventing any offense from Rusted, at least for the moment.
Rusted engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silsa working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rusted sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rusted dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Silsa does it's job there.
Silsa missing with a left hand there. Rusted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rusted feinted with a counter takedown.
Rusted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silsa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rusted gets a takedown into half guard.
Silsa is staying active underneath Rusted, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rusted, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
A very excited looking Jethro Rusted made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.