PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Lindstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canderson Silava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canderson Silava told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lindstrom
vs
Silava

225 cm
20
266 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Lindstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Canderson Silava!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silava circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindstrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Silava closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava prevents Lindstrom from breaking the clinch.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silava lands a knee to the body.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Silava won't allow it.
Lindstrom can't break the clinch.
Lindstrom avoiding damage as Silava throws knees to the body.
Silava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Silava scores a nice knee to the body.
Silava trying to land knees to the body.
Silava looks gassed!
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Silava with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silava using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lindstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindstrom checks a leg kick.
A combination from Lindstrom does no damage.
Lindstrom throws a right hand that Silava ducks under and follows up with a left that Silava also avoids with ease.
Lindstrom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Canderson Silava has been cut.
Lindstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silava is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silava tries to clinch up.
Silava walks into a left hand.
Lindstrom throws a lazy right hand but Silava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silava throws a head kick but Lindstrom moves out of range.
Silava takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lindstrom misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Lindstrom does no damage.

Silava has Lindstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Silava scores a nice knee to the body.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lindstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silava throws a head kick but Lindstrom moves out of range.
Lindstrom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silava moves in looking to clinch but Lindstrom pushes him off.
Silava dodges the punch combination from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silava moves in looking to clinch but Lindstrom pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstrom throws a series of punches but Silava avoids them all with ease.

Silava closes the distance and clinches.
Silava landing knees to the body.
Silava scores with a knee to the head.
Silava connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindstrom's face.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Silava.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Lindstrom is trying to break free.
Silava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava misses with a knee strike.
Silava prevents Lindstrom from breaking the clinch.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silava misses with a knee strike.
Lindstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindstrom tries to break the clinch but Silava is controlling the position.
Silava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silava misses with a knee strike.
Lindstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Silava won't allow it.

Lindstrom manages to break the clinch.
Lindstrom throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silava.
Lindstrom tries to bum rush Silava with a series of wild strikes but Silava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lindstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silava scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Silava.
Lindstrom throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Silava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canderson Silava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Canderson Silava's cut.
That's time! Lindstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lindstrom scores with a shot to the body.
Lindstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silava dodges the punch combination from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom avoids the head kick by Silava.

Silava closes the distance and clinches.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Lindstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Silava.
Lindstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silava using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindstrom avoiding damage as Silava throws knees to the body.

Lindstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindstrom lands the left hand.
No joy there for Lindstrom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Silava.
Silava on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mikko Lindstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silava looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silava wants to clinch.

Silava drives through and clinches with Lindstrom against the cage.
Silava with a knee to the head.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindstrom has had enough of the clinch but Silava keeps him there for the moment.
Silava keeps control of Lindstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.
Silava tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Silava won't allow it.
Lindstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lindstrom avoiding damage as Silava throws knees to the body.
Lindstrom avoiding damage as Silava throws knees to the body.

Lindstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Lindstrom.
Silava is looking to clinch but Lindstrom is avoiding it.

Silava closes the distance and clinches.
Silava with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lindstrom can't break the clinch.
Silava landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Silava has double underhooks.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silava keeps control of Lindstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silava using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Lindstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silava tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silava prevents Lindstrom from breaking the clinch.
Lindstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Silava.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Silava crunches a lovely knee into Lindstrom's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava looking to throw knees to the head but Lindstrom is blocking nicely.
Silava misses with a knee strike.
Lindstrom wants to break free but Silava has control.
Lindstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Silava has double underhooks.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava missing with knees to the body.
Silava using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silava tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Lindstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Silava.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lindstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silava connects with a knee to the head.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silava keeps control of Lindstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Mikko Lindstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Canderson Silava's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lindstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silava doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindstrom circles away.
Lindstrom fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silava tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Lindstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindstrom is trying to break free.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Lindstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silava. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silava missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silava tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Lindstrom has had enough of the clinch but Silava keeps him there for the moment.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Lindstrom can't break the clinch.
Lindstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silava prevents Lindstrom from breaking the clinch.
Silava trying to land knees to the body.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silava scores a nice knee to the body.
Lindstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silava landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lindstrom manages to break the clinch.
Lindstrom misses with a straight left.

Silava moves into range and clinches up with Lindstrom.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Lindstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Silava.
Lindstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindstrom can't break the clinch.
Silava using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silava trying to land knees to the body.
Silava prevents Lindstrom from breaking the clinch.
Silava tries a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks it.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.

Lindstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silava wants to clinch up but Lindstrom keeps it at a distance.
Lindstrom throws a series of punches but Silava avoids them all with ease.
Silava moves in looking to clinch but Lindstrom pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silava looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silava displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindstrom throws out the jab.
Silava tries to clinch up.
Lindstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silava tries to clinch there but Lindstrom circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silava.
Lindstrom blocks a head kick by Silava.
Silava thumps Lindstrom with a low kick.
Lindstrom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lindstrom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silava can pounce on him.
Lindstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Silava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Silava closes the distance and clinches.
Silava misses with a knee to the head.
Silava missing with knees to the body.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Lindstrom blocks with his arms.
Silava misses with a knee strike.
Silava missing with knees to the body.
Silava trying to land knees to the body.
Silava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindstrom.

Lindstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silava circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silava.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lindstrom throws a right and a left that Silava avoids nicely.
Silava slips under a jab.
Lindstrom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silava fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canderson Silava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silava has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canderson Silava!