PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Kinnunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freddy Fader - Bom Bom Suenan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kinnunen
vs
Silva

189 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

215 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Kinnunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva feints and as Kinnunen raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kinnunen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kinnunen has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kinnunen keeps moving.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kinnunen has wrist control.
Kinnunen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

Kinnunen has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kinnunen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinnunen looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Kinnunen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Kinnunen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Kinnunen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kinnunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kinnunen's guard.
Kinnunen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kinnunen is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinnunen is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Kinnunen is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Kinnunen is blocking nicely.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinnunen regains half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kinnunen regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Kinnunen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kinnunen manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Kinnunen's guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Kinnunen is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kinnunen tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Kinnunen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kinnunen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kinnunen won't be happy with that.
Kinnunen taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kinnunen looking for a sweep but Silva has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Silva throws some wild stikes that Kinnunen manages to avoid easily.
Kinnunen is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Kinnunen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva wants to control the pace but Kinnunen is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kinnunen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva tries to control but Kinnunen wriggling away.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jimmy Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinnunen misses with a takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Kinnunen is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kinnunen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinnunen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinnunen is retaining full guard.

Kinnunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jimmy Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kinnunen is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kinnunen is looking for a sweep.
Silva slows the pace down.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kinnunen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinnunen is working to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kinnunen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kinnunen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Kinnunen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kinnunen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kinnunen's waist but Kinnunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kinnunen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kinnunen, who protects the arm well.
Kinnunen sneaks back into half guard.

Kinnunen is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Kinnunen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinnunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kinnunen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Kinnunen is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to control the pace but Kinnunen is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kinnunen is wriggling around trying to escape.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kinnunen is trying to escape the mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Kinnunen is squirming around nicely.
Kinnunen is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinnunen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kinnunen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to control but Kinnunen wriggling away.
Kinnunen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Silva stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Leif Kinnunen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinnunen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.

Silva gets to his feet - Kinnunen follows without any prompting.
Kinnunen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Kinnunen is in no mood to give up.
Leif Kinnunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking to control but Kinnunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kinnunen is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Silva!