PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1460 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Kyosti Tammisto (ranked 205 p4p, 282 weight class). Kyosti Tammisto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Silva
vs
Tammisto

186 cm
28
218
10 - 4 - 0

193 cm
20
218
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyosti Tammisto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tammisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Tammisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tammisto sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tammisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Tammisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tammisto was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tammisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tammisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tammisto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control but Tammisto is working from the bottom.
Tammisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tammisto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tammisto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Tammisto from standing up.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tammisto's head.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tammisto.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

Tammisto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva 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.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tammisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tammisto has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tammisto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Tammisto's hands, connecting with Tammisto's forehead.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Tammisto is rocked!
Tammisto trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva thows a huge punch but Tammisto dodges it nicely.
Silva 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.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tammisto looks a forlorn figure.
Tammisto is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands a big elbow - Tammisto is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tammisto is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.