PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 2083 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Maruim Silva (ranked 221 p4p, 218 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rahamies
vs
Silva

175 cm
25
145
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
155
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maruim Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rahamies lands with a shot to the body.
Rahamies misses the jab.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Rahamies misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Rahamies with an uppercut!
Rahamies connects with a body shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses.
As Rahamies backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Rahamies manages to avoid it all.
Rahamies seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rahamies with a jab.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahamies counters with a straight right hand.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahamies works the jab nicely.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rahamies finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Rahamies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rahamies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies misses with a body shot.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rahamies lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rahamies misses.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Rahamies pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big right from Silva misses.
Rahamies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rahamies with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahamies's corner calls for a 1-2. Rahamies obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rahamies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maruim Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahamies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies lands a body shot.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Rahamies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rahamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rahamies has got the better of the exchanges.
Rahamies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahamies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahamies misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Rahamies misses the body punch
and Rahamies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rahamies is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies with a nice cross.
Rahamies throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rahamies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Rahamies with a nice calf kick.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Rahamies bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rahamies counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahamies throws a big shot that misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a jab.
Rahamies throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Rahamies dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rahamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Rahamies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Rahamies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Rahamies dodges the punch combination from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Rahamies misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rahamies is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rahamies connects with a body shot.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rahamies lands with an overhand left.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Rahamies.
Silva slips a jab from Rahamies.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rahamies throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Rahamies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rahamies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva slips a straight right by Rahamies.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rahamies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rahamies scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Rahamies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Rahamies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Rahamies lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Maruim Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilari Rahamies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rahamies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
Ilari Rahamies thanked the fans post fight for their support.