PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jussi Silakka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Adams
vs
Silakka

190 cm
23
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silakka.

Adams lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Silakka sprawling to the canvas. Adams follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Silakka hang on?

Silakka is rocked!

It looks like Jussi Silakka has been cut.
Adams controlling the action here.
Silakka punching from the bottom.
Silakka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silakka throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Adams manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
An elbow from Adams crashes against the mat.
Silakka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silakka throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Adams drops Silakka with a left right combo! Adams follows him down to the ground into side control.
Silakka is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silakka keeps working.
Silakka seems to have recovered his senses.
Silakka throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Adams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Adams avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silakka.
Silakka is looking for a sweep.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silakka keeps working.
Adams is really struggling to control Silakka but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silakka looks gassed!
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silakka throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams scores with a body shot.
Adams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silakka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a jab.
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Silakka backs away looking to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adams.
Adams digs a good hook to Silakka's body.
Adams tries to bum rush Silakka with a series of wild strikes but Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silakka - that will leave a mark!
Adams stuns Silakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adams defending well as Silakka loads up on a big left hand.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silakka can pounce on him.
Adams is looking to wear down Silakka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Adams avoids the head kick by Silakka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adams throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams throws out a powerful jab.
Leonard Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonard Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Silakka takes one to the side of the head.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adams misses with the combination.
A left lands for Adams.
Silakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Silakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silakka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams blocks a head kick by Silakka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silakka.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams cracks Silakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silakka wants to slow Adams down by chopping away at his legs.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams works the jab nicely.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silakka can pounce on him.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams swinging wilding here.
Adams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adams stuns Silakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adams avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Silakka motions for Adams to come forward. Silakka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
Adams catches Silakka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silakka - that will leave a mark!
Adams misses with a straight right.
Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silakka throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.

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.
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and Silakka counters with a thumping low kick.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
Adams lands a two punch combo.
Silakka throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
A head kick from Silakka lands but Adams takes it in his stride.
Silakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Silakka keeps Adams at a distance using the push kick.
Adams stuns Silakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silakka is looking to score with low kicks.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silakka has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Silakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jussi Silakka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Nice shot lands for Adams.
Adams swings for the body but Silakka moves out of range.
A combination from Silakka does no damage.
Leonard Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adams lands with a straight right. Silakka didn't see that one coming.
Silakka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silakka's hands.
Silakka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adams takes a step back to recover.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silakka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silakka. Adams shrugs it off though.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silakka.
Adams blocks the body kick.
Adams tries to clinch but Silakka is having none of it.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silakka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams misses with a hook. Silakka ducked under it nicely.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a nice strike.
Adams blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silakka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adams moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Adams lands a jab to Silakka's midsection.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Adams throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adams misses with the combination.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Adams both land. Nice combination.
Adams misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jussi Silakka.
I think Silakka 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Silakka!