PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno has chosen Pelican - Dead Between The Walls as his entrance music. Timo Silakka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silakka
vs
Tauno

218 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

193 cm
22
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tauno changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silakka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silakka wants to control but Tauno postures up.
Silakka looks to move to half guard but instead Tauno has passed into mount! Damn!
Silakka is trying desperately to improve position.
Tauno avoids the attempt from Silakka to control.
Tauno prevents Silakka from getting the reversal.
Tauno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silakka is looking to escape.
Tauno with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tauno.

It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauno prevents Silakka from getting the reversal.
Silakka tries to hold on but Tauno pushes him away.
Silakka is trying to escape the mount.
Silakka regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka wants to control but Tauno is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Tauno is looking for a kimura but Silakka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tauno to get the leverage.
Tauno trying to control from half guard but Silakka is working away.

Silakka actively working from the bottom here.
Tauno is looking to pass Silakka's guard but actually Silakka recovers to full guard.
Tauno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tauno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silakka's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tauno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Silakka looking for a guillotine here but Tauno defends easily.
Tauno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Silakka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tauno defends well.
Tauno sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silakka's guard.
Tauno content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silakka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tauno pulls his head out easily.
Tauno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tauno has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tauno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tauno lands a big shot there that rocks Silakka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Silakka is rocked!

Timo Silakka's cut is getting worse.
Tauno is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silakka goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Tauno!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Tauno!