PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Apanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Apanson
vs
Silvera

190 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera missing with a left hand there. Apanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvera swinging wildly here.
Silvera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apanson defending well as Silvera loads up on a big left hand.
Apanson moves out of range as Silvera strikes.
Apanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Apanson scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Silvera lands but Apanson takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvera as he connects with a hook.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Silvera lands but Apanson takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Silvera coming out on top.
Silvera scores with a head kick.

Apanson pushes Silvera up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Apanson.
Apanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Apanson has Silvera pressed against the cage, preventing Silvera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Apanson misses with the head strike.
Silvera gets underhooks to prevent Apanson's takedown attempt.
Apanson digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
Apanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apanson.
Silvera checks the leg kick.
Apanson throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silvera throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera checks a low kick from Apanson.
A jab from Silvera misses.
Apanson tries to land a leg kick but Silvera saw it coming and moves away.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Apanson moves out of range easily.
Silvera throws a jab but it's blocked by Apanson.
Silvera 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.
Silvera lands with a slapping head kick.
Apanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silvera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silvera throws out a loose jab but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apanson slips under a jab from Silvera.
A left lands for Silvera.
Apanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvera throws out the jab.
Apanson keeps Silvera at a distance using the push kick.
Apanson moves away from the strike by Silvera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson tries to land a leg kick but Silvera saw it coming and moves away.
Silvera dips to his left and cracks Apanson with an uppercut!
A big right from Silvera misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvera checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Apanson misses.

Apanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silvera, pushing him back against the cage.
Silvera is trying to break the clinch but Apanson has him pressed against the cage.

Silvera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvera.
Apanson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apanson throws a looping overhand right but Silvera ducks down to avoid it.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera connects with a high kick.
Apanson slips under a jab.
Silvera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silvera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Apanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Apanson is looking to slow Silvera down with leg kicks.
Apanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera checks a low kick from Apanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apanson thumps Silvera with a low kick.
Silvera lands with an overhand left.
Apanson is looking to chop away at Silvera's legs.
Silvera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvera throws a good cross that connects.

Apanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Apanson lands in his opponent's guard.
Apanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Apanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Apanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Apanson taking a break here but Silvera is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera is looking to escape.
Apanson is keen to just control but Silvera is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvera is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apanson thows a huge punch but Silvera dodges it nicely.
Apanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silvera dominated that round.
That's time! Apanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Apanson throws an overhand right that lands on Silvera's shoulder, as Silvera tries to avoid the shot.
Apanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Apanson throws a leg kick but Silvera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silvera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apanson.
Apanson avoids the head kick by Silvera.
Silvera slips a jab from Apanson.
Apanson lunges at Silvera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvera's hand.
Apanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvera.
Silvera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvera misses with a looping left.
Apanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apanson wants to slow Silvera down by chopping away at his legs.
Silvera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apanson.
Apanson slips under a jab.
Silvera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apanson blocks a head kick by Silvera.
Apanson shoots in and drives through. Silvera sprawls well.
Silvera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apanson throws a sloppy head kick and Silvera moves out of range easily.
Silvera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvera throws a jab when Apanson was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Silvera - just one landing.
Silvera misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera connects with a right hand. Apanson shakes it off.
Apanson blocks a jab.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvera scores with a hook.
Apanson is looking to chop away at Silvera's legs.
Silvera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Apanson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silvera was covering up waiting for the punch and Apanson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Apanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Apanson looking to sit in guard and control but Silvera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Apanson trying to keep a closed guard but Silvera is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Apanson, not yet.
Apanson controls Silvera momentarily but Silvera frees himself.
Silvera won't allow Apanson to sweep him here.

Apanson is looking for a triangle but Silvera pushes his legs off easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Apanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvera jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvera ducks under a wild hook from Apanson.
Silvera blocks a head kick by Apanson.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick

and Apanson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Apanson goes for a takedown attempt but Silvera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Apanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvera scores with a sloppy right hand. Apanson should have avoided that one.
Silvera tests Apanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick
and Apanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silvera catches Apanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Apanson looks for the body kick but Silvera saw that one coming.

Apanson closes the distance and clinches.
Apanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Apanson is working Silvera over against the cage.
Apanson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silvera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silvera moves out of range of the body kick from Apanson.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses
and Apanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Silvera tries a head kick but it misses.
Joey Silvera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Apanson.
Silvera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silvera stuffs the takedown.
Silvera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Silvera.
Silvera connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Silvera coming out on top.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvera misses with an uppercut.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Silvera checks a leg kick nicely.
Apanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joey Silvera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Apanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Apanson - that will leave a mark!
Silvera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvera throws the left hand but Apanson avoids the punch easily.
Silvera moves out of range of the leg kick from Apanson.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
Silvera loads up on a big right hand but Apanson slips the punch.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Apanson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Apanson closes the distance and clinches.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Apanson.
Apanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silvera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvera.
Apanson moves out of range as Silvera throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson misses with a head kick.
Apanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvera scores with a hook.
Apanson misses with a leg kick.
Silvera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silvera throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
Apanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Silvera misses.
Silvera cracks Apanson with a good jab.
Silvera throws the left hand but Apanson avoids the punch easily.
Silvera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses
and Apanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Apanson moves out of range easily.
Silvera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Silvera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
Apanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Silvera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Apanson doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silvera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Apanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silvera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silvera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Silvera catches Apanson right on the button with a cross.
Apanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Silvera.
Apanson slips under a jab.
Silvera misses with a looping left.
Apanson blocks a head kick by Silvera.
Silvera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silvera misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvera walks into a left hand.
Silvera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Silvera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apanson on the side of the head.
Silvera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Apanson's head backwards.
Silvera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silvera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silvera misses with an uppercut. Apanson saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera stuffs the takedown attempt from Apanson. Apanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Apanson's head backwards.
Apanson takes one to the side of the head.
Silvera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apanson.
Silvera misses with a hook. Apanson ducked under it nicely.
Apanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silvera.
A jab lands there for Silvera.
Silvera lands with an uppercut that bounces Apanson off the cage and back into rage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvera.
A leg kick checked by Silvera.
Silvera throws a jab but it's blocked by Apanson.
Apanson throws a leg kick but Silvera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silvera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvera looks to throw the jab but Apanson is out of range.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Apanson moves out of range easily.
Silvera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silvera.

Apanson forces Silvera back against the cage and clinches.
Silvera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Apanson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silvera regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Apanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Silvera has wrist control.
Apanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvera keeping moving, preventing Apanson from controlling successfully.
Apanson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johan Apanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silvera 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silvera!