PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Om Nom Nom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Om Nom Nom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nom Nom
vs
Silva

200 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
218 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery)
Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Om Nom Nom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick but Nom Nom moves out of range.
Nom Nom scores with a jab to the body.
Nom Nom checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nom Nom.

It looks like Om Nom Nom has been cut.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Nom Nom checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Nom Nom is predictable there
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Nom Nom 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Nom Nom ducks down to avoid it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nom Nom pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Nom Nom misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nom Nom blocks a leg kick.
Nom Nom misses with a straight left.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nom Nom. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nom Nom with a nice cross.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nom Nom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Nom Nom.
Nom Nom misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nom Nom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Nom Nom is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Demian Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva pushes Nom Nom up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Nom Nom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Nom Nom has control.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Nom Nom managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nom Nom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nom Nom avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nom Nom as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Nom Nom avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva looks for the body kick but Nom Nom saw that one coming.

Silva gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nom Nom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nom Nom is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Nom Nom into the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Nom Nom counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Nom Nom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Nom Nom digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
A good leg kick by Silva.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nom Nom blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nom Nom's calf.
Good work by Nom Nom as he checks the leg kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a hook. Nom Nom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva motions for Nom Nom to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nom Nom.
Nom Nom moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Nom Nom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nom Nom misses with the combination.
Nom Nom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Om Nom Nom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva motions for Nom Nom to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Nom Nom counters with a right hand to the body.
Nom Nom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Demian Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nom Nom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nom Nom.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Nom Nom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Nom Nom does no damage.
Nom Nom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Nom Nom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Nom Nom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nom Nom is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Nom Nom.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nom Nom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Nom Nom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nom Nom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Nom Nom. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nom Nom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nom Nom checks a leg kick nicely.
Nom Nom throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nom Nom, as that shot connected.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nom Nom.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Nom Nom avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Nom Nom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nom Nom letting Silva take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Nom Nom.
Nom Nom misses with a body punch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Nom Nom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nom Nom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nom Nom misses with a head kick.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Nom Nom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nom Nom misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches but Nom Nom breaks the clinch
enabling Nom Nom to counter with a crisp jab.
Nom Nom scores with a hook.
Nom Nom blocks a jab.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nom Nom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nom Nom wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Nom Nom counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
letting Nom Nom counter with a right hand.
Nom Nom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nom Nom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Nom Nom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva walks into a jab.
Nom Nom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with an outside leg kick.
Nom Nom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nom Nom.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nom Nom feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nom Nom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nom Nom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Nom Nom.
Nom Nom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nom Nom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Nom Nom counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Om Nom Nom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Om Nom Nom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nom Nom throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
letting Nom Nom counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick there by Nom Nom.
Nom Nom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Nom Nom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Nom Nom as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Nom Nom.
Nom Nom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nom Nom connects with the punch.
Nom Nom lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nom Nom counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nom Nom sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Nom Nom is out of range.
Nom Nom lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Nom Nom counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Nom Nom moves away
and Nom Nom counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Nom Nom counters with a left to the body.
Nom Nom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nom Nom to counter with a crisp jab.
Nom Nom ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Nom Nom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Nom Nom counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Nom Nom to acknowledge the strikes.
Nom Nom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nom Nom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nom Nom to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nom Nom, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nom Nom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nom Nom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nom Nom punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nom Nom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nom Nom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Nom Nom counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nom Nom connects with a solid leg kick.
Nom Nom with a jab.
Nom Nom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nom Nom lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Nom Nom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Nom Nom.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nom Nom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nom Nom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nom Nom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nom Nom connects with a jab.
Nom Nom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nom Nom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nom Nom digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Nom Nom catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nom Nom lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Nom Nom throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nom Nom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nom Nom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nom Nom connects with a crisp jab.
Nom Nom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nom Nom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to move into range but Nom Nom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nom Nom counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Nom Nom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Nom Nom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Om Nom Nom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nom Nom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Om Nom Nom!