PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham comes into the arena with Amorphis - House of Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Simo Silakka is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Malham
vs
Silakka

195 cm
23
221 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 Amsterdam, John Malham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Malham to counter with a crisp jab.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham misses with a looping right.
That kick from Silakka tenderised Malham's leg. Malham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silakka throws the kick towards the body but Malham avoids it.
Silakka throws a lazy uppercut
and Malham counters with an outside leg kick.
Silakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Silakka misses
and Malham counters with a nice body kick.
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Malham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silakka can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Malham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silakka.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Malham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Silakka tries to land a front kick but Malham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Malham moves out of range easily.
Malham throws a push kick but Silakka slaps the foot to one side.
Silakka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silakka throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
Silakka looks gassed!
Silakka scores with a nice head shot.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.

Malham closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silakka to the mat! Silakka manages to get full guard.
Malham content to stall in guard here.
Malham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silakka is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham trying to control but Silakka is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Malham stops Silakka from standing up.
Silakka keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Malham.
Silakka throws the kick towards the body but Malham avoids it.
Malham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silakka misses with the body kick
and Malham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silakka blocks a head kick by Malham.
Malham misses with a wild body shot.
Silakka misses with a leg kick

and Malham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silakka!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Malham wants to control the pace but Silakka is squirming around nicely.

Malham looking to secure an arm triangle but Silakka defends it well.

Malham jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silakka manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silakka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Malham goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silakka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Malham's guard! Nice work there by Silakka!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Malham 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.

Malham fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silakka lands a left and a right that send Malham crashing to the mat, dazed. Silakka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Malham is rocked!

It looks like John Malham has been cut.
Malham wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Silakka throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
No luck for Malham with that takedown attempt.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses
and Malham counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Silakka misses
and Malham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silakka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silakka.
Silakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silakka thows a body kick. Malham tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silakka lands a big head kick that sends Malham tumbling to the mat! Silakka takes a step backwards and waves Malham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Malham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malham seems to have got his legs back now.
Silakka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Malham's front leg but catches the back leg as Malham tries to avoid it.
Silakka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malham's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka lands a really nice looking cross but Malham seems unphased.
Malham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silakka throws a body kick the misses
and Silakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silakka throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
Silakka lands a front kick.
Malham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silakka clobbers Malham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Malham's front leg but catches the back leg as Malham tries to avoid it.
Malham misses with a kick to the body.
Malham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a chopping leg kick but Malham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malham throws a head kick but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka lands with a nice body kick.
Malham sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malham moves out of range as Silakka strikes.
Malham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malham avoids a kick to the body.
Silakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silakka misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to land a front kick but Malham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silakka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malham's head.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham missing with a left hand there. Silakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silakka looks to throw a body kick
and Malham counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silakka.
Malham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick
and Silakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malham's knee momentarily.
Malham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malham drops his hands momentarily and Silakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. Malham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Silakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silakka throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Silakka lands a big head kick that sends Malham tumbling to the mat! Silakka takes a step backwards and waves Malham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silakka.
A head kick by Malham misses
and Silakka counters with a crisp right that sends Malham to the canvas! Silakka follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Silakka!