PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes has chosen Raised Fist - Killing It as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Siloposki
vs
Johannes

190 cm
29
193 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

181 cm
26
198 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)
Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Siloposki misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good exchange - Siloposki coming out on top.
Johannes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Johannes.
Siloposki sizes up Johannes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Siloposki misses with a wild body shot.
Siloposki lands with a hook. Johannes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Siloposki misses with a right hand
and Johannes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Johannes. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Siloposki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siloposki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johannes sizes up Siloposki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Johannes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siloposki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johannes momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siloposki swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannes.
Siloposki misses with a hook. Johannes ducked under it nicely.
Johannes is looking to clinch.
Siloposki jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siloposki.
Johannes throws a hook to the side of Siloposki's head but Siloposki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johannes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johannes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick and Johannes moves out of range easily.
Johannes misses the body punch
and Siloposki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siloposki lands a head kick!
Johannes loads up on a big right hand but Siloposki slips the punch.
Johannes misses with a few strikes there.
Siloposki throws a right hand that misses
and Johannes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siloposki keeps the fight on the outside.
Siloposki throws a right hand that misses
and Johannes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut
and Johannes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siloposki's knee momentarily.
Siloposki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johannes.
Siloposki lands a really nice looking cross but Johannes seems unphased.
Good shot there by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siloposki's sensitive parts.
Siloposki cracks a nice hook into Johannes's ribs.
Johannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Johannes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siloposki throws an overhand right that lands on Johannes's shoulder, as Johannes tries to avoid the shot.
Siloposki walks into a straight right hand from Johannes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siloposki throws a right hand that misses
and Johannes counters with a left and a right that stings Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a lazy uppercut
and Johannes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siloposki throws a poor cross that misses
and Johannes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johannes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Siloposki is out of range.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut. Johannes saw that one coming.
Siloposki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johannes's hands.
Siloposki throws a combination that misses
and Johannes counters with a nice uppercut.
Siloposki lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Johannes blocks the leg kick.
Johannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siloposki manages to avoid it.
Siloposki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siloposki misses the shot to the body.
Siloposki throws a low kick, looking for Johannes's leg but Johannes calmly moves out of range.
Siloposki has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johannes.

It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
A lazy left from Siloposki finds it's target.
Siloposki blocks a leg kick.
Siloposki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johannes.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannes missing with a left hand there. Siloposki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siloposki throws an off balance right hand
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siloposki misses with an uppercut
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannes misses the shot to the body.
Siloposki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johannes. Johannes obviously looking to wear him down.
Johannes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johannes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannes misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johannes just misses with a punch to the body.
Siloposki misses with a hook
and Johannes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siloposki's knee momentarily.
Johannes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johannes connects with an inside leg kick.
Johannes lands with a cross.
Johannes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siloposki.
Nice shot by Johannes.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johannes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki takes a swing at Johannes's ribcage but misses.
Johannes blocks a leg kick.
Siloposki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siloposki misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johannes is looking to score with low kicks.
Siloposki misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Siloposki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johannes is out of range and Siloposki settles back down.
Johannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siloposki manages to avoid it.
Siloposki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Johannes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosti Johannes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johannes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Siloposki is looking to land body kicks.
Johannes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johannes throws a good cross that connects.
Siloposki moves forwards but Johannes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johannes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siloposki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johannes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Siloposki scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a combination that misses
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kosti Johannes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siloposki thows a leg kick but Johannes checks it
and Johannes counters with a left and a right that stings Siloposki.
Johannes slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Siloposki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johannes tries to work over Siloposki's front leg with a kick but Siloposki checks it.
Siloposki lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johannes misses with a body shot.
Siloposki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Siloposki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Siloposki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki throws out a loose jab but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Siloposki - just one landing.
Siloposki moves away from the strike by Johannes.
Siloposki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johannes has time to react.
Siloposki throws a poor cross that misses
and Johannes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siloposki's knee momentarily.
Siloposki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johannes manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Siloposki misses.
A leg kick checked by Johannes.
Siloposki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johannes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johannes moves out of range of the body kick from Siloposki.
Siloposki swinging wildly here.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
and Johannes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johannes misses with a double jab
and Siloposki counters with a right hand to the body.
Siloposki throws an off balance right hand
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Siloposki 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 fighters circle momentarily. Siloposki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johannes circles away.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
and Johannes counters with an inside leg kick.
Johannes throws a shot from downtown. Siloposki moves away and avoids it.
Siloposki looks to throw the jab but Johannes is out of range.
Siloposki misses with a body shot.
Johannes tried to score with a low kick but Siloposki checks it.
Siloposki ducks under a wild hook from Johannes.
Siloposki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johannes counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
Johannes throws a jab when Siloposki was well out of range.
Johannes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siloposki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Siloposki misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Johannes.
Johannes scores with a sloppy right hand. Siloposki should have avoided that one.
Johannes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siloposki misses with a leg kick
and Johannes counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Johannes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Siloposki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Siloposki misses with a looping left.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
and Johannes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johannes blocks a head kick by Siloposki.
Siloposki fails to land with a series of punches.
Johannes lands a jab.
Johannes throws a poor cross that misses
and Siloposki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johannes misses with a looping right.
Siloposki misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Johannes.
Siloposki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johannes misses with a straight right.
Siloposki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johannes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Johannes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johannes misses the shot to the body.
Siloposki moves out of range as Johannes throws a body kick.
Siloposki throws a poor cross that misses
and Johannes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siloposki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johannes's head.
Siloposki throws a right hand that misses
and Johannes counters with a leg kick.
Siloposki ducks under a wild hook from Johannes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johannes. Siloposki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johannes counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johannes takes one to the chin there.
Johannes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siloposki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siloposki misses with a lunging right hand
and Johannes counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johannes throws a jab when Siloposki was well out of range.
Johannes misses with a straight left.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut.
Johannes tests Siloposki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosti Johannes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Siloposki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siloposki misses with a looping left.
Johannes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siloposki's hands.
Siloposki throws a one two combo.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Johannes is just out of range.

Johannes instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johannes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
Siloposki swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Johannes blocks it.
Johannes blocking some punches.
A short right from Johannes on the inside.
Johannes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siloposki lands a right hand.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johannes blocking some punches.
Johannes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Siloposki working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johannes blocks an uppercut.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Johannes.
Johannes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johannes pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siloposki.
Good body shot from Johannes.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johannes swings wildly with an uppercut but Siloposki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johannes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johannes wants to stall.
Siloposki lands a right hand.
Siloposki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Johannes as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Johannes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johannes slowing the pace effectively.
Johannes has a couple of punches blocked by Siloposki.
Johannes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siloposki.
Siloposki presses Johannes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Siloposki lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannes leaning against his opponent.
Siloposki tries to work over Johannes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siloposki misses with a punch to the body.
Siloposki lands with a light punch inside.
Siloposki wants to get back to striking at distance but Johannes won't allow it.
Siloposki misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
Siloposki misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Siloposki.
A nice left hand lands by Johannes.
Siloposki tries to break free but Johannes pushes him back against the cage.
Siloposki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Siloposki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Johannes - that landed with a thud.
Johannes swings wildly with an uppercut but Siloposki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johannes lands with a light punch inside.
Johannes is looking to control Siloposki's arms but Siloposki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johannes has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Siloposki fails to land.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Johannes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siloposki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johannes.
A short right from Johannes on the inside.
Johannes lands a left hand.
Siloposki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johannes is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johannes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siloposki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johannes blocking some punches.
Johannes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siloposkis head.
Johannes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johannes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kosti Johannes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johannes has a couple of punches blocked by Siloposki.
Johannes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johannes blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Siloposki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
Johannes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Johannes presses Siloposki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Siloposki.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johannes throws a head punch that misses.
Johannes lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siloposki working aggressively here.
Johannes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki looking to slow down the pace here.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.
Johannes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Siloposki breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Siloposki coming out on top.
Siloposki misses with a two punch combination.
Johannes misses with a lunging right hand
and Siloposki counters with a left and a right that stings Johannes.
Johannes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johannes checks a low kick from Siloposki.
Johannes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siloposki moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siloposki misses with a left hand
and Johannes counters with a nice uppercut.
Johannes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siloposki's calf.
Siloposki throws a leg kick but Johannes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kosti Johannes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kosti Johannes.
Well Johannes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosti Johannes!