PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Meth Addict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Meth Addict's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lava Lava by Boys Noize. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Mike The Meth Addict has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Meth Addict
vs
Silvera

196 cm
24
194 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike The Meth Addict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Meth Addict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvera throws a low kick, looking for The Meth Addict's leg but The Meth Addict calmly moves out of range.
Silvera misses with a hook.
The Meth Addict moves out of range of the leg kick from Silvera.
Silvera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvera. That's going to slow The Meth Addict down.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
Silvera moves to clinch but The Meth Addict breaks away
and The Meth Addict counters with a right hand to the body.
Silvera throws a poor cross that misses
enabling The Meth Addict to counter with a crisp jab.
The Meth Addict blocks the body kick.
The Meth Addict blocks a head kick by Silvera.
Silvera misses with a lunging right hand
and The Meth Addict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera cracks The Meth Addict with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
The Meth Addict misses with a straight left.
Silvera misses with a body shot
and The Meth Addict cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silvera misses with a hook
and The Meth Addict counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvera misses with a straight right.
Silvera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Meth Addict lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvera at a distance.
The Meth Addict swinging wildly here.
Silvera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Meth Addict is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
A left lands for The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict misses with a few strikes there.
Silvera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Meth Addict's head.

It looks like Mike The Meth Addict has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera throws a big shot that misses.
Silvera connects with a looping right hand.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Meth Addict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvera misses with a lunging right hand
letting The Meth Addict counter with a right hand.
The Meth Addict throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silvera is looking to slow The Meth Addict down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silvera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Meth Addict if he has to take too many more of those.
Silvera misses with a right hand
and The Meth Addict counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
The Meth Addict throws a right hand that Silvera ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvera also avoids with ease.
Silvera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silvera closes the distance but The Meth Addict moves to the side
and The Meth Addict counters with a left to the body.
Silvera swings widly with a right hand
and The Meth Addict counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silvera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws a right hand that misses
and Silvera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Meth Addict throws a sloppy body shot
and Silvera makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Meth Addict really felt that one!
Silvera throws a head kick that misses.
Silvera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Meth Addict on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Meth Addict misses the body punch
and Silvera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Meth Addict has time to react.
The Meth Addict moves out of range as Silvera strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Meth Addict.
Silvera closes the distance but The Meth Addict moves to the side
and The Meth Addict counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silvera thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Silvera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike The Meth Addict's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for The Meth Addict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by The Meth Addict.
Mike The Meth Addict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Meth Addict checks the leg kick.
The Meth Addict is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but The Meth Addict is blocking nicely.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Meth Addict backwards.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Silvera.

The Meth Addict breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Meth Addict keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as The Meth Addict checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera throws a lazy uppercut
and The Meth Addict counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Meth Addict misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Silvera misses.
Silvera tries to clinch up but The Meth Addict circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvera ducks under a wild hook from The Meth Addict.
Silvera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Meth Addict sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Meth Addict throws a hook but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Meth Addict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Meth Addict bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvera's head.
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!
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - The Meth Addict circles away.
Silvera wants to clinch
and The Meth Addict makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvera in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice defenses there by Silvera.
The Meth Addict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silvera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict drops his hands momentarily and Silvera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silvera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from The Meth Addict misses
and Silvera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvera, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silvera misses with a lunging right hand
letting The Meth Addict counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict blocks a head kick by Silvera.
Silvera looks to clinch
and The Meth Addict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silvera tries to work over The Meth Addict's front leg with a kick but The Meth Addict checks it.
The Meth Addict swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Meth Addict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera is looking to chop away at The Meth Addict's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Meth Addict!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvera tries to clinch but The Meth Addict moves out of range.
Silvera scores with a leg kick.
The Meth Addict circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silvera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike The Meth Addict's cut.
That's time! The Meth Addict's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silvera tries to clinch but The Meth Addict moves out of range.
Silvera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Meth Addict moves away.
Silvera tries to clinch up.
The Meth Addict throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - The Meth Addict throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvera misses with a low kick.

Silvera has closed the distance and engaged The Meth Addict in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but The Meth Addict blocks it.
A short right from The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Meth Addict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Meth Addict blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but The Meth Addict is blocking nicely.
The Meth Addict working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Meth Addict is trying to push Silvera away but Silvera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Silvera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Meth Addict has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Silvera lands an uppercut.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but The Meth Addict blocks it.
The Meth Addict wants to stall.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Meth Addict blocks it with crossed arms.
The Meth Addict stalling in the clinch but Silvera improves position.
The Meth Addict blocks an uppercut.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but The Meth Addict blocks it.

The Meth Addict breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silvera darts in and clinches The Meth Addict up against the cage.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from The Meth Addict.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvera obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict blocking some punches.

The Meth Addict pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Meth Addict just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Meth Addict misses with a two punch combination.
The Meth Addict looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Meth Addict throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvera tries a head kick but it misses.
The Meth Addict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and The Meth Addict moves out of range easily.
Silvera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Meth Addict counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvera swings widly with a right hand
and The Meth Addict counters with a left and a right that stings Silvera.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Meth Addict misses the body punch
and Silvera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Meth Addict walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvera.
The Meth Addict looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silvera tries to clinch but The Meth Addict moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for The Meth Addict.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Meth Addict on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Meth Addict misses with a wild body shot.
Silvera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Meth Addict jabs at Silvera's body.
Silvera throws a head kick but The Meth Addict moves out of range.
Silvera wants to clinch
and The Meth Addict counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike The Meth Addict.
Well Silvera 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

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