PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Tiidus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tiidus
vs
Siloposki

187 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrus Tiidus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki throws a head kick but Tiidus moves out of range.
Tiidus tries to bum rush Siloposki with a series of wild strikes but Siloposki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses.
Siloposki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiidus as he jumps to the side.
Siloposki scores with a push kick.
Siloposki looks to land a body kick but Tiidus moved away.

Siloposki has managed to clinch.
Tiidus wants to break free but Siloposki has control.
Tiidus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siloposki has him pressed against the cage.
Siloposki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiidus has had enough of the clinch but Siloposki keeps him there for the moment.
Siloposki wants a takedown but no success here.
Siloposki prevents Tiidus from breaking the clinch.
Tiidus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiidus has had enough of the clinch but Siloposki keeps him there for the moment.
Siloposki lands a nice knee to the body.
Siloposki goes for a takedown attempt but Tiidus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrus Tiidus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sampsa Siloposki.

Tiidus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiidus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siloposki tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiidus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Siloposki lands a knee to the head.
Tiidus gets underhooks to prevent Siloposki's takedown attempt.
Siloposki wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiidus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siloposki lands an elbow that stopped Tiidus in his tracks for a moment.
Siloposki keeps control of Tiidus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiidus has had enough of the clinch but Siloposki keeps him there for the moment.

Siloposki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Siloposki looks gassed!
Tiidus pushes Siloposki off looking to stand but Siloposki dives back in and keeps control.
Siloposki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiidus's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siloposki in particular looking to stall.
Siloposki moves nicely into side control.
Tiidus stops Siloposki from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Siloposki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tiidus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siloposki's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiidus walks into a stiff left hand from Siloposki.
Tiidus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a nice shot that snaps Tiidus's head back.
Siloposki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Siloposki misses with a head kick.
Tiidus clobbers Siloposki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiidus throws a head kick that misses
and Siloposki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Siloposki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Tiidus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siloposki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Siloposki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Siloposki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siloposki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiidus.
Siloposki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiidus.
Siloposki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiidus stuns Siloposki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Siloposki throws the kick towards the body but Tiidus avoids it.
Tiidus digs a good hook to Siloposki's body.

Tiidus instigates a clinch.
Siloposki missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiidus managing to block the knees to the body from Siloposki.
Knees to the body from Siloposki.
Siloposki keeps control of Tiidus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siloposki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiidus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiidus avoiding damage as Siloposki throws knees to the body.
Siloposki lands a nice knee to the body.
Siloposki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siloposki tries to land a knee to the head but Tiidus blocks with his arms.
Siloposki keeps control of Tiidus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siloposki is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiidus gets an underhook and turns Siloposki into the cage.
Siloposki lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Andrus Tiidus has been cut.

Tiidus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiidus moves out of range of the leg kick from Siloposki.
Tiidus lands a really nice looking cross but Siloposki seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiidus avoids the head kick by Siloposki.
Tiidus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Siloposki will feel that in the morning.
Tiidus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiidus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Siloposki. Siloposki obviously looking to wear him down.

Siloposki clinches up with Tiidus and pushes him back against the cage.
Siloposki prevents Tiidus from breaking the clinch.

Tiidus breaks from the clinch.
Tiidus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Siloposki throws a body kick the misses
and Tiidus counters with a three punch combo that has Siloposki backing up. Siloposki nods at Tiidus to acknowledge the strikes.
Tiidus tries to clinch up but Siloposki circles away and keeps his distance.
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiidus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki looks for the body kick but Tiidus saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiidus - that will leave a mark!
Tiidus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiidus fails to land with a series of punches.
Siloposki doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiidus circles away.
Tiidus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiidus looks to land a combination but Siloposki avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Tiidus.
Tiidus tries to clinch there but Siloposki circles away.

Siloposki clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Siloposki.
Tiidus is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Siloposki.
Siloposki with a knee to the head.
Tiidus is looking to break free of the clinch but Siloposki has double underhooks.
Siloposki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siloposki prevents Tiidus from breaking the clinch.

Tiidus breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiidus throws a lazy head kick
and Siloposki counters with a good low kick that Tiidus was not able to check.
Tiidus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Tiidus closes the distance and clinches.
Siloposki looking for a takedown.
Tiidus can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrus Tiidus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tiidus scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Tiidus scores with a four punch combination!
Tiidus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiidus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiidus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siloposki throws a chopping leg kick but Tiidus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siloposki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Tiidus coming out on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiidus scores with a one two! Siloposki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A choreographed right hand from Tiidus misses the target.
Siloposki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Siloposki throws out a leg kick but Tiidus moves out of range and Siloposki only half commits.
Siloposki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Siloposki rushes Tiidus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siloposki keeps control of Tiidus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siloposki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siloposki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siloposki is trying to stall.

Tiidus breaks the clinch.
Andrus Tiidus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Tiidus.
Siloposki checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiidus throws a shot to the body.
Tiidus shoots in but Siloposki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Siloposki misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Tiidus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiidus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Siloposki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tiidus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siloposki, pushing him back against the cage.

Tiidus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiidus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siloposki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tiidus scores with a sloppy right hand. Siloposki should have avoided that one.
Siloposki throws a big shot that misses.
Tiidus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiidus connects with the punch.
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Tiidus.
Siloposki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiidus lands a head shot.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.
Tiidus looks to land a combination. Siloposki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiidus throws a right hand that Siloposki ducks under and follows up with a left that Siloposki also avoids with ease.
Tiidus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiidus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Siloposki keeps the fight on the outside.

Siloposki pushes Tiidus up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiidus is looking to break free of the clinch but Siloposki has double underhooks.
Siloposki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siloposki trying to land knees to the body.
Siloposki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a damaging elbow.
Tiidus wants to get back to striking at distance but Siloposki won't allow it.
Tiidus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiidus has had enough of the clinch but Siloposki keeps him there for the moment.
Tiidus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiidus wants to get back to striking at distance but Siloposki won't allow it.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siloposki lands an elbow just above Tiidus 's eye.
Siloposki looking to throw knees to the head but Tiidus is blocking nicely.

Tiidus breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Siloposki there.
Tiidus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siloposki connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiidus moves out of range of the body kick.
Siloposki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiidus circles away from the clinch attempt.

Siloposki forces Tiidus back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws a knee to the head but misses.

Siloposki breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Tiidus misses.
Siloposki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiidus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiidus thuds his right hand into Siloposki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Siloposki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Siloposki throws a leg kick
and Tiidus counters with a stiff right hand.
Siloposki misses with a straight left.
Siloposki wants to clinch up but Tiidus keeps it at a distance.
Siloposki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiidus tests Siloposki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiidus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siloposki lands a front kick.
Siloposki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiidus counters with a stiff right hand.
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiidus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siloposki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiidus.
Siloposki moves in looking to clinch but Tiidus pushes him off.
Tiidus fails with the takedown
and Siloposki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siloposki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiidus is out of range and Siloposki settles back down.
Siloposki misses the jab.
Tiidus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiidus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tiidus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiidus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiidus throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siloposki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiidus looks to land a combination but Siloposki avoids it well.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiidus.
Tiidus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tiidus clobbers Siloposki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Tiidus moves into the clinch.

Tiidus breaks from the clinch.
Tiidus sizes up Siloposki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Siloposki walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Tiidus lands.

Siloposki is rocked!
Tiidus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiidus tries to clinch up but Siloposki circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiidus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siloposki. Siloposki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Tiidus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tiidus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Andrus Tiidus is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiidus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiidus checks a leg kick.
Tiidus lands with a straight right. Siloposki didn't see that one coming.
Tiidus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut. Tiidus saw that one coming.
Siloposki looks to land a body kick but Tiidus moved away.
Tiidus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Siloposki at a distance.
Tiidus works over Siloposki's head and body with a nice combination.
Siloposki throws and low kick but Tiidus moves out of range easily.
Tiidus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Siloposki counters with a three punch combo that has Tiidus backing up. Tiidus nods at Siloposki to acknowledge the strikes.
Tiidus connects with a crisp jab.
Siloposki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.

Siloposki moves into the clinch successfully.
Siloposki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiidus is pressed up against the cage. Siloposki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiidus down to the mat. Tiidus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Siloposki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiidus keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siloposki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Tiidus misses
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick.
Tiidus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick.
Tiidus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siloposki misses with a kick to the body.
Tiidus is looking to clinch.
Tiidus moves in looking to clinch but Siloposki pushes him off.
Tiidus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Siloposki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siloposki scores with a head kick.
Siloposki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siloposki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiidus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siloposki tries to bum rush Tiidus with a series of wild strikes but Tiidus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Siloposki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tiidus lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiidus lands with an uppercut that bounces Siloposki off the cage and back into rage.
Tiidus swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Siloposki.

Tiidus is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki ducks under a wild hook from Tiidus.
Oh Tiidus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siloposki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiidus seems to have got his legs back now.
Siloposki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiidus's sensitive parts.
Siloposki lands a body shot.
Siloposki takes a swing at Tiidus's ribcage but misses.
Tiidus keeps the fight on the outside.
Siloposki dodges the punch combination from Tiidus.
Siloposki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siloposki scores with a leg kick.
Siloposki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiidus on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Tiidus crumples to the floor! Siloposki milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sampsa Siloposki!