PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Loin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Loin
vs
Storm

210 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sir Loin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silas Storm!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Loin misses the target.
Storm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loin defends it nicely.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Loin misses with a jab to the body
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Sir Loin has been cut.
Loin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Loin tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm sizes up Loin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm shoots in but no luck this time.
Storm takes one to the side of the head.
Loin misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Loin. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Loin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loin was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Loin lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Loin looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Sir Loin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loin is out of range.
Storm tries a low kick but Loin avoids it.
Nice cross by Loin.
Loin misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Loin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Loin.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
Storm misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loin slips under a jab from Storm.
Loin misses with a body kick.
Loin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm lands a jab to the nose.
Storm with a hook.
Storm takes a swing at Loin's ribcage but misses.
Loin fails to land with a series of punches.
Loin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loin.
Loin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loin blocks a jab.
Loin misses with a low kick.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loin misses with a head kick.
Loin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silas Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Loin as he checks the leg kick.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loin's head.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Storm.

Sir Loin's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm swings for the body but Loin moves out of range.
Loin scores with a punch to the head.
Loin throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
Storm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Loin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm swings for the body but Loin moves out of range.
Loin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Loin takes one on the button.

Sir Loin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Loin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Loin throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm jabs Loin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Loin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Loin - just one landing.
Loin looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir Loin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Storm loads up on a big right hand but Loin slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Loin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loin was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and Loin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loin scores with a jab to the head.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Loin slips the punch.
Loin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loin misses with a jab to the body
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Loin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Storm thows a huge punch but Loin dodges it nicely.
Loin manages to get to full guard.
Loin looking for a sweep. Not yet Loin, not yet.
Storm being controlled here momentarily.
Loin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Storm!
Storm bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Loin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Storm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!

Storm tries for a kimura but Loin is defending well.
Loin struggling a bit here.
Storm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Loin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loin tries to get out of the position.

Storm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Storm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Still in half guard, Storm seems content to control.
Loin is not content to let Storm control the position.
Storm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loin wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Storm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silas Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm wants to control from the top but Loin keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loin trying to control the position.
Loin keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loin wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm lands a couple of elbows.

Jeez, Sir Loin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sir Loin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Silas Storm!
Silas Storm spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.