PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Priest
vs
Storm

206 cm
23
277 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silas Storm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Priest scores with a shot to the body.
Johnny Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Storm.

Storm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Priest napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Storm throws a strike aimed at the side of Priest's head but Priest avoids it well.
Priest is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Storm are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Storm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Storm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Priest is not content to let Storm control the position.
Priest is looking to regain half guard here but Storm keeps moving and retains side control.
Priest is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Storm off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Storm breaks Priest's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Priest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm looking to sit in guard and control but Priest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Johnny Priest has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Priest as Storm shoots in.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priest.
Priest throws a good cross that connects.
Storm cracks Priest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Priest coming out on top.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Priest.
Priest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Priest cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Storm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Priest is trying to control but can't.
Priest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Storm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Priest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Storm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Storm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Storm is trying to control the action in half guard but Priest is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Storm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Storm is controlling the pace.
Storm seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silas Storm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Storm gets a takedown into half guard.
Priest gets back to full guard.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Priest blocks nicely.
Priest looking for a sweep. Not yet Priest, not yet.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Priest has momentary wrist control but Storm slips an elbow through the middle.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm passes into half guard.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm trying to control from half guard but Priest is working away.
Priest wants to control but Storm is keeping busy.
Priest is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Priest with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Priest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Storm throwing shots but Priest is blocking nicely.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Priest is trying to get back to full guard.
Storm throws a strike but Priest avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storm lands a couple of elbows.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Storm won't allow Priest to sweep him here.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priest preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm postures up in Priest's guard and throws a big left but Priest blocks it.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Storm wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Storm is in close to Priest's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Storm trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Priest uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Priest!
Storm pulls Priest in close to his closed guard and prevents Priest from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Priest just wasn't active enough.
Priest darts in trying to clinch

and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Priest, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Priest against the ropes but Priest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a leg kick but Priest checks it.

Priest forces Storm back against the ropes and clinches.
Priest lands a nice uppercut.
Priest stalling in the clinch but Storm improves position.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Priest won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Priest.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Priest as Storm tries to tie him up.
Priest lands a body punch.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Storm as Priest tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Priest scores with a nice short uppercut.
Priest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
Priest is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Priest avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Priest controls his hands.
Storm goes for a takedown attempt but Priest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnny Priest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Storm.
Priest scores with a nice right hand.
Priest buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Priest sprawls well.
Johnny Priest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priest thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Storm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Priest misses.
Priest tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Priest lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priest scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priest.
Storm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Priest is fending him off so far but Storm persists. Nope, Priest circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Priest instigates a clinch.
Priest keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Storm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Priest avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Priest is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Priest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priest.
A big left from Priest misses.
Priest loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm moves away from the strike by Priest.
Storm feints a jab promting Priest to slip. Storm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Priest slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Storm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Priest fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Silas Storm has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Priest has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Priest is defending well.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Storm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Priest - the referee stops the clock and Storm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Priest. Storm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Priest finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Priest stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Priest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silas Storm!
Silas Storm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.