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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes into the arena with Fantaisie-Impromptu blaring out of the sound system. Silsa has chosen Candy by Robbie Williams as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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186 cm
35
203 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silsa.
Silsa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Silsa. Those never looked like landing.
Manoel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silsa counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Silsa darts in and clinches Manoel up against the cage.
Manoel slowing the pace effectively.
Manoel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manoel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manoel swings for the body but Silsa moves out of range.
Silsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Manoel darts in and clinches Silsa up against the cage.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
Manoel trying to control the position but instead, Silsa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manoel into the cage.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manoel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manoel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manoel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manoel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manoel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
Manoel gets tackled into the cage by Silsa. Silsa maintains the clinch.
Manoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Manoel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silsa has double underhooks.
Silsa has picked Manoel up - he's going for a ride! Silsa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Manoel tries to get to full guard but Silsa has control of the leg.
Silsa tries to pass to full mount but Manoel defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel is looking to control Silsa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manoel avoid being mounted?
Manoel wants to improve his position but Silsa is controlling well.
Silsa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manoel is trying is best to control the position here.
Manoel is not content to let Silsa control the position.
Silsa is pressing down on Manoel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manoel is holding on for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manoel is trying to control but can't.
Silsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Manoel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manoel wants to improve his position but Silsa is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel is working hard here to advance position.
Manoel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manoel wants to improve his position but Silsa is controlling well.
Manoel is staying active underneath Silsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manoel gets tackled into the cage by Silsa. Silsa maintains the clinch.
Manoel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manoel takes a shot to the head.
Manoel tries to stall but Silsa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manoel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silsa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Manoel. No joy for Silsa on that attempt.
Manoel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manoel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel is pressed up against the cage. Silsa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manoel down to the mat. Manoel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Manoel is just out of range.
Manoel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silsa tries to clinch there but Manoel circles away.
Silsa connects with a right hand. Manoel shakes it off.
Manoel dodges the punch combination from Silsa.
Silsa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silsa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manoel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Silsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manoel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manoel counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silsa.
Silsa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manoel, pushing him back against the cage.
Silsa blocking some punches.
Silsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manoel tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Manoel back against the cage.
A short left from Silsa.
Silsa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manoel is pressed up against the cage. Silsa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manoel down to the mat. Manoel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manoel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silsa manages to avoid it.
Silsa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Manoel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Silsa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Manoel's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Antonio Manoel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great Fight, He deserved it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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