|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranaroldo Silvardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
21
250 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
|
201 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ranaroldo Silvardo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silvardo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
Silvardo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silvardo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ilmarinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ilmarinen looks for a takedown but Silvardo sprawls well.
Silvardo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Asko Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silvardo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ilmarinen!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The ground and pound from Silvardo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silvardo is putting a hurting on Ilmarinen here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvardo wants to control but Ilmarinen is keeping him busy.
Silvardo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silvardo trying to control the action but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvardo cracks Ilmarinen with a big elbow.
Silvardo trying to control the action but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
Silvardo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ilmarinen, who protects the arm well.
Silvardo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ilmarinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ilmarinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvardo tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvardo keeps working.
Silvardo is controlling Ilmarinen's trapped leg to prevent Ilmarinen from advancing to side control.
Silvardo tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Silvardo is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ilmarinen as he avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silvardo to the ground. Ilmarinen is now in Silvardo's guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silvardo trying to control the position.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvardo is trying to keep Ilmarinen in close.
Silvardo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Silvardo is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silvardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvardo, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ilmarinen misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen dives in and grabs Silvardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvardo pushes down on Ilmarinen's head and hops out.
Silvardo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ilmarinen defends it well.
A head kick misses from Silvardo.
Ilmarinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvardo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silvardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silvardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ranaroldo Silvardo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick by Silvardo misses
and Ilmarinen counters by clinching up.
Silvardo is trying to pull guard but Ilmarinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ilmarinen can't break the clinch.
Ilmarinen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silvardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Silvardo looking for a guillotine here but Ilmarinen defends easily.
Silvardo keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvardo is pulling down on Ilmarinen's head to control his posture.
Silvardo keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen postures up in Silvardo's guard and throws a big left but Silvardo blocks it.
Ilmarinen wants to stand but Silvardo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silvardo keeping full guard, as Ilmarinen tries to pass.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvardo pulls Ilmarinen in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Silvardo keeps moving.
Silvardo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ilmarinen is aware though and is defending well.
Silvardo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silvardo looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silvardo misses its intended target.
Ilmarinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ilmarinen wants to stand but Silvardo has his arm trapped.
Ilmarinen in side control, throwing shots but Silvardo defends.
Ilmarinen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silvardo tries to buck Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
Silvardo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ilmarinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silvardo 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.
Silvardo trying to control the position.
Ilmarinen controlling from the top position.
Ilmarinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ilmarinen defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvardo shoots in for a double leg but Ilmarinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ilmarinen.
Silvardo is looking for a sweep.
Silvardo wants to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvardo keeps working.
Silvardo struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvardo is looking to regain half guard here but Ilmarinen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silvardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Asko Ilmarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilmarinen gets a clinch.
Ilmarinen successfully pulls guard.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Silvardo from controlling successfully.
Asko Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvardo looking to sit in guard and control but Ilmarinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvardo is looking for a triangle but Ilmarinen pushes his legs off easily.
Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silvardo wants to sweep here but Ilmarinen controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silvardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Silvardo throws the kick towards the body but Ilmarinen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilmarinen tries to score with a low kick but Silvardo moves his leg out of the way.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Silvardo.
Ilmarinen moves into range and clinches up with Silvardo.
Ilmarinen is pressed up against the cage. Silvardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ilmarinen down to the mat. Ilmarinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silvardo but Silvardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ilmarinen clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvardo tries to pull guard but Ilmarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvardo drops back down to his feet.
Asko Ilmarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranaroldo Silvardo.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ilmarinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silvardo, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen misses with some punches.
Ilmarinen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silvardo uses from the top position.
Ilmarinen seems keen to control Silvardo's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ilmarinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Ilmarinen!
Asko Ilmarinen 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.
The defeated Ranaroldo Silvardo had this to say: 'You know he a very tough guy!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
