PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jori Hurtta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurtta comes to the cage accompanied by pull my finger. Jori Hurtta looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hurtta
vs
Silakka

186 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

170 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Hurtta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurtta checks it well.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Silakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hurtta is breathing heavily.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Hurtta moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Silakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurtta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hurtta throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Jori Hurtta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka scores with a leg kick.
Silakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silakka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Hurtta throws a series of punches but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka connects with a high kick.
Hurtta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurtta shoots in but Silakka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.

Hurtta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hurtta showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurtta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hurtta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hurtta is pressing down on Silakka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silakka is holding on for now.
Silakka missing with punches from the bottom.
Silakka landing a few short strikes.
Silakka misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lands with a few short shots to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurtta prevents Silakka from improving his position.
Hurtta blocks the strikes from Silakka.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Silakka scores with a leg kick.
Hurtta throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
Silakka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hurtta tries a low kick but Silakka avoids it.
Hurtta tries to bum rush Silakka with a series of wild strikes but Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Hurtta as he checks the leg kick.
Silakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hurtta. Hurtta obviously looking to wear him down.
Hurtta checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Hurtta lands with a nice combination. Silakka backs away looking to recover.
Hurtta throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka throws a low kick, looking for Hurtta's leg but Hurtta calmly moves out of range.
Silakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Silakka throws a push kick but Hurtta slaps the foot to one side.
Silakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hurtta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurtta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silakka is fending him off so far but Hurtta persists. Nope, Silakka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Hurtta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.
Hurtta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Hurtta does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hurtta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka lands a high kick!
Hurtta misses with a two punch combination.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hurtta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka looks for the body kick but Hurtta saw that one coming.
Hurtta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silakka circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurtta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Silakka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hurtta moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Silakka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hurtta if he has to take too many more of those.
Jussi Silakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurtta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silakka tries to score with a low kick but Hurtta moves his leg out of the way.
Hurtta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silakka.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurtta stalks Silakka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silakka's face. Silakka staggers backwards, shaken.
Silakka feints and then cracks Hurtta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurtta down.
Jori Hurtta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurtta misses with a few strikes there.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta misses with a wild combination.
Hurtta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurtta avoids a kick to the body.
Hurtta misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Hurtta misses.
Silakka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurtta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silakka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silakka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hurtta!
Hurtta throws a nice looking combination but Silakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurtta moves out of range of the body kick from Silakka.
Hurtta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Hurtta throws a low kick but Silakka avoids it.
Silakka lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hurtta avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Hurtta moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Hurtta throws a leg kick
and Silakka counters with a thumping low kick.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurtta throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
Silakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Hurtta. Hurtta gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Hurtta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silakka, right into the meat.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Hurtta.
Hurtta checks the leg kick.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Hurtta.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurtta misses with a wild combination.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.
Hurtta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hurtta is out of range.
Hurtta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurtta misses with a two punch combination.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka throws a body kick that misses.
Silakka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hurtta. That did some damage!
Hurtta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silakka throws a wild body kick that Hurtta sees coming a mile off.
Hurtta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurtta throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurtta fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hurtta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Hurtta.
Hurtta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hurtta.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurtta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurtta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Hurtta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Silakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Silakka. That's going to slow Hurtta down.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurtta misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Hurtta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silakka counters with a leg kick.
Silakka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurtta.
Hurtta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurtta misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hurtta checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurtta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurtta blocks a low kick nicely.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurtta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hurtta tries for a takedown but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silakka misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Hurtta misses.
Silakka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hurtta throws a combination. Silakka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hurtta checks a low kick from Silakka.
Silakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurtta.
Silakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hurtta stalks Silakka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silakka's face. Silakka staggers backwards, shaken.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silakka misses with a low kick as Hurtta jumps back.

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.
Silakka misses with a kick to the body.
Silakka is looking to land body kicks.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hurtta.
Hurtta throws a nice looking combination but Silakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silakka cracks the inside of Hurtta's front leg.
Silakka lands a high kick!
Silakka throws a push kick but Hurtta slaps the foot to one side.
Hurtta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Hurtta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silakka circles away.
Silakka throws a low kick but Hurtta avoids it.
Hurtta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silakka dodges the punch combination from Hurtta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurtta blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurtta throws a nice looking combination but Silakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurtta throws a series of punches but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silakka throws a head kick but Hurtta moves out of range.
Jori Hurtta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jussi Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silakka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurtta.
Silakka lands a front kick.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Silakka throws a push kick but Hurtta slaps the foot to one side.
Silakka cracks the inside of Hurtta's front leg.
Hurtta misses with a double jab.
Hurtta pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hurtta misses with a head kick.
Silakka is looking to slow Hurtta down with leg kicks.
Hurtta throws a sloppy head kick
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurtta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Hurtta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Hurtta moves out of range easily.
Hurtta throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Hurtta does no damage.
Hurtta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silakka counters with a big head kick but Hurtta shrugs it off.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurtta misses with a double jab
and Silakka counters with an outside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hurtta blocks the body kick.
Hurtta avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Hurtta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Silakka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silakka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Silakka!