PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarko Hakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mother - Danzig. The key to victory for Jarko Hakkinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hakkinen
vs
Silakka

190 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarko Hakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakkinen has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick from Hakkinen lands but Silakka takes it in his stride.
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silakka misses with a few strikes there.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Silakka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hakkinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Silakka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hakkinen, who protects the arm well.
Silakka working the ground and pound.
Hakkinen wants to control but Silakka postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkinen manages to get back to half guard.
Silakka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silakka wants to pass the guard but Hakkinen is defending well.
Silakka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hakkinen's head.
Silakka passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka looks gassed!
Silakka tries to move to mount but Hakkinen blocks the move with his legs.
Silakka wants to control but Hakkinen is keeping him busy.
Hakkinen is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silakka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hakkinen keeps working.
Hakkinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silakka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hakkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakkinen fails with the takedown

and Silakka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hakkinen's guard.
Hakkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Silakka is proving a slippery customer.
Silakka distracts Hakkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silakka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silakka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hakkinen being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Silakka might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hakkinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silakka has passed into side control.

Silakka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Silakka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silakka is looking to take a break and control but Hakkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silakka winds up and cracks Hakkinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hakkinen is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silakka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Hakkinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Silakka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka working over Hakkinen with some ground and pound. Hakkinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silakka winds up and cracks Hakkinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silakka connects with a nice short shot to Hakkinen's temple.
Hakkinen wants to control but Silakka passes into side.
Silakka scoring with punches and elbows.
Silakka cracks Hakkinen with a big right hand but Hakkinen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silakka looks up at the clock and then as Hakkinen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silakka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silakka moves into full mount!
Silakka with shots to the head and body - Hakkinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silakka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Silakka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silakka shoots in looking for a takedown. Hakkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Silakka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hakkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hakkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Silakka shoots in looking for a takedown. Hakkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Silakka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hakkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarko Hakkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Hakkinen stuffs the takedown.
Silakka fails to land the takedown.
Silakka looks for a takedown but Hakkinen sprawls well.
Silakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hakkinen swivels and escapes.
Silakka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hakkinen is fending him off so far but Silakka persists. Nope, Hakkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka closes the distance and clinches up with Hakkinen, looking for a takedown. Silakka pushes Hakkinen against the cage but Hakkinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silakka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hakkinen's waist but Hakkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silakka off to one side.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Silakka shoots in but Hakkinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silakka looks for a takedown but Hakkinen sprawls well.
Timo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown but Hakkinen shows good takedown defense.
Silakka shoots in looking for a takedown. Hakkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Silakka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hakkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silakka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silakka.
Silakka tries for a takedown but Hakkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hakkinen tries to avoid it but Silakka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hakkinen to the ground. Hakkinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hakkinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Silakka. Silakka gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hakkinen pinned against the cage. Hakkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakkinen as he jumps to the side.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakkinen as he jumps to the side.
Silakka shoots in but Hakkinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silakka fails to land the takedown.
Silakka tries for a takedown but Hakkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakkinen as he jumps to the side.
Silakka fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a takedown attempt - Hakkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silakka.
Nice sprawl there from Hakkinen as Silakka shoots in.
Silakka fails with the takedown.
Hakkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silakka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hakkinen tries to avoid it but Silakka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hakkinen to the ground. Hakkinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hakkinen as he avoids it easily.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakkinen as he jumps to the side.
Hakkinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Silakka. Silakka gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hakkinen's waist but Hakkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silakka off to one side.
Silakka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hakkinen is fending him off so far but Silakka persists. Nope, Hakkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silakka fails with the takedown.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hakkinen as he avoids it easily.
Silakka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakkinen circles away.
Hakkinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Silakka. Silakka gets slowly back to his feet.
Silakka looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silakka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hakkinen tries to avoid it but Silakka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hakkinen to the ground. Hakkinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silakka.
Silakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hakkinen swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarko Hakkinen 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!

Hakkinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Hakkinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hakkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silakka misses with an uppercut. Hakkinen saw that one coming.
Hakkinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.

Silakka takes the fight into the clinch.
Silakka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silakka misses with a knee to the head.
Silakka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hakkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silakka looking to throw knees to the head but Hakkinen is blocking nicely.
Hakkinen is pressed against the cage. Silakka pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hakkinen! Two more big strikes from Silakka and Hakkinen crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timo Silakka!