PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Siro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Siro
vs
Foster

195 cm
21
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
238 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Buzzkill

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Siro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Foster!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siro slips under a jab from Foster.
Foster throws a hook but Siro blocks it.
Siro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Foster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Foster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siro lands a head kick. Foster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Foster blocks a head kick by Siro.
Siro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster scores with a shot to the body.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster lands a jab to Siro's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Foster. That snapped Siro's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster digs a good hook to Siro's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.
Siro throws a head kick that misses.
Siro slips a jab from Foster.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siro, right into the meat.
Siro lands with a hook. Foster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siro.
Foster tries to clinch but Siro moves out of range.
Siro misses with a head kick.
A big left from Foster misses.
Siro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster scores with the left hand. Siro knows he should have avoided that one.
Siro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siro misses with a head kick.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siro throws and low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Siro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foster misses with a looping right.
Pekka Siro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster avoids the head kick by Siro.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foster!
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster is looking to clinch but Siro is avoiding it.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siro counters with a head kick.
Foster with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siro, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Siro.
Siro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siro throws a chopping leg kick but Foster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siro slips under a jab.
Siro throws a head kick that Foster semi-blocks.

It looks like Jamie Foster has been cut.
Siro misses with an uppercut.
Foster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siro.
Foster connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster swings for the body but Siro moves out of range.
Siro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siro misses with a jab to the body
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Foster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Foster does it's job there.
Jamie Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siro misses with a low kick.
Siro drops his hands momentarily and Foster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Siro.
Siro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Siro drives through and clinches with Foster against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foster's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siro.
Siro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siro lands a damaging elbow.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Siro has him pressed against the cage.
Siro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Foster. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Siro.
Foster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siro prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.
Foster blocks the elbow strike.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Siro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foster's efforts to push away.
Foster blocks an elbow strike.
Siro trying to land knees to the body.
Foster lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster avoiding damage as Siro throws knees to the body.
Foster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siro keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siro trying to land knees to the body.
Siro keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Siro misses with an elbow over the top.
Foster tries to circle away but Siro has him pinned against the cage.
Foster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siro has him pressed against the cage.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siro throws an elbow but misses.
Siro keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Siro has Foster pressed against the cage, preventing Foster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foster is trying to force a seperation but Siro has the dominant position.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Siro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siro wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
Siro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Siro tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siro.
Siro misses with a hook. Foster ducked under it nicely.
Siro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Foster throws a hook but Siro avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Siro.
Siro dodges the punch combination from Foster.
Foster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Siro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foster to score with a decent uppercut.
Siro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Siro throws a head kick that half lands.
Siro misses with a leg kick.
Foster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foster digs a good body shot into Siro's ribs.
Siro tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.
Foster cracks a nice hook into Siro's ribs.
Foster misses with a hook. Siro ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster avoids the head kick by Siro.
A cross from Foster lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siro tries to clinch
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Siro throws a head kick that misses.
Siro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siro throws a push kick but Foster slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Siro tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jamie Foster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jamie Foster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siro throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Siro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foster's calf.
Foster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster jabs Siro right on the nose. Siro blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Siro.
Siro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foster throws the left hand but Siro avoids the punch easily.
Siro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Siro circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Foster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Siro misses with an uppercut.
Siro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Foster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siro.
Siro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siro looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
Siro cracks the inside of Foster's front leg.
A big right from Foster misses.
Foster throws a series of punches but Siro moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Siro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Siro is just out of range.
Siro tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.
Siro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Siro.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Siro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siro defending well as Foster loads up on a big left hand.
Siro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siro moves out of range as Foster strikes.
Foster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamie Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from Siro misses.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siro throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Siro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Siro moves into range and clinches up with Foster.
Nice elbow from Siro.
Siro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pekka Siro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siro motions for Foster to come forward. Siro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster throws a head kick that misses
and Siro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siro throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Siro.
Siro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Siro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Siro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foster 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jamie Foster!