PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Silva Jr has chosen Pendulum - Blood Sugar as his entrance music. Wanderlei Silva Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reijo Rymy's chin.

Rymy
vs
Silva Jr

178 cm
25
192 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rymy lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rymy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Rymy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rymy looks to land a left hand but Silva Jr moved out of range nicely.
Silva Jr throws the left hand but Rymy avoids the punch easily.
Rymy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rymy takes a swing at Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rymy looks to land a combination but Silva Jr avoids it well.
Silva Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rymy at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy cracks Silva Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva Jr looks to land a right hand but Rymy moved out of range.
Rymy fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rymy connects with a body shot that sends Silva Jr's belly button to the back.
Reijo Rymy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rymy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rymy blocks a jab.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rymy.
Rymy jabs Silva Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Rymy.
Rymy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wanderlei Silva Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rymy cracks Silva Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymy scores with a nice strike.
Silva Jr moves out of range as Rymy strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Silva Jr. No joy for Rymy on that attempt.
Rymy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rymy ducks down to avoid it.
Rymy throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Rymy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rymy throws a leg kick
letting Silva Jr counter with a right hand.
Rymy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rymy misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva Jr drops Rymy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rymy looks back up at him and smiles so Silva Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rymy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Rymy.
Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Silva Jr throws the kick towards the body but Rymy avoids it.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rymy.
Rymy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Rymy misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Rymy.
Silva Jr throws a solid leg kick but Rymy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a nice looking combination but Silva Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rymy cracks a nice hook into Silva Jr's ribs.
Silva Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rymy looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Rymy counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Rymy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Rymy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva Jr is trying to defend but Rymy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Reijo Rymy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rymy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva Jr is just out of range.
Silva Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rymy throws out the jab.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Rymy moves out of range.

Rymy rushes Silva Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rymy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Jr controls the action.
Rymy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva Jr up against the cage.
Rymy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Jr controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rymy prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Rymy throws a head punch that misses.
Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Rymy controls the action.
Rymy misses with a punch to the body.
Rymy prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
A short uppercut from Rymy.
Silva Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rymy wants a takedown.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rymy is working for takedown but Silva Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rymy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy misses with the head strike.
Silva Jr working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rymy is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rymy avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Rymy struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva Jr controls his hands.
Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rymy wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rymy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
Rymy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rymy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rymy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rymy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rymy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Rymy 's knee.
Nice body punch from Rymy.
Rymy throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Silva Jr works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr stuns Rymy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rymy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rymy checks a leg kick.
Rymy defending well as Silva Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Silva Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rymy on the side of the head.
Rymy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rymy swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Rymy throws a body punch but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Rymy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy lunges at Silva Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva Jr's hand.
A slow jab from Rymy misses its intended target.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva Jr pushes Rymy away with a front kick.
Rymy lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Silva Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rymy doesn't seem phased though.
Rymy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Rymy.
Rymy misses with a looping right.
Rymy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva Jr.
Rymy misses with a combination
and Silva Jr counters with a nice body shot.

Rymy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Rymy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva Jr is pulling down on Rymy's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy postures up in Silva Jr's guard and throws a big left but Silva Jr blocks it.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as Rymy tries to pass.
Rymy passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Rymy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rymy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rymy tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy looking to control but instead Silva Jr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rymy thows a huge punch but Silva Jr dodges it nicely.
Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.
Rymy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rymy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rymy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.

Silva Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Rymy.
Rymy works his way into side control.

Rymy is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva Jr is defending well.
Rymy wants to control for a moment but Silva Jr uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rymy wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is defending well.
Silva Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rymy working over Silva Jr with some ground and pound. Silva Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva Jr tries to roll over but Rymy keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rymy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rymy 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rymy!
Reijo Rymy very nearly forgot to thank Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.