PBP Commentary

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

Nelson
vs
Silakka

193 cm
29
240 lbs
22 - 10 - 2

188 cm
29
235 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Silakka.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silakka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka scores with a jab.
Silakka slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nice shot by Nelson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silakka takes one on the button.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Silakka off balance momentarily.
Silakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Silakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silakka jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Silakka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silakka moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Silakka had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silakka.
Silakka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Silakka tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Silakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silakka avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silakka to the mat! Silakka manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silakka is keeping the position for now.
Silakka wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silakka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silakka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka advances to half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Silakka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silakka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nelson is staying active underneath Silakka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silakka trying to control the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simo Silakka wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Silakka's defenses.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silakka lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Nelson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silakka is able to avoid easily.
Silakka throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a head kick that Nelson semi-blocks.
Silakka throws a head kick that half lands.

Nelson is rocked!

Gunnar Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Silakka throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Silakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silakka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Silakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Silakka takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Silakka misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson motions for Silakka to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silakka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Silakka swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
A big right from Silakka misses.
Simo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Silakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Simo Silakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silakka.
Silakka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Silakka scores with a four punch combination!
Silakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silakka throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Silakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Silakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson pushes Silakka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Silakka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson tries a body shot but Silakka blocks it.
Silakka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gunnar Nelson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Nelson has Silakka pressed against the cage, preventing Silakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson just leaning against Silakka, taking a breather.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silakka misses with an elbow over the top.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson letting Silakka take a breather here.
Silakka blocking some punches.
Nelson has Silakka pressed against the cage, preventing Silakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silakka.
Silakka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Silakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Silakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silakka pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson throws a body punch but Silakka moves out of range.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silakka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka scores with a leg kick.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silakka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Silakka! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simo Silakka!
After the big win, Simo Silakka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.