PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music. Blake Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silakka
vs
Edwards

188 cm
29
235 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

192 cm
32
237 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Perkele!

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Silakka tries to work over Edwards's front leg with a kick but Edwards checks it.
A lazy left from Silakka finds it's target.

It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silakka doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silakka.
Edwards moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Silakka swinging wildly here.
Silakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silakka throws out the jab.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Silakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Edwards rushes Silakka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Silakka controls his hands.
Silakka blocking some punches.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silakka tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silakka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to stall.
Edwards pushes off an throws an elbow but Silakka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silakka blocking some punches.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silakka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards 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 scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Silakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silakka sprawls well. Silakka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Silakka.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silakka blocks the body kick.
Silakka lands with an uppercut that bounces Edwards off the cage and back into range.
Silakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards throws a low kick but Silakka moves out of range easily.
Silakka moves out of range of the body kick.
Silakka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silakka throws a lazy head kick
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silakka.
Silakka swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Silakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silakka's hands.
Silakka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edwards's head.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Edwards.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silakka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silakka tries to land a front kick but Edwards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silakka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silakka.
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 Blake Edwards's cut.
That's time! Silakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silakka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edwards tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silakka misses with a two punch combination.
Silakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Silakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silakka staying out of range there.
Silakka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Silakka controls the action.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
Silakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edwards just leaning against Silakka, taking a breather.
Silakka cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Silakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silakka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edwards somewhat.
Silakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silakka.
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Edwards blocks the leg kick.
Silakka looks to land a body kick but Edwards moved away.
Silakka misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Silakka misses with a few strikes there.
Silakka jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silakka.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Silakka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silakka, right into the meat.
Silakka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silakka throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silakka.
Silakka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silakka wants it to stay on the feet.
Simo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka scores with a shot to the body.
Silakka lands with a good body shot.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Edwards throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silakka's waist but Silakka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edwards off to one side.
Simo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Edwards.

Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silakka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silakka's elbow.
Silakka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Silakka.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silakka!
Simo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Silakka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edwards doesn't seem phased though.
Edwards moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Silakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Silakka.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silakka as he jumps to the side.
Silakka scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silakka cracks Edwards with an open hand slap.
Silakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Silakka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silakka.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silakka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
A good leg kick by Silakka.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Silakka. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards 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.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silakka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Silakka - just one landing.
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edwards cracks Silakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silakka!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Silakka.
Silakka scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.
Edwards throws the left hand but Silakka avoids the punch easily.
Blake Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka scores with a spinning back kick!
Silakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Silakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards 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.
Edwards tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edwards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Silakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silakka stalks Edwards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Edwards's face. Edwards staggers backwards, shaken.
Silakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Silakka.
Edwards tries to move into range but Silakka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Silakka lands a head kick!
Silakka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silakka cracks Edwards with a good jab.
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Silakka cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
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!
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Silakka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards tries to land a leg kick but Silakka saw it coming and moves away.
Silakka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silakka misses with a double jab.
Silakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Silakka.
Silakka tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simo Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Edwards misses.
Edwards takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Silakka!
Simo Silakka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.