PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercury Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Moses
vs
Silakka

198 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

218 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercury Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses thuds a left hand into Silakka's body.
Silakka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses fails to land the takedown.
Moses pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.
Moses is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Moses misses with a takedown

and Silakka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moses is looking to escape.
Silakka is thwarting Moses's attempts to control the position.
Silakka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moses wants to improve his position but Silakka is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
Silakka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moses on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moses tries to get out of the position.
Moses is refusing to be controlled, as Silakka sits in half guard.
Moses tries to kick Silakka off but Silakka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silakka doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moses counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Silakka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moses can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to lock up and control but Silakka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silakka wants to take Moses's back here but Moses is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Silakka with shots to the head and body - Moses looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silakka dominating with strikes here.

Moses defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silakka.
Moses knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silakka on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka avoids the attempt from Moses to control.
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.

Silakka working for a guillotine from mount but Moses is in no mood to give up.
Moses wants to hold on but Silakka pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka content just to control the position here.
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.
Silakka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moses wants to control but Silakka is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka tries to control but Moses wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Silakka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silakka gets a clinch.
Moses tries to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling the position.

Silakka manages to break the clinch.
Silakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moses swivels and escapes.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silakka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moses has his takedown stuffed

and Silakka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moses!
Moses holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silakka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moses can't escape the position.
Moses wants to control but Silakka is having none of it.
Silakka controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moses is looking to escape.
Silakka lands a big shot there that rocks Moses but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moses has given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Will Silakka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Moses is taking damage to the body and head.

Silakka is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Moses is defending well though. Silakka let's go of the attempt for now.

Moses preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silakka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silakka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is not going to allow Moses to sit and survive in this position.
Silakka trying to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Timo Silakka just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moses throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
Silakka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moses counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Silakka working a defensive guard here.
Timo Silakka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silakka has his hands on Moses's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silakka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silakka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moses's guard.
Silakka wants to stand but Moses is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silakka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timo Silakka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moses but Moses pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silakka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moses sprawls well initially but Silakka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moses wants to get back to full guard.
Moses is working hard here to advance position.

Silakka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silakka misses with a takedown

and Moses counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses prevents Silakka from improving his position.

Moses decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Moses goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silakka has his takedown stuffed

and Moses counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moses.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses missing with knees to the body.
Silakka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moses avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moses with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moses tries to score a body lock takedown but Silakka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Silakka is trying to trip Moses. He has hold of a leg but Moses is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silakka persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silakka isn't so interested in that idea.
Moses wants to sweep here but Silakka controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silakka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silakka trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Silakka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silakka landing some decent shots from guard.
Silakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silakka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Moses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silakka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silakka controlling the action here.
Moses wants to get back to his feet.
Silakka trying to pass the guard but Moses defending well.
Silakka wants to stand up but Moses has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to control Silakka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moses avoid being mounted?
Silakka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silakka works his way into side control.
Silakka with the ground and pound but Moses regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mercury Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Moses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses tries to kick Silakka off but Silakka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timo Silakka.
I've got Silakka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!