PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Killmeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Killmeister's chin.

Silva
vs
Killmeister

198 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

191 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Killmeister!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killmeister misses with a body kick.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Killmeister lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killmeister stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Killmeister.
Killmeister tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killmeister tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Killmeister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Killmeister.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

Silva is rocked!
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
A knee to the head by Killmeister.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Killmeister.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killmeister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killmeister looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Killmeister.
Killmeister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Killmeister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Killmeister as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Killmeister gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killmeister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Killmeister on the inside.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva tries for a takedown but Killmeister manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Killmeister blocks it.
Killmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Killmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killmeister lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside.
Killmeister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Killmeister scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants a takedown.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister is working Silva over against the cage.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Killmeister.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killmeister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Killmeister is blocking nicely.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Killmeister has double underhooks.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killmeister.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister lands a body punch.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Killmeister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
Killmeister lands a nice knee to the body.
Killmeister with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Killmeister's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Killmeister has him pressed against the cage.
Killmeister is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Killmeister misses with a knee strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Killmeister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
Killmeister tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Killmeister avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killmeister tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Killmeister blocks it with crossed arms.
Killmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killmeister scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Killmeister has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Killmeister is blocking nicely.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Killmeister trying to land knees to the body.
Killmeister tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Killmeister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killmeister throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Killmeister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Killmeister dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Killmeister wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Killmeister moves into the clinch.
Killmeister crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Jack Killmeister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killmeister digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killmeister.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Killmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killmeister lands a knee to the body.
Killmeister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Killmeister.
Killmeister works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Killmeister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva is trying to stall.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Killmeister is keeping busy.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Killmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Killmeister landing knees to the head.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
Killmeister crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Killmeister gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Killmeister avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Killmeister landing knees to the head.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killmeister stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Killmeister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Killmeister counters with a thumping low kick.

Silva forces Killmeister back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Killmeister using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.
Killmeister lands a body punch.
Killmeister gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Killmeister lands a shoulder strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Killmeister blocks it.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killmeister lands a damaging elbow.
Killmeister crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Killmeister.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killmeister connects with a knee to the head.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Killmeister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to stall but Killmeister uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killmeister.
Killmeister prevents a takedown attempt there.
Killmeister missing with knees to the body.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Killmeister throws knees to the body.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister scores with a hook to the body.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Killmeister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alex Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killmeister lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva wants to clinch but Killmeister slips to the side
and Killmeister counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range as Killmeister throws a body kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Killmeister misses with an attempted mid kick.
Killmeister misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a head kick but Killmeister moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Killmeister.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Killmeister can pounce on him.
Killmeister stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Killmeister.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killmeister misses with a body kick.
Killmeister lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Jack Killmeister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killmeister throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Killmeister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva lands with a nice combination. Killmeister backs away looking to recover.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Killmeister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Killmeister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killmeister is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Killmeister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva moves out of range as Killmeister throws a body kick.
Killmeister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Killmeister throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Killmeister rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Killmeister.
Killmeister lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killmeister landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killmeister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killmeister gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killmeister.
Killmeister scores with a knee to the head.
Killmeister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Killmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Killmeister prevents it.
Killmeister pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killmeister landing knees to the body.
Killmeister missing with knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Killmeister.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Killmeister has him pressed against the cage.
Killmeister landing knees to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Killmeister lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Killmeister tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Killmeister smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Killmeister counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Killmeister counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

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.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killmeister takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Killmeister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killmeister throws a half hearted mid kick.

Killmeister has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Killmeister lands a knee to the body.
Killmeister lands a damaging elbow.
Killmeister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Killmeister scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killmeister is working Silva over against the cage.
Killmeister blocks an elbow strike.
Killmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killmeister lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Killmeister.
Silva looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killmeister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Killmeister as the two fighters clinch.
Killmeister missing with knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Killmeister won't allow it.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Killmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killmeister lands a shoulder strike.
Silva has Killmeister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Killmeister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killmeister lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Killmeister on the inside.
Killmeister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killmeister lands a left hand.
Killmeister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killmeister lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Killmeister.
Killmeister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killmeister lands a left hand.
Killmeister lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Killmeister lands a nice elbow.
Killmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Killmeister smiles and moves away.
Killmeister scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Killmeister.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killmeister goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Killmeister lands a nice shot to the body.
Killmeister lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Killmeister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killmeister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Killmeister!