PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Siilasvuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marx
vs
Siilasvuo

195 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Karl Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Siilasvuo. No joy for Marx on that attempt.

A big head kick from Siilasvuo and Marx is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Marx is rocked!

It looks like Karl Marx has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx keeping moving, preventing Siilasvuo from controlling successfully.
Marx is controlling Siilasvuo's posture.
Siilasvuo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Siilasvuo postures up in Marx's guard and throws a big left but Marx blocks it.
Marx manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siilasvuo on the ground.
Marx with the ground and pound from mount.
Siilasvuo can't escape the position.
Siilasvuo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siilasvuo's face.
Siilasvuo wants to hold on but Marx pushes him away.
Siilasvuo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Siilasvuo regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siilasvuo wants to sweep here but Marx controlling him for the moment.
Siilasvuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marx manages to get himself to full guard.
Siilasvuo tries to free his leg and advance position but Marx is retaining full guard.
Marx wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siilasvuo throwing strikes from guard but Marx blocks nicely.
Siilasvuo stands up over Marx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marx working a defensive guard but Siilasvuo passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marx is looking to improve his position.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Siilasvuo lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Siilasvuo wants to pass the guard but Marx is defending well.
Marx works his way to full guard. Good work.
Siilasvuo preventing the sweep.
Marx can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Siilasvuo controls the pace.
Siilasvuo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Siilasvuo lands a couple of digs.
Siilasvuo wants to control from the top but Marx keeps moving.
Marx looking to control.
Siilasvuo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Siilasvuo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo landing a few strikes.
Siilasvuo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marx keeps working.
Siilasvuo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marx dodges the ground and pound from Siilasvuo.
Marx gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Siilasvuo lands a nice short elbow.
Siilasvuo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siilasvuo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Siilasvuo connects with a nice short shot to Marx's temple.
Marx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Siilasvuo working over Marx with some ground and pound. Marx looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marx taking some punishment here, with Siilasvuo in his half guard.
Marx on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marx tries to get out of the position.
Siilasvuo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marx does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Siilasvuo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marx is looking to improve his position.
Siilasvuo is looking to take a break and control but Marx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siilasvuo passes to side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo working away.
Marx takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Siilasvuo lands a nice forearm strike.
Marx is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Siilasvuo lands some shots froms side control.
Marx tries to improve position but can't.
Siilasvuo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marx tries to bench press Siilasvuo off him but Siilasvuo keeps the position.
Siilasvuo grinds an elbow into Marx's temple.
Marx tries to improve position but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Siilasvuo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marx down.
Marx taking a bit of punishment here - Siilasvuo scoring with strikes.
Marx is looking for a sweep.
Siilasvuo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Marx taking a bit of punishment here - Siilasvuo scoring with strikes.
Siilasvuo trying to control the position but Marx is working away.
Marx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Marx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Siilasvuo lands some shots froms side control.
Marx tries to improve position but can't.
Marx is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Marx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo's corner calls for a 1-2. Siilasvuo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Siilasvuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siilasvuo misses with a takedown attempt

and Marx counters with a takedown into side control.
Marx working the ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marx working the strikes but Siilasvuo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Siilasvuo is refusing to be controlled, as Marx sits in half guard.
Siilasvuo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Siilasvuo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marx!
Marx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Siilasvuo lands a big shot there that rocks Marx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Siilasvuo lands a big shot there that rocks Marx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Siilasvuo looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo unloading with bombs!
Marx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marx really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Marx really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siilasvuo raining down shots from the mount!
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siilasvuo landing strikes from the mount and Marx is in trouble!
Siilasvuo cracks Marx with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Siilasvuo cracks Marx with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Siilasvuo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Marx's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Siilasvuo thows a body shot but no joy.
Marx slips under a jab.
Marx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siilasvuo counters with a series of strikes. Marx will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siilasvuo lands an overhand right.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt - Siilasvuo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marx takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Siilasvuo lands a head kick. Marx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marx scores with a shot to the body.
Karl Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siilasvuo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marx's head.
Siilasvuo connects with a nice looking jab.
Marx throws a combination that misses
and Siilasvuo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx tries for a takedown but Siilasvuo circles away easily
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Marx closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siilasvuo defending well though.
Marx is stalling here. Siilasvuo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marx seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Siilasvuo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Marx manages to get back to half guard.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siilasvuo is thwarting Marx's attempts to control the position.
Marx is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Siilasvuo prevents Marx from improving his position.
Siilasvuo controlling the action here.
Marx has a hand on Siilasvuo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Siilasvuo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marx is looking to get to half guard.
Siilasvuo lands a nice shot to the head.
Siilasvuo landing strikes from the mount and Marx is in trouble!
BOOM! Siilasvuo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Siilasvuo landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Siilasvuo.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Siilasvuo.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Siilasvuo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marx is desperately trying to improve his position but Siilasvuo has a good base and remains in mount.
Siilasvuo wants to control the pace but Marx is squirming around nicely.
Marx is looking to improve his position but Siilasvuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx is trying to escape the mount.
Siilasvuo with shots to the head and body - Marx looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Siilasvuo working the ground and pound effectively.
Siilasvuo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marx throwing hammer fists to the chest of Siilasvuo. What's that going to do exactly?
Siilasvuo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to get back to his feet.
Siilasvuo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo postures up.
Siilasvuo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.
Siilasvuo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Siilasvuo is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Siilasvuo dominating with strikes here.
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.
Siilasvuo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo postures up.
Siilasvuo prevents Marx from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Siilasvuo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marx wants to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Siilasvuo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Marx wants to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marx can't escape the position.
Siilasvuo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Siilasvuo working the ground and pound effectively.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siilasvuo landing strikes from the mount.
Siilasvuo lands a big shot there that rocks Marx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo postures up.
Marx is trying desperately to improve position.
Siilasvuo is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Siilasvuo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.
Marx takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Siilasvuo lands a big shot there that rocks Marx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siilasvuo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siilasvuo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Marx is working to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo raining down shots from the mount!

Siilasvuo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marx can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Siilasvuo thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Siilasvuo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Marx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marx closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Siilasvuo parries the strikes from Marx easily there. Marx is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Siilasvuo to escape.
Marx tries to advance position but instead Siilasvuo slips a leg back in to half guard.
Marx trying to control the action but Siilasvuo is working from the bottom.
Siilasvuo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Siilasvuo is on top in guard.
Marx looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Siilasvuo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx has hold of Siilasvuo's hands but Siilasvuo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marx wants to get back to full guard but Siilasvuo has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siilasvuo with the ground and pound from mount.
Marx is trying desperately to improve position.
Marx wants to control but Siilasvuo is having none of it.
Marx is desperately trying to improve his position but Siilasvuo has a good base and remains in mount.
Siilasvuo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Siilasvuo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
Marx is looking to get to half guard.
Siilasvuo working Marx over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Siilasvuo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Siilasvuo landing strikes from the mount and Marx is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx is looking to get to half guard.
Siilasvuo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Siilasvuo landing shots from mount.
Marx can't escape the position.
Siilasvuo looking to control but Marx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siilasvuo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Siilasvuo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marx can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Siilasvuo is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marx is trying desperately to improve position.
Siilasvuo looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Siilasvuo lands a nice shot to the head.
Marx can't escape the position.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siilasvuo prevents Marx from getting the reversal.
Marx swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo prevents Marx from getting the reversal.

Siilasvuo is working for a guillotine from mount but Marx frees his head quite easily.
Marx wants to control but Siilasvuo is having none of it.
Marx is looking to improve his position but Siilasvuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo lands a big elbow.
Marx can't escape the position.
Marx swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Marx is looking to improve his position but Siilasvuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Siilasvuo looking to control but Marx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Siilasvuo lands a heavy elbow.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siilasvuo with shots to the head and body - Marx looks very uncomfortable down there.
Siilasvuo avoids the attempt from Marx to control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marx is bucking up trying to escape but Siilasvuo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Siilasvuo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marx is looking to get to half guard.
Marx in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marx throwing hammer fists to the chest of Siilasvuo. What's that going to do exactly?
Siilasvuo with the ground and pound from mount.
Siilasvuo unloading with bombs!
Siilasvuo raining down shots from the mount!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
Siilasvuo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo postures up.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Siilasvuo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Siilasvuo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
Marx is trying to escape the mount.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marx is desperately trying to improve his position but Siilasvuo has a good base and remains in mount.
Siilasvuo looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!
Marx throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Siilasvuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marx is looking to improve his position but Siilasvuo isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Siilasvuo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
Siilasvuo is landing with some decent strikes but Marx is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hjalmar Siilasvuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marx is working to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Siilasvuo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siilasvuo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!

Hjalmar Siilasvuo wins by unanimous decision!