PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Siili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

White
vs
Siili

190 cm
19
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Siili!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a left and a right that sends Siili crashing to the canvas! White dives into mount looking to finish!

Siili is rocked!

It looks like Roni Siili has been cut.
White throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Siili is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White punching from mount but Siili doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Siili seems to have recovered his senses.
White controlling from mount.
Siili is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Siili is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
White content just to control the position here.
Siili is trying to stand.
White controlling the position easily from mount.
Siili is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
White controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bob White just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Siili needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Siili which made him look bad.
A jab from Siili misses.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Siili walks into a straight right hand from White.
White misses with the combination.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siili circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siili moves out of range of the body kick.
Siili throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White with a hook.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siili can pounce on him.
White is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Siili.
Siili avoids the body shot from White.

Siili connects with a vicious head kick that knocks White to the floor! Siili dives in looking for the finish!

White is rocked!

Siili stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Siili. Siili obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siili misses with a body shot
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Siili.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Siili thows a body shot but no joy.
Roni Siili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a straight left.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Siili sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks White to the ground! Siili dives into full mount looking to finish!

Siili is standing up, even though he is in mount.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Siili misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siili throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White tests Siili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White cracks Siili with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roni Siili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roni Siili's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Siili throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siili.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Siili staying out of range there.
White missing with a left hand there. Siili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a body punch but Siili moves out of range.
White throws a lazy right hand but Siili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lunges at Siili with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Siili's hand.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Siili avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White tries to break the clinch but Siili is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Siili.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Siili.
White has Siili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Siili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.

Siili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Siili counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples White! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roni Siili!