PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Silog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gilas
vs
Silog

181 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tap Silog!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silog throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.

Gilas pushes Silog up against the cage in a clinch.
Gilas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silog is defending well for now.
Gilas tries to land knees in the clinch but Silog avoids the damage to the body.
Gilas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silog.

Silog is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gilas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silog to the mat. Silog regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silog pulls Gilas in close to prevent any damage.
Gilas is standing up over Silog. Silog looks to escape but Gilas dives into side control.
Silog wants to control but Gilas postures up.
The strikes coming from Gilas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gilas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silog to see if he's OK.
Gilas in the domination position with Silog hanging on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silog is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silog tries to improve position but can't.
Silog takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gilas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gilas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silog takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gilas looks up at the clock and then as Silog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gilas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Gilas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gilas is looking to take a break and control but Silog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gilas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silog keeps working.
Silog is looking to regain half guard here but Gilas keeps moving and retains side control.
Silog is trying to control Gilas's posture but Gilas avoids it.
Silog takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Silog is rocked!
Gilas cracks Silog with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gilas immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Silog is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gilas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gilas!