PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa's entrance music is Candy by Robbie Williams. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silsa
vs
Voller

186 cm
37
203 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

191 cm
33
218 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voller throws an off balance right hand
and Silsa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silsas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Voller cracks Silsa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silsa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voller digs a good hook to Silsa's body.
Voller lands a jab to Silsa's midsection.
Silsa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
Voller slips a jab from Silsa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller misses with a wild body shot.
Silsa avoids the head kick by Voller.
Silsa wants to clinch.
Voller avoids the body shot from Silsa.
Voller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.

Silsa gets a double leg takedown into Voller's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Voller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voller controlling the position.
Voller keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.

Silsa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Voller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silsa, into his guard.

Silsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voller is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Voller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voller wants to get up but he can't break Silsa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Voller postures up.
Voller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silsa is keeping the position for now.
Voller wants to stand but Silsa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Voller is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Voller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silsa looking to sit in guard and control but Voller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Silsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silsa pulls Voller in close to prevent any damage.
Voller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voller wants to get up but he can't break Silsa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silsa keeping moving, preventing Voller from controlling successfully.
Silsa seems keen to control Voller's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Voller tries to stand but Silsa is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Voller gets caught napping as Silsa dives in and scores a takedown. Voller manages to retain guard.
Voller looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller cracks Silsa with a good jab.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Voller catches Silsa right on the button with a cross.
Voller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silsa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Voller lands with a shot to the body.
Voller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voller.
Voller lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silsa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voller. Silsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silsa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voller misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa with a hook.
Voller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silsa. Silsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Silsa avoids the body shot from Voller.
Silsa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Silsa moves out of range as Voller strikes.
Silsa blocks a head kick by Voller.
Voller throws a head kick that misses
and Silsa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Silsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Voller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Voller slips a straight right by Silsa.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voller scores with a nice strike.
Silsa staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa blocks the body kick.
Silsa blocks a low kick nicely.
Silsa missing with a left hand there. Voller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Voller responds with a good body kick, but Silsa manages to step out the way in time.
Voller lands with a straight right. Silsa didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Voller.
Voller connects with a body shot.

Silsa drives through and clinches with Voller against the cage.
Voller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Silsa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa blocks a body shot from Voller.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a head punch that misses.
Voller lands with a right to the head.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silsa scores with a shoulder strike.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Silsa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silsa is trying to maintain a safe position but Voller gets an underhook and turns Silsa into the cage.
Silsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silsa's brow.
Voller struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voller is keeping busy.
Silsa gets through Voller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voller tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Voller back against the cage.
Silsa lands a right hand.
Voller misses with some punches.
Voller letting Silsa take a breather here.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voller is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silsa.
Nice body punch from Voller - that landed with a thud.
Silsa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voller lands a shoulder strike.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silsa checks a leg kick nicely.
Silsa swinging wildly here.
Voller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silsa dives in and grabs Voller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voller pushes down on Silsa's head and hops out.
Voller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Voller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Silsa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Silsa misses its intended target.
Silsa walks into a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silsa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Voller - the referee stops the clock and Silsa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Voller. Silsa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Voller.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silsa throwing a counter right hand but Voller manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silsa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voller's head backwards.
Voller missing with a left hand there. Silsa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voller throws a jab when Silsa was well out of range.
Silsa blocks a jab.
No luck for Silsa with that takedown attempt.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Silsa misses the target.
Voller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silsa checks a leg kick nicely.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silsa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
Silsa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silsa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Voller digs a good hook to Silsa's body.

Silsa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller wants to control but Silsa postures up.
Lars Voller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa trying to control the position but Voller is working away.
Voller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silsa.
Silsa 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.
Voller is looking for a sweep.
Voller can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries to bench press Silsa off him but Silsa keeps the position.
Voller has one of Silsa's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Silsa is trying to get an arm triangle but Voller is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Voller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silsa wants to control but Voller is keeping him busy.

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.
Silsa controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silsa shoots in but Voller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voller counters with a body kick.
Voller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silsa throws a jab when Voller was well out of range.
Voller scores with a hook.
Voller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silsa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Voller.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pertti Silsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silsa's head.
A jab from Voller misses.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Voller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voller 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Voller!
Post fight, Lars Voller stared into the camera and said 'Merry Christmas to me...Merry Christmas to me...Merry Christmas Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to me ! Now give me that damn belt !'.