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
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marx looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marx slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Siilasvuo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marx controlling from side mount.
Marx in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marx scores with punches from side control.
Marx is looking to take a break and control but Siilasvuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siilasvuo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marx wants to control but Siilasvuo is keeping him busy.
Marx throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx working the ground and pound from side control.
Marx lands a nice forearm strike.
Marx lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marx landing a few strikes.

Marx decides to stand back up. Marx steps back and let's Siilasvuo get back to his feet.
Marx closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Karl Marx has been cut.
Siilasvuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Siilasvuo tries to keep at a distance but Marx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marx wants a takedown but no success here.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marx tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siilasvuo smiles and moves away.
Marx slips under a jab from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Marx blocks it.
Siilasvuo loads up on a big right hand but Marx slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Siilasvuo is fending him off so far but Marx persists. Nope, Siilasvuo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marx shoots in but Siilasvuo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siilasvuo lands with a nice body punch.
Marx blocks a jab.
Siilasvuo misses with a body shot.
Siilasvuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Siilasvuo as Marx shoots in.
Siilasvuo scores with a jab to the body.
Siilasvuo looks to land a left hand but Marx moved out of range nicely.
Marx shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Siilasvuo pinned against the cage. Siilasvuo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marx avoids the body shot from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siilasvuo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marx staying out of range there.
A head kick from Siilasvuo lands but Marx takes it in his stride.

Siilasvuo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Siilasvuo there.
Siilasvuo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marx tries to get to full guard but Siilasvuo has control of the leg.

Marx is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Siilasvuo pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marx walks into a straight right hand from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo misses with a straight right.
Marx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Siilasvuo counter with a right hand.
Siilasvuo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Siilasvuo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Marx gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marx trying to control the action but Siilasvuo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siilasvuo can't do much from the bottom here.

Marx tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marx needs to keep his hands up - Siilasvuo had a free shot at his head there.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Siilasvuo as he jumps to the side.
Marx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Siilasvuo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siilasvuo throws a head kick that Marx semi-blocks.
Siilasvuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Siilasvuo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Siilasvuo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Marx sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx is trying to get back to full guard.
Marx taking some punishment here, with Siilasvuo in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is in trouble now - Siilasvuo has advanced to mount!
Marx is looking to improve his position but Siilasvuo isn't that keen on the idea.
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 connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siilasvuo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marx because Siilasvuo loaded up on that one.
Karl Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx wants to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marx regains half guard.
Marx is trying to maintain the position but Siilasvuo is very close to passing his half guard.
Marx is in trouble now - Siilasvuo has advanced to mount!
Marx is trying desperately to improve position.
Siilasvuo with good strikes from the mount here!
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marx wants to control but Siilasvuo is having none of it.
Siilasvuo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Siilasvuo working the ground and pound effectively.
Siilasvuo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Marx wants to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marx wants to control but Siilasvuo is having none of it.
Marx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siilasvuo on the ground.
Marx is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Marx is working hard here to advance position.
Siilasvuo breaks from Marx's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marx is working to get back to half guard.
Siilasvuo breaks from Marx's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Siilasvuo trying to control but Marx is having none of it.
Siilasvuo unloading with bombs!
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siilasvuo scores with a leg kick.
Marx has his takedown stuffed
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marx lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marx.
Marx shoots in for a double leg but Siilasvuo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siilasvuo.
Nice takedown defense from Siilasvuo. No joy for Marx on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siilasvuo lands with a straight right. Marx didn't see that one coming.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx slips a jab and a cross from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo scores with a head kick.
Marx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marx tries to clinch but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Siilasvuo connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siilasvuo lands a jab to Marx's midsection.
Siilasvuo misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marx.
Horrible takedown by Marx or perhaps it was just good defense by Siilasvuo which made him look bad.
Siilasvuo shoots in for a takedown but Marx shows good takedown defense.
Karl Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siilasvuo looks to land a left hand but Marx moved out of range nicely.

Marx gets a takedown into half guard.
Marx tries to pass the half guard into mount. Siilasvuo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marx working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marx won't allow Siilasvuo to sweep him here.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Siilasvuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siilasvuo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marx!
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Marx can't escape the position.
Marx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo unloading with bombs!
Marx tries to reverse the position but Siilasvuo maintains control.
Marx throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Marx is in a horrible position here. Siilasvuo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Siilasvuo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marx can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marx tries to hold on but Siilasvuo postures up.
Marx is looking to get to half guard.
Marx takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marx holds on for dear life, controlling Siilasvuo's posture momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Siilasvuo.
Marx is desperately trying to improve his position but Siilasvuo has a good base and remains in mount.
Siilasvuo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marx is trying to escape the mount.
Marx wants to hold on but Siilasvuo pushes him away.
Siilasvuo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marx looks a forlorn figure.
Siilasvuo cracks Marx with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siilasvuo unloads with some shots from mount but Marx bucks and avoids them well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Siilasvuo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Siilasvuo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Hjalmar Siilasvuo!

Hjalmar Siilasvuo wins by unanimous decision!