PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silsa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Candy by Robbie Williams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silsa
vs
Little

186 cm
41
203 lbs
31 - 16 - 2

189 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Roger Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws a one two combo.
Little jabs Silsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Little misses with a looping left.
Little moves out of range as Silsa strikes.
Silsa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silsa.
We've been informed that Little has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silsa tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Silsa off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little throws a body shot but no joy.
Little sizes up Silsa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Little paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silsa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Little clinches up with Silsa and pushes him back against the cage.
Little stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silsa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa is trying to drag Little to the mat but Little just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Silsa is pushing Little up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Little.
Silsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Silsa has Little pressed against the cage.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Silsa.
A bit of stalling here from Silsa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.
Silsa is stalling here.
Little tries a body shot but Silsa blocks it.
A short uppercut from Silsa.
A short uppercut from Silsa.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa stalling against the cage.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silsas head.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silsa has Little pressed against the cage.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Little.
Come on Silsa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Silsa gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Little has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silsa is on him like a limpet, forcing Little back against the cage.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
Silsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
Silsa stalling.
A shot in the inside from Little.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
Silsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little stops a takedown attempt from Silsa.
Silsa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Little dominated that round.
That's time! Silsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silsa scores with a nice head shot.
Little gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Little tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Silsa is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Little buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Little!! Little is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Silsa throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Our winner, Pertti Silsa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.