PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Hossain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernsio Siilasvuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hossain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ghuraba. Siilasvuo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 'Public Enemy #1' by Genitorturers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hossain
vs
Siilasvuo

189 cm
23
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

The Red Eye

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Hossain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernsio Siilasvuo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Siilasvuo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hossain tries to land a front kick but Siilasvuo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Hossain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siilasvuo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hossain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siilasvuo.
Hossain is pressed up against the ropes. Siilasvuo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hossain down to the mat. Hossain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hossain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hossain throws and low kick but Siilasvuo moves out of range easily.
Siilasvuo misses with a double jab.
Hossain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hossain lands with a slapping head kick.
Hossain throws a head kick that misses.
Siilasvuo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hossain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siilasvuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hossain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siilasvuo is able to avoid easily.
Siilasvuo misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Siilasvuo both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Mohammed Hossain has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siilasvuo moves out of range of the body kick.
Siilasvuo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hossain lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siilasvuo throws a body punch but Hossain moves out of range.
Siilasvuo cracks Hossain with a good jab.
Siilasvuo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siilasvuo scores with a hook.
Siilasvuo stuns Hossain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossain is breathing heavily.
Hossain looks for the body kick but Siilasvuo saw that one coming.
Hossain misses with a hook to the body
and Siilasvuo counters with a straight right hand.
Siilasvuo slips a jab from Hossain.
Siilasvuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siilasvuo swinging wilding here.
Hossain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hossain tries a head kick but it misses.
Siilasvuo throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Hossain.
Hossain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Hossain slams his shin into Siilasvuo's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo throws a looping overhand right but Hossain ducks down to avoid it.
Siilasvuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hossain can pounce on him.
Siilasvuo misses with a wild body shot.
Hossain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siilasvuo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossain.
Hossain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Hossain blocks it.
Hossain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hossain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Hossain.
Hossain cracks the inside of Siilasvuo's front leg.
Hossain scores with a kick to the body.
Hossain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hossain scores with a spinning back kick!
Siilasvuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hossain. Hossain obviously looking to wear him down.
Hossain feints and then cracks Siilasvuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siilasvuo down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hossain clinches with his opponent.
Hossain connects with a knee to the head.
Hossain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siilasvuo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Hossain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossain keeps control of Siilasvuo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Hossain.
Hossain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siilasvuo's defenses.
Siilasvuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hossain has him pressed against the ropes.
Hossain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hossain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siilasvuo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hossain lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Siilasvuo breaks from the clinch.
Hossain dips to his left and cracks Siilasvuo with an uppercut!
Hossain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hossain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hossain.
Siilasvuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hossain throws a head kick that misses.
Hossain blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hossain.
Siilasvuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Hossain blocks it.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Hossain avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hossain. That's going to slow Siilasvuo down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossain.
Hossain misses with a body shot.
Hossain slips a straight right by Siilasvuo.
Hossain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hossain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hossain is looking to wear down Siilasvuo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hossain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hossain connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hossain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siilasvuo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Hossain.
Siilasvuo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hossain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Siilasvuo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Siilasvuo.
Hossain tries to close the distance and clinch but Siilasvuo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hossain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Hossain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Siilasvuo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Hossain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Hossain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Hossain.
Hossain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Siilasvuo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siilasvuo misses with a wild body shot.
Hossain throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hossain cracks the inside of Siilasvuo's front leg.
A head kick misses from Hossain.
Hossain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ernsio Siilasvuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hossain scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammed Hossain is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siilasvuo's calf.
Siilasvuo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hossain.
A shot to de liver by Hossain. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossain.
Hossain misses the jab.
Hossain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hossain.
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!
Hossain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hossain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hossain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hossain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hossain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siilasvuo. Siilasvuo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hossain. That's going to slow Siilasvuo down.
Hossain throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hossain lands with a kick to the temple. Siilasvuo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Siilasvuo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hossain throws a head kick that Siilasvuo semi-blocks.
Hossain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hossain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hossain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hossain thumps Siilasvuo with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hossain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hossain digs a good body shot into Siilasvuo's ribs.
Siilasvuo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hossain slips a jab from Siilasvuo.
Hossain misses with a wild body shot.
Hossain throws a body punch but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Hossain scores with a nice body kick.
Hossain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siilasvuo's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossain.
Hossain thumps Siilasvuo with a low kick.
Hossain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hossain, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Hossain lands but Siilasvuo takes it in his stride.
Hossain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a jab when Hossain was well out of range.
Hossain throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossain.
Hossain lands with a slapping head kick.
Siilasvuo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hossain feints and then cracks Siilasvuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siilasvuo down.
Hossain lands a with a good body shot.
Hossain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siilasvuo can do to turn this around?
Siilasvuo throws a series of punches but Hossain avoids them all with ease.
Hossain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hossain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hossain is looking to slow Siilasvuo down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossain blocks a jab.
Siilasvuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siilasvuo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossain.
Hossain cracks a nice hook into Siilasvuo's ribs.
Hossain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hossain, as that shot connected.
Hossain cracks the inside of Siilasvuo's front leg.
Siilasvuo throws a series of punches but Hossain moves out of range.
Siilasvuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hossain, right into the meat.

Hossain moves into the clinch.
Hossain lands a nice knee to the body.
Siilasvuo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hossain trying to land knees to the body.
Hossain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siilasvuo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siilasvuo tries a body shot but Hossain blocks it.
Siilasvuo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siilasvuo avoiding damage as Hossain throws knees to the body.
Hossain prevents Siilasvuo from breaking the clinch.
Siilasvuo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossain crunches a lovely knee into Siilasvuo's ribcage.
Siilasvuo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hossain controls his hands.
Hossain landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hossain.
Siilasvuo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siilasvuo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hossain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hossain misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siilasvuo lands a shot to the body.
Hossain lands a body punch.
Hossain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Siilasvuo breaks the clinch.
Hossain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siilasvuo.
Hossain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A left lands for Siilasvuo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hossain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossain looks to score with a jab to the body but Siilasvuo is just out of range.
A jab from Siilasvuo misses.
Siilasvuo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Siilasvuo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hossain - the referee stops the clock and Siilasvuo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hossain. Siilasvuo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hossain lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Hossain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Hossain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hossain tries to clinch but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Siilasvuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siilasvuo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hossain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hossain swings for the body but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Hossain dodges the punch combination from Siilasvuo.
Hossain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hossain. Siilasvuo shrugs it off though.
Siilasvuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hossain can pounce on him.
Siilasvuo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Hossain.
Hossain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hossain ducks under a wild hook from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hossain.
Siilasvuo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Siilasvuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hossain can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hossain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hossain. Siilasvuo shrugs it off though.
Hossain lands a with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossain.
Hossain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siilasvuo's sensitive parts.
Siilasvuo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossain.
Hossain lands a head kick!
Hossain throws a head kick that Siilasvuo semi-blocks.
Hossain takes a swing at Siilasvuo's ribcage but misses.
Hossain slips a jab and a cross from Siilasvuo.
Good leg kick by Hossain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hossain, right into the meat.
Siilasvuo takes a swing at Hossain's ribcage but misses.
Hossain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siilasvuo's calf.
Hossain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hossain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hossain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siilasvuo. That did some damage!
Hossain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siilasvuo avoids the head kick by Hossain.
Ernsio Siilasvuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hossain, right into the meat.
Hossain tries to clinch up but Siilasvuo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossain swings for the body but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Siilasvuo looks to land a left hand but Hossain moved out of range nicely.
Hossain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hossain scores with a jab to the body.
Hossain pushes Siilasvuo away with a front kick.
Hossain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Siilasvuo counters with a three punch combo that has Hossain backing up. Hossain nods at Siilasvuo to acknowledge the strikes.
Hossain fails to land with a series of punches.
Siilasvuo misses with a takedown attempt - Hossain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hossain. That's going to slow Siilasvuo down.
Hossain lands a nice looking body shot.
Siilasvuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohammed Hossain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siilasvuo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossain throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Hossain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hossain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Siilasvuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hossain moves into range and clinches up with Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hossain has him pressed against the ropes.
Siilasvuo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hossain.
Hossain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siilasvuo wants to break free but Hossain has control.
A body shot lands from Hossain.
Hossain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siilasvuo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hossain with a knee to the head.
Siilasvuo managing to block the knees to the body from Hossain.
Hossain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siilasvuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hossain has him pressed against the ropes.
Siilasvuo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hossain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hossain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hossain gets through Siilasvuo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossain tries to land knees in the clinch but Siilasvuo avoids the damage to the body.
Siilasvuo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hossain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siilasvuo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hossain trying to land knees to the body.
Hossain lands a body shot.
Hossain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hossain.
Siilasvuo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siilasvuo tries a body shot but Hossain blocks it.
Siilasvuo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hossain lands a nice knee to the body.
Hossain landing knees to the body.
Hossain controlling the action here for a moment.
Siilasvuo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Siilasvuo fails to land.
Siilasvuo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hossains head.
Siilasvuo misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Hossain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hossain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Hossain!