PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mama (ranked 3580 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Christian Silalahi (ranked 443 p4p, 531 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mama
vs
Silalahi

172 cm
19
178
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
178
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Silalahi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama stuns Silalahi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silalahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Mama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Silalahi closes the distance and clinches.
Mama has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A body shot lands from Silalahi.
Mama blocks an uppercut.
Mama misses with an elbow strike.
Silalahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Silalahi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silalahi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Silalahi pushes Mama up against the cage in a clinch.
Mama blocks a body shot from Silalahi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Mama.
Silalahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silalahi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silalahi manages to break the clinch.
Silalahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mama cracks Silalahi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silalahi takes a jab right on the kisser.

Silalahi closes the distance and clinches.

Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mama has closed the distance and engaged Silalahi in a clinch.
Mama prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silalahi misses with a knee strike.
Silalahi is trying to maintain a safe position but Mama gets an underhook and turns Silalahi into the cage.
Silalahi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silalahi lands a shoulder strike.
Silalahi is trying to break the clinch but Mama is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mama.
Silalahi is trying to force a seperation but Mama has the dominant position.

Silalahi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is looking to clinch but Mama is avoiding it.

Mama pushes Silalahi up against the cage in a clinch.
Silalahi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mama just stands there and leans against the cage.
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!
Silalahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Silalahi fails to land.
Silalahi working aggressively here.
Silalahi wants to get back to striking at distance but Mama won't allow it.
Silalahi avoids the elbow strike from Mama, against the cage.
Mama misses with a punch on the inside.
Mama wants to get back to striking at distance but Silalahi won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Silalahi fails to land.
Silalahi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silalahi working aggressively here.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi blocking some punches.
Silalahi misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi controlling the action here for a moment.

Silalahi manages to break the clinch.
Silalahi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mama.
Mama lands with an overhand left.
Silalahi moves forwards but Mama connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Christian Silalahi has been cut.
Mama cracks Silalahi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Silalahi is rocked!
Silalahi tries to clinch
and Mama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silalahi is still on wobbly legs! Can Mama finish him?
Mama finds Silalahi's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silalahi flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Mama lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silalahi will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Mama!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Mama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.