PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen (ranked 5621 p4p, 2511 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 644 p4p, 403 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silvennoinen
vs
Artell

195 cm
22
220
2 - 3 - 1

183 cm
21
222
5 - 3 - 0

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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 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Artell misses its intended target.
Silvennoinen throws a right and a left that Artell avoids nicely.
Artell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Artell.
Artell throws a leg kick but Silvennoinen checks it.
Silvennoinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Artell scores with a nice body kick.
Silvennoinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artell can pounce on him.
Artell misses with an uppercut. Silvennoinen saw that one coming.
Artell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Artell throws the left hand but Silvennoinen avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Silvennoinen.
Artell misses with a right hand
and Silvennoinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Silvennoinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artell. Silvennoinen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Artell misses with a straight right.
Silvennoinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Silvennoinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Artell.
Artell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Artell connects with the punch.
Artell misses with the body kick
and Silvennoinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silvennoinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artell.
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvennoinen manages to avoid it.
Silvennoinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Artell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Artell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvennoinen. Artell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvennoinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a body punch but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Artell lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvennoinen throws a shot from downtown. Artell moves away and avoids it.
Silvennoinen throws a looping overhand right but Artell ducks down to avoid it.
Artell is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Silvennoinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Artell misses with a double jab.
Silvennoinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Silvennoinen moves into the clinch.
Silvennoinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Artell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artell misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen digs a right hand underneath Artell's ribcage. Artell let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Artell misses with a body punch.
Silvennoinen lands a nice uppercut.
Silvennoinen scores with a shot to the side of Artell's head.
Silvennoinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Artell fails to land.
Silvennoinen prevents a body shot from Artell.
Silvennoinen scores with a shot to the side of Artell's head.
A short body shot lands from Silvennoinen as the two fighters clinch.
Silvennoinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Artell tries to work over Silvennoinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artell misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen tries to throw a body punch but Artell avoids it by throwing Silvennoinen back against the cage.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvennoinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Artell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen blocks an uppercut.
Silvennoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvennoinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Artell or not.
Artell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silvennoinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Artell can turn it around.
A right hand to the body from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen tries to throw a body punch but Artell avoids it by throwing Silvennoinen back against the cage.
Artell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvennoinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artell.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvennoinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvennoinen has a couple of punches blocked by Artell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artell.
Artell tries to work over Silvennoinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvennoinen lands a left hand.

Silvennoinen breaks the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Artell should have avoided that one.
Artell throws a chopping leg kick but Silvennoinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silvennoinen scores with a nice strike.
Artell needs to keep his hands up - Silvennoinen had a free shot at his head there.

Artell is rocked!
Silvennoinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artell is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvennoinen finish him?
Artell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artell seems to have recovered his senses.
Artell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artell.
Artell looks to throw the jab but Silvennoinen is out of range.
Artell throws a head kick but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Silvennoinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silvennoinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silvennoinen misses the shot to the body.
Artell throws out a counter right but Silvennoinen avoids it with no problem.
Artell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvennoinen counters with a left to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen throws a nice looking combination but Artell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvennoinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artell swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvennoinen.
Artell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvennoinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Artell tries to land a leg kick but Silvennoinen saw it coming and moves away.
Artell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Artell ducks right into an uppercut from Silvennoinen.
A right-left combo lands from Silvennoinen.

Silvennoinen instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvennoinen.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Silvennoinen as the two fighters clinch.
Artell throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artell misses with a punch to the body.
Artell has a couple of punches blocked by Silvennoinen.
Nice body punch from Silvennoinen.
Artell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvennoinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvennoinen lands a shoulder strike.

Silvennoinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvennoinen cracks a nice hook into Artell's ribs.
Silvennoinen drops Artell with a straight right hand, right on the button! Silvennoinen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen!