PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Sardiini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sardiini's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Are The Kings. Semi Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keijo Sardiini's chin.

Sardiini
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keijo Sardiini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Semi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sardiini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sardiini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sardiini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Silva misses.
Sardiini scores with a nice strike.
Sardiini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sardiini pushes him off.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sardiini. Sardiini obviously looking to wear him down.
Sardiini throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Sardiini is out of range.
A punch combination from Sardiini misses.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sardiini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sardiini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sardiini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sardiini misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the body shot from Sardiini.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Sardiini saw it coming and moves away.
Silva misses with a shot to the body

and Sardiini moves into the clinch.
Sardiini takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Keijo Sardiini has been cut.
Sardiini has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Sardiini is controlling him.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Sardiini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Sardiini is blocking nicely.
Sardiini swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sardiini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.

It looks like Semi Silva has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sardiini.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Sardiini.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Sardiini pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sardiini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sardiini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sardiini.
Sardiini working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Sardiini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sardiini slowing the pace effectively.
Sardiini landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a right hand.
Sardiini misses with a knee strike.
Sardiini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sardiini is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Sardiini into the cage.
Sardiini scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sardiini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sardiini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Sardiini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sardiini.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sardiini.
Sardiini misses with a low kick.
Sardiini misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sardiini misses.
Semi Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Sardiini as he connects with a hook.
Sardiini looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Sardiini moves away from the strike by Silva.
Sardiini takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Sardiini misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a hook. Sardiini ducked under it nicely.
Sardiini swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Sardiini is retaining full guard.

Sardiini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sardiini keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sardiini has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sardiini has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keijo Sardiini!
Keijo Sardiini is the new middleweight champion!