PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermanni Hesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hesse
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hermanni Hesse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hesse misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Hesse on that attempt.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hesse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hesse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hesse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermanni Hesse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hesse will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Hesse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hesse shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hesse shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hesse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hesse throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hesse is breathing heavily.
Hesse misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Hesse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hesse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hesse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva keeps Hesse at a distance using the push kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Hesse in the body.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hesse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Hesse takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a combination. Hesse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hesse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva feints a jab promting Hesse to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hesse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hesse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Hesse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva scores with a head kick. Hesse tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hesse.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick. Hesse tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hesse which made him look bad.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hesse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Hesse blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva scores with a head kick. Hesse tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hesse on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Hesse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva pushes Hesse away with a front kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva cracks Hesse with an open hand slap.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva connects with a high kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hesse. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hesse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva misses with a combination

so Hesse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hesse wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Hesse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hesse.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hesse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hesse throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hesse's head.
Hesse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Silva lands but Hesse takes it in his stride.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Hesse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hesse shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Hesse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Hesse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Hesse takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hesse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a jab to Hesse's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva connects with a right hand. Hesse shakes it off.
Hesse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries to bum rush Hesse with a series of wild strikes but Hesse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva pushes Hesse away with a front kick.
Hesse will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva lands a head kick. Hesse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hesse throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hesse eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hesse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Hesse's front leg but catches the back leg as Hesse tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Hesse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hesse down.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva stalks Hesse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hesse's face. Hesse staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva lands a head kick. Hesse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva tries to bum rush Hesse with a series of wild strikes but Hesse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva jabs at Hesse's body.
Silva throws a combination. Hesse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hesse takes one to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hesse takes a step back to recover.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hesse on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that Hesse semi-blocks.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hesse's calf.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hesse.
Hermanni Hesse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Hesse.
Hesse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a head kick. Hesse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hesse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Hesse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Hesse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermanni Hesse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hesse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hesse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hesse.
Silva lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hesse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Hesse stumbling back into the cage.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Hesse shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva lands a front kick.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hesse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hesse off to one side.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a front kick that sends Hesse stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hesse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hesse tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Hesse moves out of range.
Hesse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hesse gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is looking to slow Hesse down with leg kicks.
Hesse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Hesse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hesse's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hesse misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hesse counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hesse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hesse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hesse throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hesse's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva trying to control but Hesse is working from the bottom.

Silva gets to his feet. Hesse looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Hesse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hesse blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hesse as he avoids it easily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hesse takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hesse.
Hesse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hesse blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hesse takes one to the chin there.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Hesse moves out of range.
Silva leaves Hesse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermanni Hesse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Silva lands but Hesse takes it in his stride.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Hesse avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Hesse swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Hesse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hesse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Hesse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a combination. Hesse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Hesse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva lands a head kick. Hesse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hesse blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to bum rush Hesse with a series of wild strikes but Hesse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hesse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Silva, under a barage of strikes from Hesse.
Silva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hesse manages to move to mount!
Hermanni Hesse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hermanni Hesse.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!