PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Hope is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Silvennoinen
vs
Hope

188 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

202 cm
31
209 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Hope!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silvennoinen counters by moving into the clinch.

Hope works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Hope postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silvennoinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hope, into his guard.

Hope can't keep his opponent in guard - Silvennoinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hope is looking to control Silvennoinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hope avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silvennoinen in particular looking to stall.
Silvennoinen is thwarting Hope's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silvennoinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hope tries to get to full guard but Silvennoinen has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silvennoinen in particular looking to stall.
Hope trying to control but Silvennoinen postures up.
Silvennoinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silvennoinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Hope slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hope looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silvennoinen has picked Hope up and slammed him! Hope can't keep hold of the triangle and Silvennoinen manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hope sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silvennoinen pulls his head out easily.
Silvennoinen wants to take a breather but Hope is having none of it.
Silvennoinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silvennoinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silvennoinen stalling away here and it's allowed Hope to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hope is on top in guard.

Silvennoinen wants to sweep here but Hope controlling him for the moment.
Silvennoinen trying to keep a closed guard but Hope is proving a slippery customer.
Hope looking to sit in guard and control but Silvennoinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Silvennoinen lands a couple of elbows.
Hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvennoinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silvennoinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silvennoinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silvennoinen is working Hope over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silvennoinen content to stall in guard here.
Silvennoinen is in close to Hope's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silvennoinen landing with the ground and pound.
Hope keeping moving, preventing Silvennoinen from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope wants to sweep here but Silvennoinen controlling him for the moment.
Silvennoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hope gets the takedown into side control.

Hope goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silvennoinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hope's guard! Nice work there by Silvennoinen!
Hope keeping moving, preventing Silvennoinen from controlling successfully.
Silvennoinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hope is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hope keeping full guard, as Silvennoinen tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silvennoinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silvennoinen preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Hope looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvennoinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silvennoinen trying to control from half guard but Hope is working away.
Hope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silvennoinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silvennoinen's back!
Silvennoinen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hope.
Silvennoinen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hope's guard. Nice work there by Silvennoinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hope's head.

Silvennoinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvennoinen has managed to get both his arms back between Hope's legs - danger averted.
Silvennoinen stays in close to Hope's body and controls the position.
Silvennoinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hope wants to sweep here but Silvennoinen controlling him for the moment.
Silvennoinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hope is keeping the position for now.
Silvennoinen pushes down on Hope's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is trying to control. Hope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Seppo Silvennoinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvennoinen working the head and body with strikes.

Silvennoinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silvennoinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hope is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hope is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silvennoinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Silvennoinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hope can't escape the position.
Hope is bucking up trying to escape but Silvennoinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silvennoinen raining down shots from the mount!
Hope is bucking up trying to escape but Silvennoinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silvennoinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silvennoinen wants to get back to full guard.
Silvennoinen wants to control but Hope is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hope moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hope goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silvennoinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hope's guard! Nice work there by Silvennoinen!
Silvennoinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hope is looking to regain half guard here but Silvennoinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Hope manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Hope looking for a submission but Silvennoinen manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Hope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvennoinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Hope wants to control from the top but Silvennoinen keeps moving.
Silvennoinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hope is one step ahead there.

Hope has gone for a leg lock! Silvennoinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hope's guard.

Silvennoinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hope's head.
Silvennoinen is working Hope over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seppo Silvennoinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hope is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silvennoinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silvennoinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hope is keeping the position for now.
Hope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silvennoinen controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Terry Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Silvennoinen.
Hope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvennoinen throws out the jab.

Hope closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silvennoinen's guard.
Silvennoinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvennoinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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 Seppo Silvennoinen.
Well Silvennoinen 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Silvennoinen!