PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Maly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silli
vs
Maly

164 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarkko Silli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michal Maly!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silli lands with a nice combination. Maly backs away looking to recover.
Maly misses with a few strikes there.
Jarkko Silli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silli misses with a wild body shot.
Maly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silli slips a jab and a cross from Maly.
Silli is looking to clinch but Maly is avoiding it.
Maly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Silli lands a left and a right that send Maly crashing to the mat, dazed. Silli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Maly is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silli tries to clinch but Maly moves out of range.
Maly is still on wobbly legs! Can Silli finish him?

Maly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maly slows the pace down.
Maly seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maly decides to stand back up.
Silli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silli defends it well.
Silli wants to clinch

and Maly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silli wants to improve his position but Maly is controlling well.
Maly slows the pace down in half guard.
Silli is looking for a sweep. Maly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maly stalling.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Silli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maly throws a counter combo.
Maly throws the kick towards the body but Silli avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silli managing to block the knees to the body from Maly.
Still in the clinch, Silli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silli is trying to break the clinch but Maly is controlling him.

Maly breaks from the clinch.
Silli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maly takes a step back to recover.
Silli is looking to slow Maly down with leg kicks.
Jarkko Silli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Silli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silli fakes the leg kick and cracks Maly in the body.
Silli sizes up Maly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silli lands a big right hook! Maly looks hurt but is still standing! Silli lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Maly falls down and Silli dives in with a huge hammer fist! Maly's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Silli runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarkko Silli!