PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Salmi (ranked 812 p4p, 112 weight class) and Dennis Wilson (ranked 2315 p4p, 285 weight class). Eerikki Salmi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Wilson's chin.

Salmi
vs
Wilson

190 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salmi misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dennis Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salmi swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salmi defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Salmi ducks down to avoid it.
Salmi is looking to counter punch.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Salmi throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Salmi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Salmi moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson throws a head kick that Salmi semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws a push kick but Salmi slaps the foot to one side.
Salmi is looking to counter punch.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Salmi avoids them all with ease.
Salmi throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Salmi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Salmi throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salmi.
We've been informed that Wilson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salmi.
As Wilson backs away, Salmi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Salmi throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salmi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salmi checks a leg kick.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salmi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salmi tries to bench press Wilson off him but Wilson keeps the position.
Salmi keeps Wilson under control for a moment.
Salmi is looking for a sweep.
Wilson trying to control the action but Salmi is working from the bottom.
Salmi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salmi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salmi isn't going anywhere.
Wilson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Salmi is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Salmi is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salmi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Salmi is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.

Wilson is looking for a kimura but Salmi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salmi wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson is pressing down on Salmi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salmi is holding on for now.
Salmi is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Salmi is trying to get back to full guard.
Salmi trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Salmi misses.
Salmi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salmi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Salmi takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Salmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Salmi misses with a right hand
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.

Salmi lands a big uppercut and Wilson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilson looks OK. Salmi waves Wilson back to his feet!

Wilson is rocked!

It looks like Dennis Wilson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Salmi finish him?
Wilson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Salmi misses the jab.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Salmi shows good takedown defense.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salmi circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salmi.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salmi sprawls well. Salmi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salmi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salmi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson throws a hook but Salmi avoids it easily.
Salmi blocks a jab.
Salmi throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Dennis Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Salmi off balance momentarily.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salmi counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Salmi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Salmi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilson! But no joy.
Salmi loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Salmi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi misses the shot to the body.
Salmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salmi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salmi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salmi.
It looked like Salmi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Salmi counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Salmi takes one to the chin there.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salmi is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Wilson.
Salmi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salmi tries to clinch up
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Salmi throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Salmi misses with a jab to the body
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Salmi clinches.
Salmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.

Salmi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook. Salmi ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Salmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salmi scores with a shot to the body.
Salmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
Salmi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Salmi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salmi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Salmi connects with a nice looking jab.
Salmi throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salmi missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Salmi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salmi throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Salmi.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salmi.
Salmi throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Wilson lands.
Salmi lands the left hand.
A big left from Salmi misses.
Eerikki Salmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Salmi slips a straight right by Wilson.

Salmi drops Wilson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wilson looks back up at him and smiles so Salmi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Salmi misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Salmi scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Salmi engages and cracks Wilson with a massive lead left hook - Wilson tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Salmi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eerikki Salmi!
A very excited looking Eerikki Salmi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.