PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Victorino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula comes to the cage accompanied by Biitit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuula
vs
Victorino

200 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heikki Kuula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Victorino!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Victorino.

Victorino moves into the clinch successfully.
Victorino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Victorino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Victorino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Victorino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuula gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Victorino tries to stall but Kuula uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuula misses with a punch to the body.
Victorino trying to stall but Kuula improves his position.
Kuula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuula has a couple of punches blocked by Victorino.
Victorino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Victorino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuula blocks it with crossed arms.
Victorino gets underhooks to prevent Kuula's takedown attempt.
Victorino looking to throw knees to the head but Kuula is blocking nicely.
Kuula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Victorino backwards.

It looks like Vitor Victorino has been cut.
Victorino takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuula looking to stall.
Kuula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuula blocks an elbow strike.
Victorino working Kuula over with knees to the body.
Victorino tries to land a knee to the head but Kuula blocks with his arms.
Victorino blocking some punches.
Kuula looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuula lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuula misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuula is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuula lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Victorino.
Kuula fails to pull guard.

Victorino pulls guard.
Kuula trying to control but Victorino is working from the bottom.
Kuula sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Victorino's guard.
Kuula controlling the action here.
Kuula looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Victorino wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula moves nicely into side control.
Kuula landing a few strikes.
Kuula wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorino keeps working.
Victorino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Victorino struggling a bit here.
Victorino stops Kuula from passing to mount.
Kuula cracks Victorino with a big right hand but Victorino just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Victorino wants to control but Kuula postures up.
Kuula connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Victorino some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorino takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here as Kuula stalls from top position.
Kuula creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Victorino tries to bench press Kuula off him but Kuula keeps the position.
Kuula advances to mount.
Kuula dominating with strikes here.
Kuula postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Victorino looks a forlorn figure.
Kuula looking to control but Victorino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Victorino has left one of his arms exposed and Kuula doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Victorino screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heikki Kuula!