PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vihervaara's choice of entrance music: I Am The Devil. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barkley
vs
Vihervaara

200 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

FinnFighters Nutrition

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara dodges the punch combination from Barkley.
Barkley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vihervaara blocks a jab.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Vihervaara scoring well with a low kick there.

Barkley throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Vihervaara tumbling to the canvas!

It looks like Ernesti Vihervaara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barkley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barkley controlling from the top position.
Vihervaara has momentary wrist control but Barkley slips an elbow through the middle.
Barkley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vihervaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vihervaara wants to sweep here but Barkley controlling him for the moment.
Barkley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throwing strikes from guard but Vihervaara blocks nicely.
Vihervaara is trying to keep Barkley in close.
Barkley is in close to Vihervaara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley throws a big right hand that misses.
Barkley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vihervaara wants to stand and escape but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barkley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vihervaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barkley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vihervaara's head.
Barkley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vihervaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Charles Barkley has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barkley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vihervaara!
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihervaara.
A jab from Barkley misses.
Barkley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick from Vihervaara lands but Barkley takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barkley clinches up against the cage.

Vihervaara breaks from the clinch.
Barkley throws a shot from downtown. Vihervaara moves away and avoids it.
Barkley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara lands a head kick. Barkley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vihervaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vihervaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vihervaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barkley's head backwards.

Barkley is rocked!
Barkley walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Vihervaara swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernesti Vihervaara!