PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KALJA KANNIT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Viking
vs
KANNIT

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KALJA KANNIT!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking circles away from the clinch attempt.
KANNIT tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viking swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Viking closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Viking lands in his opponent's guard.
Viking lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like KALJA KANNIT has been cut.
Viking is looking to work some ground and pound but KANNIT has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Viking's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
KANNIT wants to get back to his feet but Viking is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Viking with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Viking won't allow KANNIT to get back to his feet.
Viking wants to pass the guard but KANNIT is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viking accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viking with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viking is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KANNIT can't keep his opponent in guard - Viking advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
KANNIT looks like he's trying to stand up.
KANNIT really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viking is taking a breather. KANNIT says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Viking winds up and cracks KANNIT with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Viking.
Viking 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.
Viking lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Viking drops an elbow to the side of KANNIT's head.
Viking not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KANNIT wants to stand back up but Viking manages to pass into side control.
Viking landing a few strikes.
Viking working the ground and pound from side control.
Viking lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viking wants to lay and pray for a moment but KANNIT keeps working.
Viking lands a decent elbow from side control.
Viking lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear KANNIT down.
Viking is staying tight to KANNIT's torso, preventing him from escaping.
KANNIT wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking throws an elbow but KANNIT slips to the side and avoids it well.
Viking looking to punish the body of his opponent here but KANNIT is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if KANNIT can do anything to dispel that myth.
KANNIT is trying to buck Viking off.
KANNIT looks gassed!
Viking in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Viking scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at KANNIT to see if he's OK.

That has opened up KALJA KANNIT's cut even more.
KANNIT takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The cut above KALJA KANNIT's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
KANNIT being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

KALJA KANNIT's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at KALJA KANNIT's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Viking!