PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauri Nyrkki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vice
vs
Nyrkki

169 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
217 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Vice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vice.
Nyrkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice avoids the body shot from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is looking to chop away at Vice's legs.
Vice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nyrkki throws out the jab.

Vice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nyrkki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vice slows the pace down.
Nyrkki prevents Vice from moving into mount.
Vice is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Vice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vice working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyrkki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vice sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nyrkki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vice lands a nice forearm strike.
Nyrkki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vice working away.
Vice throws a strike aimed at the side of Nyrkki's head but Nyrkki avoids it well.
Nyrkki is trying to escape the position but Vice is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki is trying to control Vice's posture but Vice avoids it.
Vice tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vice lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nyrkki is not content to let Vice control the position.
Nyrkki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vice.
Vice 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.
Nyrkki can't do much from the bottom here.
Vice controls the position from side control.
Nyrkki is not content to let Vice control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vice is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vice wants to take a breather but Nyrkki is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Vice.
Vice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nyrkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vice was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nyrkki wants it to stay on the feet.

Vice drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vice tries to free his leg and advance position but Nyrkki is retaining full guard.
Vice thows a big elbow that misses.
Vice pushing down on Nyrkki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice content to control rather than advance.
Nyrkki trying to control from the bottom.
Nyrkki tries to kick Vice off but Vice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nyrkki is staying active underneath Vice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vice passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vice seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nyrkki for as long as he can get away with.
Vice postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nyrkki looks a forlorn figure.
Vice trying to control but Nyrkki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Vice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nyrkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nyrkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vice shoots in but no luck this time.
Vice fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Nyrkki. That snapped Vice's head back.

It looks like Tommy Vice has been cut.
Vice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Vice gets a takedown into half guard.
Vice controlling the action here.
Vice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping him busy.
Vice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nyrkki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vice working the head and body with strikes.
Vice stops Nyrkki from getting back to his feet.
Vice controlling the pace.
Nyrkki is not content to let Vice control the position.
Nyrkki tries to kick Vice off but Vice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vice passes to full mount!
Nyrkki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice looking to control but Nyrkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vice lands a big shot there that rocks Nyrkki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Vice is working for a guillotine from mount but Nyrkki frees his head quite easily.
Nyrkki is looking to get to half guard.
Vice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nyrkki taking shots to the head.

Nyrkki is rocked!
Vice connects with a bit shot that sees Nyrkki covering up! More strikes from Vice and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vice is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Vice!
Tommy Vice is the new light heavyweight champion!