PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Nystroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim Nystroem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Virtanen
vs
Nystroem

198 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

220 cm
18
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

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Lucid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Nystroem!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystroem defending well as Virtanen loads up on a big left hand.
Nystroem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nystroem moves away from the strike by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a hook. Nystroem ducked under it nicely.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A choreographed right hand from Virtanen misses the target.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen looks to throw the jab but Nystroem is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen lands with a nice body punch.
Nystroem takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystroem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nystroem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Virtanen throws a big shot that misses.
Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virtanen.
Nystroem shoots in looking for a takedown. Virtanen tries to sprawl out of it but Nystroem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Virtanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Virtanen throws a right and a left that Nystroem avoids nicely.
Virtanen misses with a looping left.
Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
Nystroem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Nystroem looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystroem ducks under a wild hook from Virtanen.
Nystroem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Virtanen both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Virtanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Virtanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nystroem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Virtanen.
Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nystroem if he has to take too many more of those.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.

Nystroem is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a nice cross there... Nystroem is looking wobbly and Virtanen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nystroem to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Virtanen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Virtanen!