PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soomaaliyeey toosoo. Masoe has chosen Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Virtanen
vs
Masoe

198 cm
28
267 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

177 cm
23
287 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Virtanen misses with the combination.
Virtanen is looking to land body kicks.
Virtanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Masoe blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Masoe down.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Virtanen slips the punch.
Virtanen tests Masoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Virtanen stalks Masoe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masoe's face. Masoe staggers backwards, shaken.
Masoe checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Masoe scores with a sloppy right hand. Virtanen should have avoided that one.

It looks like Abdullah Virtanen has been cut.
Virtanen staying out of range there.
Virtanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Virtanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Virtanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masoe throws a solid leg kick but Virtanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masoe.
Masoe misses with a body punch
and Virtanen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Masoe looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masoe's sensitive parts.
Virtanen lands a body shot.
Abdullah Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masoe.
Masoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Masoe if he has to take too many more of those.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Virtanen jabs Masoe right on the nose. Masoe blinks but takes it well.
Masoe walks into a jab.
Masoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Virtanen lands a front kick.
Virtanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Masoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Masoe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Virtanen - the referee stops the clock and Masoe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Virtanen. Masoe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Masoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Virtanen connects with a high kick.
Masoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen keeps Masoe at a distance using the push kick.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the temple. Masoe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Virtanen is looking to slow Masoe down with leg kicks.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Masoe down.
Virtanen jabs Masoe right on the nose. Masoe blinks but takes it well.
Virtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masoe's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Masoe in the body.
Virtanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masoe's head.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a head kick.
Masoe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Masoe's front leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masoe's sensitive parts.
Virtanen connects with a single shot there.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks Masoe off balance momentarily.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the body.
Masoe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Virtanen thuds a left hand into Masoe's body.
Virtanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen feints and then cracks Masoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masoe down.
Masoe needs to keep his hands up - Virtanen had a free shot at his head there.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Masoe's front leg.
Virtanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masoe.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Masoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Masoe tries to avoid it.
Masoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virtanen.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Masoe takes it in his stride.
Virtanen thows a body kick. Masoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masoe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen feints and then cracks Masoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masoe down.
Virtanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Masoe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Virtanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Virtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Masoe's front leg.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masoe can do to turn this around?
Masoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Masoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen pushes Masoe away with a front kick.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtanen jabs Masoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masoe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Virtanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Virtanen lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Masoe is breathing heavily.
Virtanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. Masoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masoe drops his hands momentarily and Virtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Virtanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Masoe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Virtanen has got the better of the exchanges.
Virtanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Masoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Virtanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Masoe's head.
Abdullah Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Virtanen throws a nice head kick!
Virtanen throws a nice head kick!
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen scores with a jab.
Virtanen throws a head kick that Masoe semi-blocks.

Masoe is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Virtanen throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Masoe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Virtanen lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Abdullah Virtanen!
Abdullah Virtanen is the new heavyweight champion!