PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan has chosen George Michael - Careless Whisper as his entrance music. Rauno Viittala had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Viittala
vs
Sarkisyan

190 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

186 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viittala.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan lands a jab to Viittala's midsection.
Viittala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sarkisyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Viittala avoids the body shot from Sarkisyan.
A low kick from Sarkisyan is predictable there
and Viittala counters with a leg kick.
Viittala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Viittala is looking to chop away at Sarkisyan's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan cracks Viittala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sarkisyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Viittala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Viittala counters with a three punch combo that has Sarkisyan backing up. Sarkisyan nods at Viittala to acknowledge the strikes.
Viittala connects with an inside leg kick.
Viittala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarkisyan.
Viittala gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sarkisyan counters with a body kick that stops Viittala in his tracks momentarily.
Sarkisyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viittala's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viittala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands a head shot.
Sarkisyan blocks a head kick by Viittala.
Viittala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viittala was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viittala.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook.
Sarkisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Serge Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with a jab to the body
and Viittala counters with a straight right hand.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Viittala counters with a good, hard body kick but Sarkisyan shrugs it off.
A head kick by Sarkisyan misses
and Viittala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarkisyan thinking.
No joy there for Sarkisyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Sarkisyan as he checks the leg kick.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick
and Viittala counters with an inside leg kick.
Sarkisyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarkisyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Viittala. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viittala throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan thows a leg kick but Viittala checks it
and Viittala counters with a solid body kick.
Viittala's corner calls for a 1-2. Viittala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sarkisyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Viittala counters with a low kick, right behind Sarkisyan 's knee.
Sarkisyan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Viittala rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viittala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick
and Viittala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Viittala dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sarkisyan throws a sloppy body shot
and Viittala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot
and Viittala counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Sarkisyan misses
and Viittala counters with a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Viittala. That one must have hurt.
Viittala connects with a right hand. Sarkisyan shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viittala scores with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viittala.
Viittala throws a solid leg kick but Sarkisyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viittala.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Viittala.
Viittala tries to work over Sarkisyan's front leg with a kick but Sarkisyan checks it.

Viittala lands a big head kick that sends Sarkisyan tumbling to the mat! Viittala takes a step backwards and waves Sarkisyan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sarkisyan is rocked!

It looks like Serge Sarkisyan has been cut.
Sarkisyan drops his hands momentarily. Viittala doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sarkisyan staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sarkisyan doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rauno Viittala!