PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Soomaaliyeey toosoo. Abdullah Virtanen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Badr Hari's chin.

Virtanen
vs
Hari

198 cm
30
265 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

200 cm
26
285 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen thows a leg kick but Hari checks it
and Hari counters with a one-two to the body.
Hari throws a leg kick that misses.
Hari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Virtanen avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hari throws an overhand right that lands on Virtanen's shoulder, as Virtanen tries to avoid the shot.
Hari tries to land a body kick
and Virtanen counters with a good low kick that Hari was not able to check.
A big left from Hari misses.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Virtanen.
Virtanen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari blocks the body kick.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hari.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Virtanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hari.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hari throws a hook to the side of Virtanen's head but Virtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virtanen throws a chopping leg kick but Hari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Hari misses
and Virtanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari looks gassed!
Hari connects with an inside leg kick.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Virtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Virtanen finds it's target.

It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Virtanen lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Hari blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Hari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hari throws a body kick that misses.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hari throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.

A head kick lands from Virtanen that sends Hari to the canvas. Hari tries to scramble back to his feet but Virtanen brings him back down into side control.

Hari is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Virtanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Hari controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hari is still in real trouble! Can Virtanen finish him?

Virtanen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hari seems to have recovered his senses.
Virtanen with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Virtanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hari.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hari if he has to take too many more of those.
Virtanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hari will feel that in the morning.
Virtanen digs a good hook to Hari's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that misses
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Badr Hari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Virtanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hari is able to avoid easily.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Virtanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Virtanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Virtanen misses with a looping right.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Hari checks it.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Hari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Virtanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virtanen scores with a head kick.
Virtanen blocks the body kick.
Virtanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hari on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Hari down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Virtanen lands a high kick to the side of Hari's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Virtanen dives into guard, looking to finish.
Virtanen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen passes Hari's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Virtanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Virtanen is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Virtanen stands up and beckons Hari to join him on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Virtanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hari is out of range.
Hari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Virtanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virtanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hari's head.

That has opened up Badr Hari's cut even more.
Hari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Virtanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Virtanen throws out a powerful jab.
Virtanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Hari throws a wild body kick that Virtanen sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Virtanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Badr Hari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen is looking to slow Hari down with leg kicks.
Hari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the temple. Hari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hari throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Virtanen tests Hari's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Badr Hari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Hari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari looks up at the clock. Bad move! Virtanen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hari. Virtanen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Virtanen!