PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuudai Ryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vihervaara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Headhunterz - Last Of Mohicanz. Ryuu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. High on Fire - Bastard Samurai kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuudai Ryuu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vihervaara
vs
Ryuu

190 cm
26
248 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

210 cm
27
273 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuudai Ryuu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryuu gets caught flat footed, as Vihervaara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vihervaara postures up and lands a big shot to Ryuu's brow.
Vihervaara passes Ryuu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vihervaara wants to pass to mount but Ryuu is defending the position.
Vihervaara trying to control from half guard but Ryuu is working away.
Ryuu trying to hold on to Vihervaara's head to control him but Vihervaara postures up.
Vihervaara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Vihervaara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryuu sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryuu trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Vihervaara there.
Vihervaara 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryuu trying to control but Vihervaara postures up.
Ryuu is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara is pressing down on Ryuu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ryuu is holding on for now.
Ryuu moves into full guard.
Vihervaara postures up in Ryuu's guard and throws a big left but Ryuu blocks it.
Vihervaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryuu is retaining full guard.
Ryuu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vihervaara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vihervaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vihervaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryuu keeping moving, preventing Vihervaara from controlling successfully.
Ryuu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vihervaara puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vihervaara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihervaara wants to pass to mount but Ryuu is defending the position.
Ryuu wants to get back to full guard.
Ryuu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervaara wants to pass to mount but Ryuu is defending the position.
Vihervaara wants to take a breather but Ryuu is having none of it.
Ryuu won't allow Vihervaara to pass to mount.
Ryuu trying to control but Vihervaara postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is trying to get back to full guard.
Vihervaara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vihervaara trying to control but Ryuu is having none of it.
Ryuu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryuu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is bucking up trying to escape but Vihervaara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vihervaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryuu hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryuu is squirming around, avoiding Vihervaara's attempts to control the action.
Ryuu wants to hold on but Vihervaara pushes him away.
Ryuu is squirming around, avoiding Vihervaara's attempts to control the action.
Ryuu is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Vihervaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vihervaara has closed the distance and engaged Ryuu in a clinch.
Vihervaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryuu is working Vihervaara over against the cage.
Vihervaara blocks a body shot from Ryuu.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ryuu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryuu lands with a hook. Vihervaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryuu looks to land a combination but Vihervaara avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Vihervaara misses.
Ryuu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vihervaara's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Ryuu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vihervaara doesn't seem phased though.
Vihervaara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryuu.
Ryuu ducks under a wild hook from Vihervaara.
Ryuu misses with a kick to the body.
Vihervaara misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vihervaara here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuu throws out a powerful jab.
Ryuu dips to his left and cracks Vihervaara with an uppercut!

Vihervaara clinches with his opponent.

Vihervaara lands a takedown into guard.
Vihervaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryuu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vihervaara is now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryuu wants to get back to full guard.
Vihervaara wants to control but Ryuu is keeping him busy.
Vihervaara wants to pass the guard but Ryuu is defending well.
Vihervaara is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vihervaara trying to control but Ryuu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ryuu is desperately trying to improve his position but Vihervaara has a good base and remains in mount.
Vihervaara looking to control but Ryuu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ryuu is looking to get to half guard.
Vihervaara works his way to his opponent's back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Vihervaara. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is covering up but some of the strikes from Vihervaara are getting through and doing damage.
Ryuu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Vihervaara working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ryuu is trying to break free.
Ryuu trying to control the action but Vihervaara just sinks the hooks in.

Vihervaara looking for the choke but no joy.

Vihervaara is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ryuu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ryuu for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryuu covering up well and avoiding damage.

Vihervaara working for a choke but Ryuu is defending well.
Vihervaara missing with punches from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara trying to control.
Vihervaara has Ryuu flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ryuu's defenses.
Vihervaara works on Ryuu's body with a couple of short punches.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a right hand.
Vihervaara working Ryuu over with knees to the body.
Ryuu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryuu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryuu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryuu tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
Vihervaara connects with a knee to the head.
Vihervaara landing knees to the head.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body.

Vihervaara has clasped his hands together around Ryuu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Vihervaara politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vihervaara prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ernesti Vihervaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryuu is not content to let Vihervaara control the position.
Check out the look on Vihervaara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vihervaara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vihervaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryuu can do to turn this around?

Vihervaara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryuu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vihervaara has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ryuu is squirming around, avoiding Vihervaara's attempts to control the action.
Yuudai Ryuu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernesti Vihervaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is bucking up trying to escape but Vihervaara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara controlling the pace for now.
Ryuu is looking to get to half guard.
Vihervaara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryuu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vihervaara scoring with strikes but Ryuu is staying in there.
Ryuu wants to control but Vihervaara is having none of it.

Vihervaara working for a submission but Ryuu is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ryuu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vihervaara.
Ryuu is trying to break free.
Ryuu prevents Vihervaara from getting a body triangle.

Vihervaara looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara controls the position.
Vihervaara controlling well, preventing Ryuu from escaping the position.
Vihervaara is looking to control Ryuu but Ryuu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara is really struggling to control Ryuu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ryuu is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesti Vihervaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vihervaara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
Ernesti Vihervaara took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Twenty bong hits before a fight does help with your performance. I would not have believe it if I had not tried it myself.'.