PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vidal
vs
Vihtala

188 cm
21
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Outkast Clothing Line
Outkast Clothing Line

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala throws a body kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vidal.
Aleksi Vihtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal fails with a takedown attempt.
Vihtala connects with an inside leg kick.
Vihtala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vidal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vihtala.
Vihtala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vidal is breathing heavily.
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!
Jab from Vihtala.

It looks like Gabriel Vidal has been cut.
Vihtala stuns Vidal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Vihtala moves into the clinch.
Vihtala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a shoulder strike.

Vidal is rocked!
Vihtala lands an uppercut.
Oh Vidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vihtala dips a shoulder and cracks Vidal with a mighty uppercut! Vidal falls back against the cage and Vihtala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Vidal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vihtala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.