PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan has chosen Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angel 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.

Vihtala
vs
Sullivan

188 cm
20
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala lands a leg kick that knocks Sullivan off balance momentarily.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Vihtala moves out of range easily.
Sullivan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vihtala.
Sullivan throws a low kick but Vihtala avoids it.
Vihtala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Vihtala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sullivan checks a leg kick.
Walter Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala scores with a kick to the body.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the head.
Sullivan throws a poor cross that misses
and Vihtala counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Vihtala. Those never looked like landing.
Vihtala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
Vihtala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
Vihtala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vihtala throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan cracks Vihtala with a good jab.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Vihtala avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a hook but Vihtala blocks it.
Vihtala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihtala.
Vihtala looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Vihtala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihtala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sullivan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vihtala at a distance.
Vihtala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vihtala avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Sullivan jumps back.
Sullivan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vihtala.
Sullivan scores with a jab.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vihtala thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
Sullivan thows a leg kick but Vihtala checks it

and Vihtala moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Vihtala blocks it.
Vihtala trying to stall but Sullivan improves his position.
Vihtala works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Vihtala.
Vihtala leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vihtala smiles and moves away.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vihtala counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan walks into a straight right hand from Vihtala.
Nice jab there from Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sullivan misses.
Vihtala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihtala slips under a jab.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Vihtala thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
Vihtala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vihtala slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hook but Vihtala blocks it.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but Vihtala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sullivan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vihtala momentarily.
Vihtala connects with a right hand. Sullivan shakes it off.
Sullivan takes a swing at Vihtala's ribcage but misses.
Vihtala thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan thumps Vihtala with a low kick.
Vihtala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Vihtala counters with a series of strikes. Sullivan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vihtala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Vihtala moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vihtala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vihtala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vihtala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sullivan with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Vihtala counters with a good, hard body kick but Sullivan shrugs it off.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan's calf.
Vihtala works Sullivan's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Vihtala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksi Vihtala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Vihtala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vihtala clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sullivan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihtala with a jab.
Vihtala misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihtala takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Aleksi Vihtala is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihtala misses the shot to the body.
Vihtala walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan misses with a hook. Vihtala ducked under it nicely.
Vihtala throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan slips a jab from Vihtala.
Sullivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vihtala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a really nice looking cross but Vihtala seems unphased.
Vihtala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Vihtala.
Sullivan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vihtala takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Vihtala ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
and Vihtala counters with a right hand to the body.
Vihtala looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Vihtala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Vihtala slips a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws out a leg kick but Vihtala moves out of range and Sullivan only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vihtala. That's going to slow Sullivan down.
Vihtala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vihtala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vihtala.
Sullivan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vihtala. That one must have hurt.
Vihtala connects with a leg kick. Sullivan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vihtala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sullivan walks into a straight right hand from Vihtala.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihtala scores with a one two! Sullivan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vihtala shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sullivan eats them both and turns towards Vihtala to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Vihtala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vihtala.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihtala.
Vihtala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sullivan's head backwards.
Vihtala throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Vihtala misses with a body shot.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Vihtala ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Vihtala which made him look bad.
Sullivan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vihtala.
Sullivan misses with a hook
and Vihtala counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Sullivan is predictable there
and Vihtala counters with a good low kick that Sullivan was not able to check.
Sullivan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vihtala does it's job there.
Vihtala is looking to land body kicks.
Vihtala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Vihtala lands a right hook to the body.

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

Sullivan is rocked!
Vihtala drops Sullivan with a naaaaasty hook - Sullivan is in real trouble here! Vihtala dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala retains his light heavyweight title!
Aleksi Vihtala really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Outkast Clothing Line logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.