PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tong Zhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Kurikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Happy Boy by The Beat Farmers. Riku Kurikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zhi
vs
Kurikka

170 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Zhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Kurikka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurikka connects with the punch.
Kurikka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurikka dips to his left and cracks Zhi with an uppercut!
Zhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurikka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zhi eats them both and turns towards Kurikka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Zhi is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Kurikka there.
Oh Zhi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurikka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Zhi right on the button. Zhi goes down! Kurikka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kurikka gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riku Kurikka!