PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langerholc comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Reincarnation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Langerholc
vs
Vihtala

180 cm
24
208 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
218 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

DJs Locker

Perkele!
DJs Locker

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Langerholc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Langerholc is out of range and Vihtala settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Langerholc checks a leg kick.
Vihtala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vihtala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vihtala throws a low kick but Langerholc moves out of range easily.
Vihtala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vihtala misses with a body shot.
Vihtala cracks Langerholc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala throws a jab but it's blocked by Langerholc.
Langerholc blocks a head kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala throws the kick towards the body but Langerholc avoids it.
Vihtala misses with a looping right.
Vihtala looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Langerholc checks a low kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langerholc manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Langerholc moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
Vihtala throws a low kick, looking for Langerholc's leg but Langerholc calmly moves out of range.
Vihtala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vihtala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vihtala swings away with a body shot that misses

and Langerholc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vihtala won't be happy with that.
Langerholc lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langerholc lands some shots froms side control.
Vihtala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Langerholc working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc wants to control but Vihtala is keeping him busy.
Langerholc 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.
Vihtala is trying to get back to half guard.
Langerholc working the ground and pound.
Vihtala tries to buck Langerholc off but Langerholc is having none of it.
Langerholc is putting a hurting on Vihtala here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala tries to improve position but can't.
Langerholc lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vihtala is letting Langerholc control him for a moment.
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!
Vihtala is not content to let Langerholc control the position.
Vihtala manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihtala regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Davor Langerholc will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vihtala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Vihtala misses the target.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Langerholc jumps back.
Vihtala swings for the body but Langerholc moves out of range.
Vihtala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vihtala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langerholc.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Langerholc jumps back.
The crowd cheers as Vihtala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Langerholc doesn't seem phased though.
Vihtala lands a jab to Langerholc's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc moves out of range as Vihtala strikes.
Vihtala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Langerholc.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihtala throws a push kick but Langerholc slaps the foot to one side.
Vihtala throws a low kick but Langerholc moves out of range easily.
Langerholc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vihtala misses with a kick to the body.
Vihtala lands a jab to Langerholc's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws a low kick, looking for Langerholc's leg but Langerholc calmly moves out of range.
Langerholc slips a straight right by Vihtala.
No joy there for Vihtala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vihtala clobbers Langerholc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vihtala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vihtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Vihtala throws a predictable looking body shot

and Langerholc counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vihtala!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langerholc cracks Vihtala with a big right hand but Vihtala just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vihtala regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc content to control rather than advance.
Langerholc throwing shots but Vihtala is blocking nicely.
Langerholc is trying to control the action in half guard but Vihtala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Langerholc wants to free his trapped foot but Vihtala is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Langerholc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vihtala wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc is thwarting Vihtala's attempts to control the position.
Langerholc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vihtala is looking to improve his position.
Vihtala has hold of Langerholc's hands but Langerholc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vihtala is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihtala trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksi Vihtala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vihtala looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Vihtala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vihtala misses with a body kick.
Vihtala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Langerholc is out of range and Vihtala settles back down.
Langerholc blocks the body kick.
Vihtala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc ducks under a wild hook from Vihtala.
A combination from Vihtala does no damage.
Aleksi Vihtala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vihtala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Langerholc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vihtala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langerholc rather than just go for the knockout.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala tries to score with a low kick but Langerholc moves his leg out of the way.
Vihtala misses with a hook. Langerholc ducked under it nicely.
Langerholc blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Langerholc moved away.
Vihtala swings for the body but Langerholc moves out of range.
Langerholc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vihtala missing with a left hand there. Langerholc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Vihtala misses

and Langerholc counters with a takedown into side control.
Vihtala tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Vihtala is not content to let Langerholc control the position.
Vihtala on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langerholc is looking to take a break and control but Vihtala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Langerholc working the ground and pound.
Langerholc trying to control the position but Vihtala is working away.
Vihtala tries to bench press Langerholc off him but Langerholc keeps the position.
Langerholc in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc working the head and body with strikes.
Vihtala regains half guard.
Vihtala is looking for a sweep. Langerholc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Langerholc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vihtala sees it coming and defends easily.
Langerholc is nestled in close to Vihtala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihtala wants to improve his position but Langerholc is controlling well.
Langerholc is nestled in close to Vihtala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langerholc trying to control the action but Vihtala is working from the bottom.
Langerholc takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davor Langerholc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Langerholc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Davor Langerholc!