PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhirinovsky's choice of entrance music: Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vihtala
vs
Zhirinovsky

188 cm
27
218 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

180 cm
33
218 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirinovsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhirinovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vihtala throws out the jab.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
A jab from Zhirinovsky misses.
Zhirinovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala defending well as Zhirinovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
Vihtala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Vihtala.
Vihtala ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky misses with a left hand
and Vihtala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vihtala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhirinovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Zhirinovsky moved away.

Zhirinovsky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vihtala tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zhirinovsky is in Vihtala's guard.

Vihtala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhirinovsky defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vihtala is looking for a triangle but Zhirinovsky pushes his legs off easily.
Zhirinovsky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vihtala's guard.
Zhirinovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zhirinovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhirinovsky preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vihtala tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Vihtala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhirinovsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhirinovsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhirinovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vihtala is trying to control the position but Zhirinovsky postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zhirinovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Vihtala looking for subs off his back but Zhirinovsky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zhirinovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vihtala wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zhirinovsky stops Vihtala from getting back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vihtala actively working from the bottom here.
Zhirinovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zhirinovsky prevents Vihtala from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihtala is holding on to half guard well.
Zhirinovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Zhirinovsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zhirinovsky slips a jab from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a head kick.
Zhirinovsky misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Zhirinovsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Vihtala.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhirinovsky darts in looking for a takedown but Vihtala gets double underhooks and turns Zhirinovsky into the cage.
Zhirinovsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhirinovsky cracks Vihtala with a nice body shot.
Vihtala tries to throw a body punch but Zhirinovsky avoids it by throwing Vihtala back against the cage.
Zhirinovsky leaning against his opponent.
Zhirinovsky blocking some punches.
Zhirinovsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Vihtala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhirinovsky scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky blocks an uppercut.

Zhirinovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhirinovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vihtala momentarily.
Aleksi Vihtala is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zhirinovsky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zhirinovsky throws a hook but Vihtala avoids it easily.
Vihtala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Vihtala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirinovsky lands with a shot to the body.
Vihtala scores with a nice strike.
Zhirinovsky dives in and grabs Vihtala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vihtala pushes down on Zhirinovsky's head and hops out.
Zhirinovsky misses with a looping right.
Zhirinovsky misses with a left hand
and Vihtala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirinovsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala dips to his left and cracks Zhirinovsky with an uppercut!
Vihtala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Zhirinovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihtala moves away.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vihtala in his tracks.
Horrible takedown by Zhirinovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Vihtala which made him look bad.
Aleksi Vihtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
A cross from Zhirinovsky lands.
Zhirinovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Vihtala misses.
Zhirinovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihtala was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vihtala counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky avoids the body shot from Vihtala.
Vihtala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirinovsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihtala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vihtala lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhirinovsky off the cage and back into range.
Zhirinovsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhirinovsky looks to throw the jab but Vihtala is out of range.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vihtala is looking to slow Zhirinovsky down with leg kicks.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
Vihtala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zhirinovsky is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihtala, as that shot connected.
Vihtala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a right hook to the body.
Zhirinovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala cracks Zhirinovsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vihtala jabs at Zhirinovsky's body.
Vihtala looks to land a combination but Zhirinovsky avoids it well.
Vihtala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vihtala with a nice cross.
Zhirinovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vihtala.
Vihtala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vihtala wants it to stay on the feet.
Vihtala throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Vihtala lands a left and a right that send Zhirinovsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Vihtala thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Zhirinovsky is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Vihtala finish him?
BOOM! Vihtala lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky tries to recover but Vihtala is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zhirinovsky lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.