PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Viljo
vs
Burns

175 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

186 cm
28
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juntusen Viljo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viljo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Viljo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Viljo misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Viljo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burns swings for the body but Viljo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Viljo throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns blocks a head kick by Viljo.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viljo.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viljo staying out of range there.
Viljo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viljo looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Viljo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Viljo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a hook but Viljo avoids it easily.
Viljo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljo throws a head kick that misses.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Viljo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Viljo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Viljo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Viljo lands a body shot.
Viljo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viljo on the side of the head.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viljo ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
An attempted straight right counter from Viljo misses the target.
Viljo feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Viljo misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Viljo thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns takes one on the button.
Viljo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viljo takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Viljo misses its intended target.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Viljo takes a step back to recover.
Viljo looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns cracks Viljo with a good jab.
Burns lands a head kick!
Burns slips under a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Viljo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Viljo looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Viljo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viljo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viljo.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Viljo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Viljo checks a low kick from Burns.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viljo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viljo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viljo catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Brady Burns has been cut.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viljo.
Viljo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Viljo cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viljo.
Good shot there by Burns.
Viljo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viljo walks into a stiff left hand from Burns.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viljo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljo throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Viljo ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Viljo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Viljo misses.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Viljo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns.
Viljo throws a head kick that misses.
Viljo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viljo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viljo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns will feel that in the morning.
Viljo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns throws the left hand but Viljo avoids the punch easily.
Viljo tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brady Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Burns lands the left hand.
Brady Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Viljos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Viljo throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns throws out a counter right but Viljo avoids it with no problem.
Viljo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.

Viljo is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Burns throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Viljo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Burns lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brady Burns!