PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tikka Masala (ranked 3213 p4p, 5349 weight class) and Tapio Virtainen (ranked 419 p4p, 574 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masala
vs
Virtainen

175 cm
21
162
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tikka Masala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Virtainen throws a leg kick but Masala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Virtainen walks into a left hand.
Virtainen throws a right and a left that both miss.

Masala closes the distance and clinches.
Masala misses with the head strike.
Virtainen misses with a body punch.
Masala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Virtainen.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala misses with a punch to the body.
Virtainen lands with a left to the head.
Virtainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Masala lands a hook that snaps the head of Virtainen backwards.
Virtainen avoiding damage as Masala throws knees to the body.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Masala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtainen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Virtainen lands a nice uppercut.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masala or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masala takes a shot to the head.
Virtainen lands with a right to the head.
Virtainen prevents a body shot from Masala.
Masala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Virtainen is defending well for now.
Virtainen lands a shoulder strike.
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Masala throws a head punch that misses.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen trying to stall but Masala improves his position.
A short right from Masala.
Virtainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Masala controls his hands.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtainen has a couple of punches blocked by Masala.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Virtainen manages to break the clinch.
Masala throws the left hand but Virtainen avoids the punch easily.
Virtainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Masala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masala.

Virtainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Virtainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Masala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Virtainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virtainen lands with a light punch inside.
Masala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virtainen misses with a body punch.
Masala misses with a punch on the inside.
Virtainen throws a head punch that misses.
Masala tries to land knees in the clinch but Virtainen avoids the damage to the body.
Masala trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Masala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtainen.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masala is breathing heavily.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a shot to the body.
Masala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Virtainen is defending well for now.
Virtainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virtainen lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.

Virtainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Masala clinches with his opponent.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masala misses with a punch to the body.
Virtainen misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Masala controls his hands.
Masala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virtainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virtainen's elbow.
Masala misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Masala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Masala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masala lands an uppercut.
Masala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala lands a shoulder strike.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Virtainen avoiding damage as Masala throws knees to the body.
Virtainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masala backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masala.
Virtainen lands with a right to the head.
Virtainen lands a body punch.
Virtainen blocks an uppercut.

Virtainen pulls Masala into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tapio Virtainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Virtainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Tikka Masala has been cut.
Masala scores with the left hand. Virtainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Virtainen cracks Masala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Virtainen connects with a jab.
Masala misses with a double jab
and Virtainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Masala swinging wildly here.
Virtainen lands a slapping body shot.
Masala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Virtainen counters with a big right hand! Oh Masala is in trouble here! Virtainen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Virtainen!