PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Virtainen (ranked 4425 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 533 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Virtainen
vs
Camble

184 cm
21
180
3 - 5 - 0

184 cm
22
180
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Virtainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Virtainen delivers a nice body kick.
Jab by Virtainen.
Virtainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Camble misses the shot to the body.
Virtainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camble circles away quickly and effectively.
Virtainen misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Virtainen.
Virtainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camble appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Virtainen fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Virtainen throws a combination that misses
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virtainen moves away.
Virtainen throws a nice looking combination but Camble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camble tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Virtainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen throws a sloppy head kick and Camble moves out of range easily.
Virtainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tapio Virtainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camble takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Virtainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virtainen walks into a jab.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands with a nice body kick.
Virtainen tries to move into range but Camble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virtainen scores with a nice strike.
Virtainen throws a sloppy head kick

and Camble counters with a single leg into guard. Virtainen didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camble is controlling him.
Camble trying to control the position from guard on top but Virtainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camble throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Virtainen is looking to stand up but Camble isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virtainen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Virtainen keeping moving, preventing Camble from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Virtainen throws a head kick that misses.
Camble staying out of range there.
Camble looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen throws a head kick but Camble moves out of range.
Virtainen throws a lazy head kick

and Camble counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Camble.
Camble lands a couple of elbows.
Virtainen keeping moving, preventing Camble from controlling successfully.
Virtainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Camble slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Camble throws a big elbow that misses.
Virtainen wants to stand but Camble is controlling the position.
Camble trying to control the position from guard on top but Virtainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Camble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Virtainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sloppy strikes from Virtainen. Those never looked like landing.
Camble scores with a nice head shot.
Virtainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Camble's head.
Tapio Virtainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camble throws out a counter right but Virtainen avoids it with no problem.
Virtainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Camble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Virtainen misses.
Jab by Camble.
Virtainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Virtainen throws out a loose jab but Camble uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Camble misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tapio Virtainen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Virtainen misses.
Camble swings for the body but Virtainen moves out of range.
Virtainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Virtainen.
Tapio Virtainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camble lands a jab.

Virtainen is rocked!
Camble lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Camble!
An out of breath Mike Camble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.