PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyojin Rikishi (ranked 3316 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Sami Ahola (ranked 186 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rikishi
vs
Ahola

225 cm
20
419
3 - 3 - 0

199 cm
20
300
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyojin Rikishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rikishi.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Rikishi with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ahola counter with a right hand.

It looks like Kyojin Rikishi has been cut.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rikishi.
Rikishi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikishi misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyojin Rikishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rikishi is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ahola doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Rikishi crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Rikishi's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Ahola!