PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Wannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wannick comes to the cage accompanied by Green Day - Basket Case. Vihtala has chosen Pohjois-Karjala as his entrance music. Riddick Wannick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wannick
vs
Vihtala

195 cm
25
273 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

202 cm
24
286 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Wannick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wannick.
Vihtala throws a chopping leg kick but Wannick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vihtala misses with a series of wild punches.
Wannick throws a right hand that Vihtala ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihtala also avoids with ease.
Vihtala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.

Wannick clinches up with Vihtala and pushes him back against the cage.
Wannick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vihtala's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannick scores with a shot to the side of Vihtala's head.
Wannick tries a body shot but Vihtala blocks it.
Vihtala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wannick.
Wannick lands a nice elbow.
Vihtala looks gassed!
Wannick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Vihtala.
Wannick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vihtala blocks it with crossed arms.
Vihtala misses with a knee to the head.
Vihtala tries a knee to the head but Wannick blocks it.
Vihtala tries a knee to the head but Wannick blocks it.
Wannick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wannick trying to land knees to the body.
Wannick lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Kaarlo Vihtala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wannick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihtala.
Vihtala avoiding damage as Wannick throws knees to the body.
Vihtala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihtala managing to block the knees to the body from Wannick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala blocks an elbow strike.
Wannick swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannick managing to block the knees to the body from Vihtala.
Wannick misses with an elbow strike.
Vihtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vihtala walks away with a smile on his face. Wannick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vihtala checks a leg kick.
Vihtala misses the body punch
and Wannick counters with an inside leg kick.
Vihtala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddick Wannick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wannick clinches with his opponent.
Wannick misses with a knee strike.
Wannick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vihtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wannick.
Wannick tries to land knees in the clinch but Vihtala avoids the damage to the body.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Riddick Wannick has been cut.
Wannick avoiding damage as Vihtala throws knees to the body.
Vihtala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wannick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wannick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wannick wants the takedown. Vihtala is fighting it off but Wannick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vihtala's guard against the cage.
Vihtala is trying to keep Wannick in close.
Wannick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Vihtala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wannick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihtala can't do much from the bottom here.
Vihtala taking punishment in the form of punches.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaarlo Vihtala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riddick Wannick!