PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survival of the Sickest by Saliva. Rauno Viittala will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chan
vs
Viittala

178 cm
30
187 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

190 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Viittala throws a head kick that misses
and Chan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viittala misses with a head kick.
Chan lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Chan checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Chan.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
Viittala slips a jab from Chan.
Viittala throws a leg kick
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viittala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chan's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a chopping leg kick but Viittala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnny Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viittala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan scores with a kick to the midsection.

Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Viittala prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Viittala throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
A short right from Chan.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viittalas head.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.

Viittala is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Viittala is still on wobbly legs! Can Chan finish him?
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Viittala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viittala seems to have recovered his senses.
Viittala scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan lands a left hand.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Viittala throws an elbow but it misses.
Chan misses with some punches.
Viittala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viittala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viittala stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Chan.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viittala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viittala struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Viittala.
Chan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Viittala.
Viittala throws a head punch that misses.
Chan tries to work over Viittala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Viittala controls the action.
Viittala working aggressively here.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan pushes Viittala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Viittala uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viittala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johnny Chan has been cut.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Viittala avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Viittala misses with a punch to the body.
Viittala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viittala.
Chan scores with a hook to the body.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viittala lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chan.
Viittala looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan lands a nice shot to the body.
Viittala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping body kick lands there for Chan.
Viittala throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Viittala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Viittala is out of range and Chan settles back down.
A head kick by Viittala misses
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viittala blocks a jab.
Chan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Chan forces Viittala back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viittala.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viittala.
Viittala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viittala is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan avoiding damage as Viittala throws knees to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan lands a shot to the body.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Viittala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Viittala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viittala prevents a body shot from Chan.
Viittala prevents a body shot from Chan.
Viittala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan lands with a right to the head.
Chan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Viittala, against the cage.
Chan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Chan blocks a body shot from Viittala.
A hook to the body from Chan.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
Chan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chan is leaning against Viittala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan throws a big uppercut that drops Viittala! More strikes from Chan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Viittala lies dazed against the cage as Chan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Chan!