PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vikic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weli Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vikic
vs
Kivi

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Vikic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weli Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vikic throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kivi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kivi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vikic!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivi moves to back control.
Vikic prevents Kivi from getting a body triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kivi keeps control of the position as Vikic tries to break free.
Kivi doesn't have the hooks in and Vikic manages to turn into his guard.

Vikic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vikic is looking to stand up but Kivi won't let him.
Vikic wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Kivi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vikic is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vikic wants to get up but he can't break Kivi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vikic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kivi wants to sweep but no luck.

Kivi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kivi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kivi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Vikic stands up from Kivi's guard - Vikic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kivi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kivi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kivi looks gassed!
Vikic throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kivi clean off his feet! He's out cold! Vikic stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Vikic!