PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Banana Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banana Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Man
vs
Vihervuori

189 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Banana Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervuori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Vihervuori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Vihervuori. Beautiful body shot.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Vihervuori moved away.
A head kick misses from Man.
Vihervuori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vihervuori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Vihervuori moves his leg out of the way.

Vihervuori shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vihervuori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Vihervuori might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vihervuori accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Juhani Vihervuori hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vihervuori checks a leg kick.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Vihervuori moves out of range easily.
Banana Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihervuori looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Vihervuori. Beautiful body shot.
Vihervuori lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Vihervuori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vihervuori takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori misses with a hook.
Vihervuori jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vihervuori motions for Man to come forward. Vihervuori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Man misses with a low kick.
Vihervuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vihervuori connects with the punch.
Vihervuori fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man tries to clinch there but Vihervuori circles away.
Vihervuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Vihervuori misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Man tenderised Vihervuori's leg. Vihervuori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Man.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vihervuori's calf.
Vihervuori wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to slow Vihervuori down by chopping away at his legs.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Man looks to land a body kick but Vihervuori moved away.
Vihervuori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Vihervuori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Vihervuori dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man cracks the inside of Vihervuori's front leg.
Vihervuori scores with a body shot.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man tries to clinch up but Vihervuori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Vihervuori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vihervuori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihervuori, as that shot connected.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihervuori.

Vihervuori fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Vihervuori persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vihervuori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man is looking for a sweep. Vihervuori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vihervuori scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihervuori content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to hold on to Vihervuori's head to control him but Vihervuori postures up.
Ground and pound from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vihervuori seems to be looking for submissions.
Vihervuori wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vihervuori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vihervuori is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vihervuori with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vihervuori is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vihervuori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Juhani Vihervuori hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Vihervuori finds it's target.
Vihervuori tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Vihervuori counters with a left to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vihervuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Vihervuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with a head kick.
Vihervuori missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihervuori cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vihervuori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervuori jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Vihervuori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Vihervuori.
A head kick misses from Man.
Vihervuori misses with a two punch combination.
Vihervuori catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihervuori.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihervuori sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vihervuori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihervuori.

Vihervuori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Vihervuori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Vihervuori scores a takedown into full mount!
Vihervuori scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Vihervuori lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vihervuori lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Vihervuori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Man is rocked!
Vihervuori loads up with a big shot that hurts Man! He's pulled Vihervuori in close but Vihervuori has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Man survive? More strikes from Vihervuori and Man is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juhani Vihervuori!