PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tulevaisuuden Toivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Viitanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Toivo
vs
Viitanen

191 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

201 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tulevaisuuden Toivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Viitanen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivo looks to land a combination but Viitanen avoids it well.
Toivo throws a series of strikes that have Viitanen backpedaling.
Toivo throws a series of punches but Viitanen avoids them all with ease.
Toivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toivo misses with a series of wild punches.
Viitanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toivo scores with a three punch combo!
Toivo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toivo misses with a wild combination.
Toivo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viitanen tries for a takedown but Toivo circles away easily
and Toivo counters with a series of strikes. Viitanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Toivo misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo fails to land with a series of punches.
Toivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viitanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toivo misses with the combination.
Toivo is breathing heavily.
Toivo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viitanen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Toivo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Viitanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Viitanen drops back looking for a leg! Toivo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toivo manages to kick Viitanen off! Viitanen jumps back into Toivo's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Viitanen slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Viitanen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Toivo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Viitanen has cracked it and Toivo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Viitanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikko Viitanen!