PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shivakamini Somakandarkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Viljanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Somakandarkram
vs
Viljanen

180 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shivakamini Somakandarkram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jouko Viljanen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Somakandarkram lands but Viljanen takes it in his stride.

It looks like Jouko Viljanen has been cut.
Viljanen cracks Somakandarkram with a right hand to the side of the head.
Somakandarkram tries to land a front kick but Viljanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Viljanen takes a swing at Somakandarkram's ribcage but misses.
Somakandarkram throws the kick towards the body but Viljanen avoids it.
Somakandarkram throws a head kick that misses
and Viljanen counters with a left to the body.
Viljanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Viljanen misses with an uppercut
and Somakandarkram counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Viljanen.
Somakandarkram avoids the head kick by Viljanen.
Viljanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somakandarkram can pounce on him.
Viljanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viljanen checks a low kick from Somakandarkram.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viljanen! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somakandarkram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Somakandarkram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Somakandarkram misses with a kick to the body.
Somakandarkram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Viljanen avoids a kick to the body.
Somakandarkram connects with a leg kick. Viljanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Somakandarkram throws a lazy head kick
and Viljanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Somakandarkram thinking.
Viljanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Somakandarkram ducks under a wild hook from Viljanen.
Viljanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somakandarkram misses with a head kick.
Viljanen scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Somakandarkram misses

and Viljanen counters by moving into the clinch.
Viljanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Viljanen has Somakandarkram pressed against the cage, preventing Somakandarkram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Viljanen keeps control of Somakandarkram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Somakandarkram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Somakandarkram swings wildly with an uppercut but Viljanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viljanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Somakandarkram up against the cage.
Viljanen lands with a left to the head.
Somakandarkram has had enough of the clinch but Viljanen keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Somakandarkram is trying to break the clinch but Viljanen has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Viljanen.
Viljanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Viljanen scores with a shoulder strike.

Viljanen breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Viljanen.

Somakandarkram is rocked!
Viljanen ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Somakandarkram out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouko Viljanen!
A very excited looking Jouko Viljanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Shivakamini Somakandarkram stepped up to the mic, saying 'Awww, fuck it. '.