PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 1825 p4p, 79 weight class) and Datu Rizalia (ranked 1901 p4p, 81 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rizalia's choice of entrance music: Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Viking
vs
Rizalia

199 cm
21
299 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

202 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viking. That's going to slow Rizalia down.
Good standup being displayed there by Viking as he connects with a hook.
Viking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizalia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Viking looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizalia misses with a hook.
Viking fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizalia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizalia.
Viking lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rizalia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizalia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking thows a left - swing and a miss!
Viking lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Viking closes the distance and pushes Rizalia back into the cage.
Viking tries to work over Rizalia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viking lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizalia wants to break free but Viking has control.
A short left from Viking.
Viking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizalia's elbow.

Rizalia manages to break the clinch.
Viking connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Viking finds it's way through Rizalia's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking throws a body kick that misses.
Rizalia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Viking moves into the clinch.
Rizalia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viking.
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!
Viking lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Datu Rizalia has been cut.
Viking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viking misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizalia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viking.
Rizalia prevents a body shot from Viking.
Rizalia prevents a body shot from Viking.
Viking misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking cracks Rizalia with a nice body shot.
Viking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizalia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking lands a left hand.
Rizalia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viking lands a left hand.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viking throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viking.
Viking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rizalia backwards.

Rizalia is rocked!
Viking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizalia is still on wobbly legs! Can Viking finish him?
Viking misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Viking as the two fighters clinch.
Rizalia looks winded!
Viking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Viking as the two fighters clinch.
Viking throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizalia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizalia.
Rizalia blocking some punches.
Rizalia blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viking.
Rizalia seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Viking.
Rizalia takes a shot to the head.
Viking dips a shoulder and cracks Rizalia with a mighty uppercut! Rizalia falls back against the cage and Viking unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rizalia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Viking screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Techno Viking!
After winning the bout, Techno Viking thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.