PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 1956 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 253 p4p, 154 weight class). Tony Viikinki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sup
vs
Viikinki

198 cm
30
235
16 - 19 - 1

192 cm
29
277
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viikinki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sup misses the shot to the body.
Viikinki misses with a low kick.
Viikinki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sup counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikinki throws a body punch but Sup moves out of range.
Sup tests Viikinki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viikinki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sup manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikinki misses with a wild body shot.
Viikinki throws a right hand that misses
and Sup counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikinki tried to score with a low kick but Sup checks it.
A quick step to the side and Sup tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viikinki misses with a hook. Sup ducked under it nicely.
Sup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viikinki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikinki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Viikinki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whack! Viikinki lands a heavy head kick that drops Sup. The ref tackles Viikinki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sup was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Viikinki!
A determined Tony Viikinki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!