PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Proteus : Illuminati. Virtanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soomaaliyeey toosoo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Topohanta
vs
Virtanen

201 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

198 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Topohanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topohanta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Virtanen with a hook.
Abdullah Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta wants to clinch.
Virtanen throws a wild body kick that Topohanta sees coming a mile off.
Virtanen cracks a nice hook into Topohanta's ribs.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Topohanta moves out of range.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen thumps Topohanta with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick

and Topohanta counters with a head kick that drops Virtanen to the mat! Virtanen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Topohanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Virtanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virtanen wants to land a leg kick but Topohanta is out of range.
Virtanen misses with a body kick.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Topohanta.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Virtanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta is breathing heavily.
A cross from Virtanen lands.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Virtanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick there by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a two punch combo.
Topohanta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Virtanen throws a nice head kick!
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Virtanen does no damage.
Virtanen tests Topohanta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Virtanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Virtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virtanen scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Topohanta throws a lazy head kick
and Virtanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Virtanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Topohanta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Virtanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Topohanta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands some shots froms side control.
Virtanen lands a few punches from side control.
Virtanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Virtanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Virtanen wants to control but Topohanta is keeping him busy.
Topohanta is letting Virtanen control him for a moment.
Virtanen wants to control but Topohanta is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Topohanta is trying to get back to half guard.
Topohanta parries the strikes from Virtanen easily there. Virtanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Topohanta to escape.
Virtanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Virtanen crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virtanen looking to control but instead Topohanta has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Topohanta is looking to control Virtanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Topohanta avoid being mounted?
Topohanta is staying active underneath Virtanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Topohanta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Virtanen.
Topohanta is trying to stand back up but Virtanen is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Topohanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Virtanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virtanen throws a big shot that misses.
Virtanen blocks a head kick by Topohanta.
Virtanen looks to land a body kick but Topohanta moved away.
Virtanen cracks Topohanta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Topohanta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Virtanen.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Topohanta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Virtanen tries to keep at a distance but Topohanta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen avoids the elbow strike from Topohanta, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen avoids the elbow strike from Topohanta, against the cage.
Topohanta is pressed up against the cage. Virtanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Topohanta down to the mat. Topohanta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Topohanta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Virtanen really felt that one!
Virtanen dips to his left and cracks Topohanta with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Virtanen 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.

A slapping leg kick lands for Topohanta.
A head kick by Topohanta misses
and Virtanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Virtanen jabs Topohanta right on the nose. Topohanta blinks but takes it well.
Topohanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Jab from Topohanta.

It looks like Abdullah Virtanen has been cut.
Topohanta looks to clinch
and Virtanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Virtanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Topohanta blocks a low kick nicely.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virtanen tries to land a front kick but Topohanta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Virtanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick.
Topohanta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Virtanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen misses with a wild combination.
Topohanta tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Topohanta counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Virtanen.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Topohanta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Virtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Topohanta.
Topohanta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Topohanta throws a looping overhand right but Virtanen ducks down to avoid it.
Topohanta moves out of range of the leg kick from Virtanen.
Topohanta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Topohanta throws a front kick aimed at Virtanen's knee but Virtanen avoids it well.
Topohanta wants to clinch up but Virtanen keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta closes the distance but Virtanen moves to the side
and Virtanen counters with an outside leg kick.
Abdullah Virtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topohanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Virtanen misses.
Topohanta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick
and Topohanta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Virtanen is rocked!
Topohanta dances in with a quick combination. Virtanen is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Topohanta snaps Virtanen's head back. Virtanen stumbles backwards against the cage. Topohanta steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Virtanen's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Virtanen just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pekka Topohanta!