PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Viitalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Manowar - Gods Of War. A fine choice. Jussi Viitalainen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fredriksson
vs
Viitalainen

190 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

207 cm
22
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Odin Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Viitalainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Fredriksson.
Viitalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fredriksson counters with a shoot takedown. Viitalainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Fredriksson stops Viitalainen from standing up.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Viitalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Viitalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Odin Fredriksson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fredriksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Viitalainen can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Fredriksson misses with a left hand
and Viitalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Viitalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Viitalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Viitalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Viitalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown but Viitalainen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fredriksson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fredriksson jabs Viitalainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Viitalainen misses.
Viitalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Jussi Viitalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Viitalainen's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitalainen tries a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
Jussi Viitalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viitalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Fredriksson. Fredriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fredriksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Viitalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viitalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Viitalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Viitalainen misses with a right hand

and Fredriksson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Viitalainen won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fredriksson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fredriksson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fredriksson trying to control the action but Viitalainen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viitalainen manages to get back to half guard.
Viitalainen is trying to stand back up but Fredriksson is controlling him
Fredriksson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viitalainen tries to get to full guard but Fredriksson has control of the leg.
Viitalainen has hold of Fredriksson's hands but Fredriksson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredriksson wants to take a breather but Viitalainen is having none of it.
Fredriksson throwing shots but Viitalainen is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredriksson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fredriksson slips a nice elbow through Viitalainen's hands, connecting with Viitalainen's forehead.
Fredriksson is trying to control the action in half guard but Viitalainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fredriksson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Fredriksson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Viitalainen swings widly with a right hand

and Fredriksson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Viitalainen won't be happy with that.
Viitalainen is looking to regain half guard here but Fredriksson keeps moving and retains side control.
Fredriksson trying to control the action but Viitalainen is working from the bottom.
Fredriksson scoring with punches and elbows.
Fredriksson trying to control the action but Viitalainen is working from the bottom.
Fredriksson working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitalainen defending against the ground and pound.
Fredriksson wants to control but Viitalainen is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredriksson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fredriksson trying to control the position but Viitalainen is working away.

Viitalainen throws Fredriksson to one side and escapes!
A nice leg kick lands there from Viitalainen.
Fredriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viitalainen counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Viitalainen moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viitalainen. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Viitalainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range and Viitalainen settles back down.
Fredriksson misses with a left hand
and Viitalainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fredriksson really felt that one!
Viitalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viitalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson is looking to wear down Viitalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Viitalainen does it's job there.
Viitalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viitalainen misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson blocks a leg kick.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viitalainen.
Viitalainen leaves Fredriksson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Viitalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
Viitalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Viitalainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fredriksson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viitalainen wants to get back to his feet.
Viitalainen is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viitalainen defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Odin Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Odin Fredriksson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fredriksson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Viitalainen jabs Fredriksson right on the nose. Fredriksson blinks but takes it well.

Fredriksson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fredriksson in particular looking to stall.
Fredriksson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Viitalainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fredriksson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Viitalainen tries to kick Fredriksson off but Fredriksson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fredriksson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Viitalainen is refusing to be controlled, as Fredriksson sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Odin Fredriksson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fredriksson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viitalainen's waist but Viitalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fredriksson off to one side.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.
Viitalainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Viitalainen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fredriksson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fredriksson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viitalainen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fredriksson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jussi Viitalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitalainen is looking to stand up but Fredriksson isn't so interested in that idea.
Fredriksson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viitalainen's guard.
Fredriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viitalainen keeps working.
Fredriksson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Viitalainen wants to get back to full guard.
Fredriksson blocks the strikes from Viitalainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson thows a huge punch but Viitalainen dodges it nicely.
Viitalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fredriksson trying to control but Viitalainen is working from the bottom.
Viitalainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fredriksson!
Fredriksson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Viitalainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viitalainen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fredriksson.
Viitalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viitalainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fredriksson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viitalainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Fredriksson!