PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nyrkki
vs
Vult

188 cm
27
217 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

207 cm
25
221 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki connects with the punch.
Nyrkki misses with a right hand
and Vult connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut. Vult saw that one coming.
Vult defending well as Nyrkki loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Vult.
No joy there for Nyrkki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut. Vult saw that one coming.

Nyrkki moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vult.
Vult using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vult comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Vult throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vult scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Vult.

It looks like Mauri Nyrkki has been cut.
Vult is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vult landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
Nyrkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Vult lands an elbow inside that Nyrkki shrugs off.
Vult effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Vult on the inside.
Nyrkki is trying to break the clinch but Vult has him pressed against the cage.
Vult lands an elbow that stopped Nyrkki in his tracks for a moment.
Vult lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nyrkki is trying to push Vult away but Vult has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vult with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Nyrkki is rocked!
Vult creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nyrkki with a big uppercut! Nyrkki tries to clinch up but Vult pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nyrkki to the mat! Nyrkki covers up and Vult unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reinhart Vult!