PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. Ford has chosen Stand up - Ludacris as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vitonen
vs
Ford

197 cm
28
270 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

197 cm
28
255 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vitonen, as that shot connected.

It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Ford cracks Vitonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vitonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Vitonen lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford tries to clinch but Vitonen is having none of it.
Vitonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vitonen throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vitonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vitonen lands with a right hand.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vitonen throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford blocks a leg kick.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Vitonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen misses the shot to the body.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitonen throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Vitonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
Vitonen tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vitonen misses the target.
Vitonen scores with a shot to the body.
Vitonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Vitonen jabs at Ford's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vitonen connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.

That has opened up Jacob Ford's cut even more.
Vitonen lands a nice hook to Ford's body. Ford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Vitonen lands with a nice body kick.
Ford throws a series of punches but Vitonen moves out of range.
Vitonen throws a leg kick but Ford moved away.
Vitonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Vitonen thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Vitonen misses with a wild body shot.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ford wants to clinch up but Vitonen keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitonen is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen lands the left hand.
Vitonen throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Vitonen misses with a low kick.
Vitonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vitonen misses with a looping left.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Ford tries to clinch there but Vitonen circles away.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ford looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vitonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The cut above Jacob Ford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ford checks a low kick from Vitonen.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vitonen tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Vitonen wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitonen.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Vitonen throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vitonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitonen misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Vitonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Vitonen's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ford in his tracks.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vitonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vitonen throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Vitonen misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nahka Vitonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ford is looking to clinch but Vitonen is avoiding it.
Ford lands with a cross.
Vitonen misses with a shot to the body
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ford clinches up with Vitonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
Vitonen scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Vitonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Vitonen controls the action.
Vitonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vitonen can't get the takedown.
Ford tries a body shot but Vitonen blocks it.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vitonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitonen's elbow.
Vitonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford tries a body shot but Vitonen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Ford pushes Vitonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitonen.
Vitonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford letting Vitonen take a breather here.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitonen.
Ford prevents a body shot from Vitonen.
Vitonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacob Ford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nahka Vitonen!
Nahka Vitonen is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Nahka Vitonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.