PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine by KISS. Reinhart Vult has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vult
vs
Riseman

207 cm
35
222 lbs
17 - 17 - 1

189 cm
35
280 lbs
27 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vult throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Vult avoids them all with ease.
Riseman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vult is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reinhart Vult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vult connects with a looping right hand.
Vult moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vult has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riseman.
Vult feints and then cracks Riseman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riseman down.
Vult pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vult misses with a body punch
letting Riseman counter with a right hand.
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!
Riseman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.
Vult throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman misses with a straight left.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riseman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vult has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vult and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman takes a swing at Vult's ribcage but misses.
Vult lands with a hook. Riseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vult connects with a looping right hand.

Vult clinches with his opponent.
Vult lands an elbow inside.
Riseman working hard to break the clinch.

Vult breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vult throws a lazy right hand but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vult throws a series of punches but Riseman avoids them all with ease.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Vult.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riseman.
Riseman tries to bum rush Vult with a series of wild strikes but Vult uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vult throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Vult rushes Riseman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vult breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vult fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vult is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Riseman throws a looping overhand right but Vult ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vult misses the target.
Riseman cracks Vult with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vult misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vult manages to avoid it.
Riseman tries to bum rush Vult with a series of wild strikes but Vult uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vult fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riseman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vult takes a swing at Riseman's ribcage but misses.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Vult throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riseman tries to move into range but Vult moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riseman throws a right hand that Vult ducks under and follows up with a left that Vult also avoids with ease.
Vult lands a jab to the head.
Vult scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vult fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vult is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vult.
Vult looks to land a left hand but Riseman moved out of range nicely.
Riseman throws a leg kick but Vult checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vult throws a looping overhand right but Riseman ducks down to avoid it.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vult is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Vult darts in and clinches Riseman up against the cage.

Vult's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vult fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vult clobbers Riseman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vult tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vult blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Vult.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vult moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Vult avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vult thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Riseman throws a body punch but Vult moves out of range.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vult scores with a punch to the head.
Vult fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riseman on the side of the head.
Vult moves to clinch but Riseman breaks away
and Vult takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vult really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Vult avoids them all with ease.
Vult cracks Riseman with an open hand slap.
Vult is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vult throws a hook to the side of Riseman's head but Riseman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Riseman misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vult keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riseman.
Vult scores with a jab to the body.
Vult swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riseman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vult wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
Riseman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riseman ducks under a wild hook from Vult.
Riseman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vult fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riseman manages to avoid it.
Vult pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riseman back to the cage. Vult follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vult throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vult fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vult avoids the head kick by Riseman.

Vult gets a clinch.
Vult lands with a left to the head.
Riseman looking to stall.
Riseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vult or not.
Vult lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riseman backwards.
Vult tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riseman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riseman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riseman swings wildly with an uppercut but Vult uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vult breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vult fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riseman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vult feints a jab promting Riseman to slip. Vult then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riseman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Vult lands with an overhand left.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vult here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A punch lands to the side of Riseman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Vult.
Riseman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vult counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riseman thinking.
Vult misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.

Vult fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riseman, pushing him back against the cage.
Riseman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riseman can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman tries to break free but Vult pushes him back against the cage.
Riseman tries to break the clinch but Vult is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riseman is trying to break the clinch but Vult is controlling him.

Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman's corner calls for a 1-2. Riseman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Riseman throws a head kick that Vult semi-blocks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vult lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riseman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riseman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riseman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reinhart Vult is winning the standup battle so far.
Riseman throws out a loose jab but Vult uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vult.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Riseman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Vult misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vult scores with a shot to the body.
Reinhart Vult is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman takes a swing at Vult's ribcage but misses.
Vult tries to clinch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vult backs up against the cage.

Vult is rocked!
Riseman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Vult is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riseman throws a series of punches but Vult moves out of range.
Riseman plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Vult swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Vult face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arne Riseman!