PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka - Africa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vitonen's choice of entrance music: Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shakur
vs
Vitonen

195 cm
39
255 lbs
41 - 15 - 1

197 cm
34
270 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shakur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vitonen 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 Shakur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shakur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen blocks a jab.
Vitonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakur.
Shakur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shakur throws a leg kick which misses Vitonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitonen tries to avoid it.
Shakur checks a low kick from Vitonen.
Shakur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shakur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitonen.
Vitonen misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitonen missing with a left hand there. Shakur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shakur looks to land a right hand but Vitonen moved out of range.
Vitonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen throws a body kick that misses
and Shakur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shakur blocks a head kick by Vitonen.
Vitonen looks to throw the jab but Shakur is out of range.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Shakur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vitonen counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Vitonen is predictable there
and Shakur counters with a thumping low kick.
Vitonen lands with a nice body punch.
Vitonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur cracks the inside of Vitonen's front leg.
Vitonen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shakur catches Vitonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Shakur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vitonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen digs a good hook to Shakur's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Vitonen as he checks the leg kick.
Vitonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Shakur drives through and clinches with Vitonen against the cage.
Shakur misses with the head strike.
Shakur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitonen's elbow.
Shakur is working Vitonen over against the cage.
Shakur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakur lands with a left to the head.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from Shakur.
Shakur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakur lands a nice uppercut.
Shakur can't find room to land a body shot as Vitonen controls the action.
Shakur misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakur.
Vitonen lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Vitonen.
Vitonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vitonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakur controls his hands.
Shakur misses with some punches.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur scores with a shoulder strike.
Shakur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Shakur - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shakur breaks from the clinch.
Emeka Shakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shakur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vitonen throws a push kick but Shakur slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vitonen throws a big shot that misses.
Shakur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vitonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vitonen misses with a body shot.
Vitonen throws a series of punches but Shakur moves out of range.

Shakur lands a left and a right that send Vitonen crashing to the mat, dazed. Shakur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vitonen is rocked!
Vitonen looks winded!
Shakur lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Vitonen up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Shakur from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Vitonen's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emeka Shakur!
Emeka Shakur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.