PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 353 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 46 p4p, 123 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chai
vs
Viikinki

192 cm
27
265
16 - 9 - 0

192 cm
29
277
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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NARCOS
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chai.
Chai trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viikinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Chai trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Chai.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
Viikinki misses with the head strike.
Viikinki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viikinki misses with a punch on the inside.
Viikinki throws a head punch that misses.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viikinki can turn it around.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viikinki.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Chai scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tony Viikinki has been cut.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viikinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Viikinki fails to land.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Viikinki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viikinki misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Viikinki fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Viikinki avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Viikinki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Viikinki misses with a punch on the inside.
Viikinki has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Chai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki working aggressively here.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Viikinki misses with some punches.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viikinki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki throws a head punch that misses.
Chai tries a body shot but Viikinki blocks it.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ghost Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Viikinki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Viikinki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Chai drops Viikinki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Viikinki looks back up at him and smiles so Chai waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Viikinki is rocked!
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viikinki can do to turn this around?
Viikinki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.