PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Da Wrestla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artturi Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wrestla
vs
Virtanen

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Da Wrestla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artturi Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wrestla is out of range.

Wrestla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Virtanen trying to control from the bottom.
Wrestla is looking to advance position but Virtanen won't allow it.
Wrestla throwing shots but Virtanen is blocking nicely.
Virtanen is looking to escape.

Wrestla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wrestla is looking to advance position but Virtanen won't allow it.
Virtanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wrestla sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wrestla forces Virtanen back against the cage and clinches.
Virtanen tries for a takedown but Wrestla manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wrestla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virtanen throws a series of punches but Wrestla avoids them all with ease.

Wrestla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wrestla breaks the clinch.
Wrestla slips under a jab from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a few strikes there.

Wrestla fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Virtanen sprawls well initially but Wrestla persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wrestla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Virtanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wrestla.
Wrestla trying to control the pace.

Wrestla stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Virtanen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wrestla shoots in and bounces Virtanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Virtanen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wrestla has passed into side control.
A control attempt from Virtanen but he's now mounted!
Wrestla controlling from mount.
Virtanen tries to hold on but Wrestla pushes him away.
Wrestla controlling the pace for now.
Virtanen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestla content just to control the position here.
Virtanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Virtanen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wrestla will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wrestla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wrestla wants to sweep but no luck.
Virtanen wanted to stand there but Wrestla had control of the position.
Wrestla seems keen to control Virtanen's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Virtanen trying to control but Wrestla is working from the bottom.
Virtanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wrestla is controlling Virtanen's posture.

Wrestla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wrestla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrestla is working for takedown but Virtanen is calmly controlling the position for now.

Wrestla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrestla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Virtanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virtanen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wrestla - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artturi Virtanen!