PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 21 p4p, 29 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Pekka Toivonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junkyard Dog's chin.

Dog
vs
Toivonen

182 cm
35
195
36 - 21 - 0

193 cm
32
189
28 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toivonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
Toivonen tries to land a leg kick but Dog saw it coming and moves away.
Dog lands a head shot.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen tried to score with a low kick but Dog checks it.
Dog half committed to a counter leg kick.

Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Dog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.

Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen misses with a leg kick
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Toivonen tests Dog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Dog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toivonen avoids the head kick by Dog.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Dog moved away.
Dog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Toivonen responds with a good body kick, but Dog manages to step out the way in time.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Junkyard Dog has been cut.
A good leg kick by Dog.
Dog steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toivonen. That one must have hurt.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Dog avoids it.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Toivonen - just one landing.
Toivonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dog, as that shot connected.
Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toivonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toivonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dog.

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

Dog is rocked!
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Dog seems to have got his legs back now.
Junkyard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Dog falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen is the new middleweight champion!
Pekka Toivonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.