PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 351 p4p, 497 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 55 p4p, 74 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob
vs
Tonissaar

184 cm
31
185
14 - 7 - 0

191 cm
28
185
18 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Tonissaar sees coming a mile off.

Bob has Tonissaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonissaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Tonissaar.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.

Tonissaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonissaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tonissaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tonissaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Bob tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Bob throws a chopping leg kick but Tonissaar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob digs a good hook to Tonissaar's body.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.

It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob lands with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar lands a slapping body shot.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
A big right from Tonissaar misses.
Bob feints and then cracks Tonissaar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tonissaar down.
Tonissaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tonissaar if he has to take too many more of those.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bob.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Bob tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bob thumps Tonissaar with a low kick.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Tonissaar does it's job there.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonissaar checks it well.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Bob fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar just manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonissaar! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob cracks Tonissaar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tonissaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar misses with a hook.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bob is out of range and Tonissaar settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonissaar misses the target.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
Tonissaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
Tonissaar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tonissaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bob had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Tonissaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Bob tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Tonissaar tries to work over Bob's front leg with a kick but Bob checks it.
Tonissaar jabs at Bob's body.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonissaar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
No joy there for Tonissaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonissaar. Tonissaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tonissaar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonissaar throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a good low kick that Tonissaar was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonissaar checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tonissaar with a nice cross.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonissaar needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Tonissaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tonissaar misses with a jab to the body
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Tonissaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob.
Tonissaar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tonissaar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonissaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tonissaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tonissaar.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Tonissaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bob misses.
Tonissaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonissaar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tonissaar duly obliges.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tonissaar with a nice calf kick.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob tried to counter with a leg kick but Tonissaar avoided it.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Tonissaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Bob feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonissaar throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonissaar needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Bob moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Bob digs a good hook to Tonissaar's body.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a jab.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob connects with a right hand. Tonissaar shakes it off.
Bob misses with a hook.
Tonissaar dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Bob tries to work over Tonissaar's front leg with a kick but Tonissaar checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Bob is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Tonissaar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Tonissaar punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Tonissaar misses.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bob on the side of the head.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Bob tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Tonissaar. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tonissaar. Those never looked like landing.
Bob is looking to land body kicks.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bob fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonissaar, pushing him back against the cage.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Tonissaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob letting Tonissaar take a breather here.
Tonissaar misses with some punches.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Tonissaar has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bob throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tonissaar fails to land.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonissaar is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the head.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baruto Tonissaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tonissaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Tonissaar throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bob moves into the clinch successfully.

Tonissaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Bob.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonissaar is looking to score with low kicks.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob misses with a low kick as Tonissaar jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonissaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonissaar lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tonissaar there.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonissaar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonissaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Bob is looking to slow Tonissaar down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws out a leg kick but Tonissaar moves out of range and Bob only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Tonissaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tonissaar scores with a jab.

Bob clinches with his opponent.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silent Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Tonissaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bob tries to work over Tonissaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bob throws an elbow but misses.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Tonissaar back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.

Tonissaar breaks the clinch.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Bob throws a leg kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range and Bob settles back down.
Tonissaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonissaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonissaar scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Tonissaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Bob's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it.
Tonissaar tries a quick counter leg kick but Bob is wise to it.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Tonissaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Tonissaar lands the left hand.
Tonissaar thumps Bob with a low kick.
Tonissaar lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baruto Tonissaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tonissaar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.