PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salyn Sarethi (ranked 892 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 129 p4p, 201 weight class). Sarethi comes into the arena with Blue Ice blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sarethi
vs
Tonissaar

187 cm
35
190
24 - 14 - 0

191 cm
34
185
25 - 14 - 1

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic 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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Tonissaar tries to score with a low kick but Sarethi moves his leg out of the way.
Sarethi throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sarethi throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Tonissaar digs a good body shot into Sarethi's ribs.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarethi scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonissaar should have avoided that one.
Tonissaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarethi connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarethi.
Tonissaar throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarethi in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sarethi blocks the leg kick.
Sarethi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarethi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarethi slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Sarethi throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarethi misses the target.
Tonissaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarethi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tonissaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Tonissaar lands with a good body shot.
Tonissaar misses with a right hand
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarethi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonissaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Sarethi down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Sarethi misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarethi.
Sarethi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar slips a jab and a cross from Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarethi scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Sarethi's leg but Sarethi calmly moves out of range.
Sarethi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarethi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sarethi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Sarethi checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Sarethi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar lands a jab to Sarethi's midsection.
Tonissaar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarethi should have avoided that one.

Sarethi is rocked!
Tonissaar weaves into range and cracks Sarethi right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sarethi goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tonissaar is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baruto Tonissaar!
A victorious Baruto Tonissaar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.