PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Hurt me as his entrance music. Tauno Tolonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Uzi
vs
Tolonen

192 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
275 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tolonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolonen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.
Tolonen misses with the combination.

Uzi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tolonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uzi stopping the sweep attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tolonen trying to control the position here.
Uzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Uzi shoots in and bounces Tolonen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tolonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uzi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tolonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolonen working a defensive guard here.
Uzi slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tolonen's head.
Uzi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uzi looks to land a strike but Tolonen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Uzi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tolonen trying to strike off his back.
Uzi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tolonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolonen keeping full guard, as Uzi tries to pass.
Uzi working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tolonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tolonen trying to keep a closed guard but Uzi is proving a slippery customer.
Tolonen trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzi passes into half guard.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tolonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uzi lands with a punch from half guard.
Uzi wants to take a breather but Tolonen is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tolonen is staying active underneath Uzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Tolonen throws the left hand but Uzi avoids the punch easily.
Tolonen misses with a hook. Uzi ducked under it nicely.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Uzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen tries to bum rush Uzi with a series of wild strikes but Uzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tolonen as he jumps to the side.
Uzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.

Uzi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi scoring with punches and elbows.
Uzi working the head with strikes.
Tolonen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Uzi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kurt Uzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uzi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tolonen is looking to get to half guard.
Uzi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uzi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tolonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzi lands a big elbow.
Uzi lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Uzi connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Uzi connects with a bit shot that sees Tolonen covering up! More strikes from Uzi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Uzi is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Uzi!