PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Lukashenko has chosen Belarus National Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tolonen
vs
Lukashenko

213 cm
29
297 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

219 cm
22
290 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukashenko throws a low kick but Tolonen moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Lukashenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukashenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tolonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Lukashenko off the cage and back into rage.
Lukashenko misses with a low kick.
Tolonen scores with a jab. Lukashenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tolonen drives through with a takedown into Lukashenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukashenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukashenko keeping full guard, as Tolonen tries to pass.
Tolonen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tolonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Lukashenko is retaining full guard.
Lukashenko keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Iiro Tolonen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lukashenko tries to land a leg kick but Tolonen saw it coming and moves away.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it

and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tolonen scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lukashenko pushes Tolonen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tolonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a series of strikes. Tolonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander Lukashenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Lukashenko moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen misses with a right hand
and Lukashenko counters with a body kick.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Lukashenko.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukashenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
Lukashenko is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukashenko throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Tolonen is looking to wear down Lukashenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lukashenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lukashenko throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
Lukashenko tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukashenko.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Tolonen. Those never looked like landing.
Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukashenko tries to score with a low kick but Tolonen moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tolonen shoots in but Lukashenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tolonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lukashenko tried to score with a low kick but Tolonen checks it.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but Tolonen moves away
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Tolonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lukashenko can pounce on him.
Lukashenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lukashenko scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Lukashenko.
The fighters circling - Lukashenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iiro Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lukashenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lukashenko is keeping the position for now.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Lukashenko keeps moving.
Tolonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko misses with a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukashenko manages to avoid it.
Lukashenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukashenko throws a leg kick

and Tolonen counters with a single leg into guard. Lukashenko didn't expect that.
Tolonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukashenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukashenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolonen trying to control but Lukashenko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Lukashenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tolonen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko won't allow Tolonen to get back to his feet.
Lukashenko postures up.
Lukashenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lukashenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukashenko tries to stand but Tolonen is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tolonen holds on and takes a little breather.

Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Tolonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukashenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukashenko is just out of range.
A big left from Lukashenko misses.
Lukashenko throws a hook but Tolonen avoids it easily.
Tolonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lukashenko. Lukashenko obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lukashenko. That's going to slow Tolonen down.
Tolonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Lukashenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolonen thinking.
Lukashenko is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
A low kick from Lukashenko is predictable there

and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tolonen trying to control the action but Lukashenko is working from the bottom.
Tolonen throwing shots but Lukashenko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iiro Tolonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lukashenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lukashenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen shoots in looking for a takedown but Lukashenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tolonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lukashenko sizes up Tolonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Lukashenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lukashenko looks for the body kick but Tolonen saw that one coming.
Lukashenko takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
Tolonen misses with a hook
and Lukashenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
Lukashenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lukashenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukashenko thinking.
Lukashenko throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen moves out of range as Lukashenko strikes.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukashenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tolonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Lukashenko moves out of range.
Tolonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lukashenko throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
Lukashenko connects with a right hand. Tolonen shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with a body shot that sends Lukashenko's belly button to the back.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lukashenko as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukashenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tolonen tries to move into range but Lukashenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lukashenko throws a lazy head kick
and Tolonen counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lukashenko, right into the meat.
Tolonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lukashenko tries to avoid it but Tolonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lukashenko to the ground. Lukashenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lukashenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen takes a swing at Lukashenko's ribcage but misses.
Lukashenko throws a low kick but Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Lukashenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lukashenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tolonen swings widly with a right hand
and Lukashenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukashenko throws a shot to the body.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Lukashenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Lukashenko ducks down to avoid it.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko throws a shot to the body.
Lukashenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lukashenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lukashenko. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Lukashenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tolonen momentarily.
Lukashenko throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lukashenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolonen. That did some damage!
Lukashenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tolonen counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen prevents Lukashenko from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukashenko is trying to control Tolonen's posture but Tolonen avoids it.
Lukashenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tolonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lukashenko really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lukashenko, right into the meat.
Tolonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lukashenko misses the jab.
Lukashenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lukashenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lukashenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tolonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukashenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Lukashenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Tolonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukashenko closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Lukashenko throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lukashenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lukashenko.
No luck for Tolonen with that takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lukashenko 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 Tolonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lukashenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukashenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lukashenko throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko wants to clinch but Tolonen slips to the side
and Tolonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lukashenko misses with an uppercut.
Lukashenko throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukashenko thinking.
Tolonen takes one to the side of the head.
Lukashenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tolonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tolonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lukashenko keeping full guard, as Tolonen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukashenko controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tolonen looking to pass the guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Lukashenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lukashenko throws an off balance right hand
and Tolonen counters with a series of strikes. Lukashenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lukashenko.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tolonen.
Lukashenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lukashenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lukashenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukashenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iiro Tolonen had his way with Alexander Lukashenko in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tolonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tolonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tolonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lukashenko is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to control but Lukashenko is keeping him busy.
Tolonen in side control, throwing shots but Lukashenko defends.
Tolonen just content to control the position.
Tolonen trying to control the position but Lukashenko is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tolonen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lukashenko's legs.
Alexander Lukashenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lukashenko is letting Tolonen control him for a moment.
Lukashenko pushes Tolonen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tolonen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Lukashenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iiro Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lukashenko.
Lukashenko jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tolonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tolonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Lukashenko counters with a straight right hand.
Lukashenko lands with a nice body punch.
Lukashenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lukashenko moves out of range as Tolonen strikes.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Lukashenko moves out of range.
Lukashenko is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Lukashenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tolonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lukashenko swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Lukashenko misses with a left hand
and Tolonen counters with a three punch combo that has Lukashenko backing up. Lukashenko nods at Tolonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lukashenko. That did some damage!
Lukashenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lukashenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Lukashenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukashenko is just out of range.
A low kick from Lukashenko misses
and Tolonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Lukashenko.
I think Tolonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen retains his super heavyweight title!