PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fedor Emelianenko Entrance song. Reino Tolonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tolonen
vs
Zulud

175 cm
24
147 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

155 cm
31
142 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulud throws a right hand that Tolonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolonen also avoids with ease.
Zulud fails to land the takedown.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zulud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Zulud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Zulud jumps guard and drags Tolonen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tolonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zulud has wrist control.
Tolonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zulud has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen preventing the sweep.
Zulud wants to get back to his feet but Tolonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tolonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tolonen 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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tolonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud trying to keep a closed guard but Tolonen is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zulud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tolonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Zulud down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Zulud.
Tolonen scores with a head kick.
Tolonen tries to land a front kick but Zulud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zulud scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Tolonen is rocked!
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tolonen has managed to clinch.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tolonen is defending well.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omg Zulud.
Zulud tries to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling the position.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zulud avoids it.
Zulud is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tolonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zulud looks gassed!
Tolonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zulud is trying to force a seperation but Tolonen has the dominant position.

Tolonen breaks from the clinch.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tolonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zulud.
Tolonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tolonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zulud fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zulud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tolonen stops a takedown attempt from Zulud.
Zulud avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Zulud avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen slows down the pace here.
Zulud goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tolonen prevents it.
Zulud trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zulud into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Zulud is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reino Tolonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zulud tries to bum rush Tolonen with a series of wild strikes but Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolonen lands with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tolonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolonen.
A jab lands there for Tolonen.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tolonen throws a low kick but Zulud moves out of range easily.
Tolonen keeps Zulud at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolonen.
Tolonen stuffs the takedown.
Zulud wants to slow Tolonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zulud misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tolonen.
Zulud is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tolonen lands with a kick to the temple. Zulud shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulud manages to avoid it.
Zulud steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tolonen. That one must have hurt.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
Zulud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Zulud fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tolonen sprawls well initially but Zulud persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tolonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tolonen working for a triangle but Zulud defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen pulls Zulud in close to his closed guard and prevents Zulud from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud preventing the sweep.
Tolonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zulud is pushing down on Tolonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tolonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Zulud has managed to sneak the leg through.

Zulud decides to stand up.
Zulud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zulud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Tolonen.
A head kick by Tolonen misses
and Zulud counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolonen is looking to slow Zulud down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Tolonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zulud doesn't seem phased though.
Tolonen is looking to slow Zulud down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolonen.
Tolonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tolonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zulud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Zulud moves out of range.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
Tolonen blocks a head kick by Zulud.
Zulud tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zulud avoids the body shot from Tolonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud misses with a series of wild punches.
Zulud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tolonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tolonen tries to avoid it but Zulud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tolonen to the ground. Tolonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reino Tolonen is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tolonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zulud.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omg Zulud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Zulud down.
Tolonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tolonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses.
Tolonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tolonen scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reino Tolonen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zulud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tolonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolonen is looking to wear down Zulud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zulud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zulud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tolonen!
Tolonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Tolonen gets the takedown into side control.
Tolonen advances to full mount.
Zulud tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen landing punches.
Zulud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen prevents Zulud from getting the reversal.
Tolonen controlling from mount.
Zulud tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
Zulud is squirming around, avoiding Tolonen's attempts to control the action.
Zulud takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Omg Zulud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen controlling the position easily from mount.

Tolonen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zulud is on top in guard.
Tolonen wants to stand but Zulud is controlling the position.
Tolonen keeping full guard, as Zulud tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zulud preventing the sweep.

Tolonen working for submissions but it's allowed Zulud to get to half guard.
Tolonen tries to get to full guard but Zulud has control of the leg.
Tolonen is looking to control Zulud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolonen avoid being mounted?
Reino Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zulud is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolonen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zulud.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen keeping hold of Zulud's head, controlling as best he can.
Zulud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen is trying to maintain the position but Zulud is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Tolonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Tolonen!
A very excited looking Reino Tolonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.