PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's entrance music is Miracle - We Ain't Scared. A fine choice. Tolonen has chosen Kid Rock - American Bad Ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Green
vs
Tolonen

179 cm
25
203 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
34
223 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen misses with the combination.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Tolonen does no damage.
Tolonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
Tolonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.

Tolonen moves into the clinch.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Tolonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolonen rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green working aggressively here.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Green.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tolonen is keeping busy.
Tolonen misses with the head strike.
Tolonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids the body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green looks to land a combination. Tolonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen connects with a jab.

Green closes the distance and clinches.
Tolonen wants to stall.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tolonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tolonen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tolonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Tolonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
Green tries to circle away but Tolonen has him pinned against the cage.
Green digs a right hand underneath Tolonen's ribcage. Tolonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tolonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
Tolonen drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tolonen walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Green throws a right hand that Tolonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolonen also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tolonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolonen throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Tolonen jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viiksi Tolonen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Tolonen misses the target.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tolonen moves away from the strike by Green.
Tolonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green jabs at Tolonen's body.
Good work by Tolonen as he checks the leg kick.
Tolonen works Green's body with a nice hook.
Tolonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tolonen tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tolonen misses with an uppercut.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
Green tries to bum rush Tolonen with a series of wild strikes but Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolonen is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Green rather than just go for the knockout.
Tolonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Green.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolonen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tolonen.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tolonen in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
Green misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Green misses.
Tolonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Green will feel that in the morning.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolonen on the side of the head.
Tolonen takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen swinging wildly here.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green is looking to chop away at Tolonen's legs.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolonen circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a right hook to the body.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.

Tolonen has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Tolonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolonen has a couple of punches blocked by Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Tolonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling him.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolonens head.

Green manages to break the clinch.
Green's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Green duly obliges.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolonen misses the target.
Tolonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tolonen wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Danny Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tolonen.
Green throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tolonen.

Tolonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tolonen pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Tolonen wants to stall.
Tolonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen is working Green over against the cage.
Tolonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green working aggressively here.
Tolonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Tolonen trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tolonen into the cage.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green tries to work over Tolonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green tries to circle away but Tolonen has him pinned against the cage.
Tolonen scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tolonen or not.
Green slows down the pace here.
Green blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Green.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tolonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolonen, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tolonen takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green misses with a body shot.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green lands a jab to Tolonen's midsection.
Jab, jab by Tolonen - just one landing.
Green tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Tolonen lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tolonen can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Tolonen. Those never looked like landing.
Green swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
Tolonen swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viiksi Tolonen really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tolonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolonen scores with a leg kick.
Tolonen wants to clinch
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tolonen throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green lunges at Tolonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tolonen's hand.
Green misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely.
Tolonen throws a lazy body kick
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tolonen's head.
Tolonen cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolonen moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green moves away from the strike by Tolonen.
Green moves out of range as Tolonen throws a body kick.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tolonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A good leg kick by Tolonen.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Tolonen lands with an overhand left.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Tolonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green takes one on the button.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Tolonen 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.
Tolonen missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.

Tolonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolonen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green working aggressively here.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green misses with the head strike.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Green tries to work over Tolonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolonen is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Green.
Tolonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green gets through Tolonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tolonen working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green is pushing Tolonen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tolonen is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Green breaks the clinch.
Tolonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a jab to the body
and Tolonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Green had his way with Viiksi Tolonen in that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tolonen lands with a nice body punch.
Green looks to land a combination. Tolonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Green misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.
Tolonen throws a lazy body kick
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green misses with a double jab.
Tolonen misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
Green misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Tolonen misses with a straight right.

Green moves into range and clinches up with Tolonen.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Tolonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green stalls.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Green.
Tolonen stalling in the clinch.
Green has Tolonen pressed against the cage, preventing Tolonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green wants to stall.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green leaning against his opponent.
Tolonen is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Tolonen tries to tie him up.
Green lands a right hand.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Tolonen stalls.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Green.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Tolonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolonen tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Tolonen taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Tolonen tries to tie him up.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Tolonen has double underhooks.
Tolonen lands a right hand.
Tolonen stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolonen.
Tolonen stalling.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolonen controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen blocking some punches.
Green lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses with a body punch.
Tolonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tolonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Tolonen tries to tie him up.
Tolonen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Green prevents a body shot from Tolonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tolonen breaks from the clinch.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Viiksi Tolonen.
I think Tolonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Danny Green!
A very excited looking Danny Green 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.