PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tolonen
vs
Pheu Pheu

188 cm
38
223 lbs
34 - 15 - 0

184 cm
27
207 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Pheu Pheu avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen moves away from the strike by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tolonen's waist but Tolonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pheu Pheu off to one side.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Pheu Pheu checks it.
Pheu Pheu throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
Pheu Pheu scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolonen should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Pheu Pheu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tolonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pheu Pheu.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pheu Pheu manages to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pheu Pheu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tolonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pheu Pheu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pheu Pheu wants to slow Tolonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pheu Pheu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen lands with a nice body punch.
Pheu Pheu tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook
and Tolonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick that knocks Tolonen off balance momentarily.
That kick from Pheu Pheu tenderised Tolonen's leg. Tolonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pheu Pheu misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Tolonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Viiksi Tolonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pheu Pheu.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen throws a low kick, looking for Pheu Pheu's leg but Pheu Pheu calmly moves out of range.
Tolonen lands a jab to Pheu Pheu's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Tolonen as Pheu Pheu shoots in.
Tolonen cracks the inside of Pheu Pheu's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen scores with a jab. Pheu Pheu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
Pheu Pheu throws the kick towards the body but Tolonen avoids it.
Tolonen cracks Pheu Pheu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tolonen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a solid leg kick but Pheu Pheu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolonen.
Pheu Pheu shoots in and drives through. Tolonen sprawls well.
Viiksi Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaka Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu thuds a left hand into Tolonen's body.
Tolonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tolonen rushes Pheu Pheu and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pheu Pheu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pheu Pheu gets an underhook and turns Tolonen into the cage.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolonen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.
Tolonen looking for a takedown.
Tolonen tries to pull guard but Pheu Pheu won't allow it.
Tolonen tries to break the clinch but Pheu Pheu is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pheu Pheu lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pheu Pheu working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Tolonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Tolonen.
Tolonen is looking to clinch.
Tolonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen cracks the inside of Pheu Pheu's front leg.
Pheu Pheu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tolonen circles away.
Tolonen looks for the body kick but Pheu Pheu saw that one coming.
Pheu Pheu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tolonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pheu Pheu thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pheu Pheu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pheu Pheu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen tried to score with a low kick but Pheu Pheu checks it.
Pheu Pheu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tolonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Tolonen misses the jab.
Pheu Pheu jabs Tolonen 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 Kaka Pheu Pheu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pheu Pheu throws the left hand but Tolonen avoids the punch easily.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses.
Tolonen is looking to wear down Pheu Pheu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pheu Pheu ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
A right-left combo lands from Tolonen.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pheu Pheu manages to avoid it.
Tolonen throws out a leg kick but Pheu Pheu moves out of range and Tolonen only half commits.
Tolonen throws the kick towards the body but Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Pheu Pheu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tolonen's waist but Tolonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pheu Pheu off to one side.
Tolonen misses with a body kick.
Pheu Pheu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolonen. Tolonen obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Pheu Pheu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pheu Pheu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tolonen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu cracks a nice hook into Tolonen's ribs.

Pheu Pheu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pheu Pheu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolonen is just riding it out for now. Pheu Pheu eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen is trying to stand back up but Pheu Pheu is controlling him
Tolonen wants to control but Pheu Pheu is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Pheu Pheu is working for a kimura but Tolonen is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Tolonen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tolonen is refusing to be controlled, as Pheu Pheu sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu is pressing down on Tolonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tolonen is holding on for now.
Tolonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pheu Pheu is working away from the top position though.
Pheu Pheu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pheu Pheu thows a huge punch but Tolonen dodges it nicely.
Tolonen wants to control but Pheu Pheu is keeping busy.
Tolonen controlling the position for now.
Pheu Pheu misses with a head shot. Tolonen uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolonen is trying to keep Pheu Pheu in close.
Tolonen is looking to stand up but Pheu Pheu isn't so interested in that idea.
Pheu Pheu stopping the sweep attempt from Tolonen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pheu Pheu with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu looking to pass the guard.
Pheu Pheu works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pheu Pheu is trying to work for a kimura but Tolonen is defending well.
Pheu Pheu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pheu Pheu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tolonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu slips a nice elbow through Tolonen's hands, connecting with Tolonen's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaka Pheu Pheu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pheu Pheu wants to land a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Pheu Pheu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolonen on the side of the head.
Pheu Pheu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pheu Pheu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pheu Pheu jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pheu Pheu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tolonen throws a head kick but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pheu Pheu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Pheu Pheu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen lands a head shot.
Pheu Pheu shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pheu Pheu throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pheu Pheu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely.
Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pheu Pheu.
Tolonen misses with a few strikes there.
Tolonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pheu Pheu checks it well.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pheu Pheu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tolonen defends well and Pheu Pheu ends up having to push Tolonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pheu Pheu.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen working aggressively here.
Pheu Pheu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pheu Pheu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tolonen wants to stall.
Viiksi Tolonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tolonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pheu Pheu throws a hook but Tolonen blocks it.
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tolonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tolonen misses with a straight left.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a leg kick that knocks Tolonen off balance momentarily.
Pheu Pheu scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pheu Pheu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tolonen darts in and clinches Pheu Pheu up against the cage.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolonen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pheu Pheu after a bit of a struggle.
Tolonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen takes a shot to the head.
Tolonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pheu Pheu tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tolonen tries a body shot but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
Pheu Pheu blocking some punches.
Tolonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
Pheu Pheu throws a head punch that misses.
Viiksi Tolonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to stall but Pheu Pheu improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Tolonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tolonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a solid leg kick but Pheu Pheu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolonen.

Pheu Pheu knocks Tolonen to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Viiksi Tolonen has been cut.
Pheu Pheu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tolonen down.

Tolonen is rocked!
Pheu Pheu scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Tolonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tolonen regains half guard.
Tolonen pushes Pheu Pheu off looking to stand but Pheu Pheu dives back in and keeps control.
Pheu Pheu slips a nice elbow through Tolonen's hands, connecting with Tolonen's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tolonen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pheu Pheu fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tolonen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pheu Pheu! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaka Pheu Pheu!
A very excited looking Kaka Pheu Pheu 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.