PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tolonen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Tripper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Land Of Confusion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tolonen
vs
Tripper

213 cm
42
285 lbs
54 - 26 - 0

192 cm
42
284 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 54 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tripper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tripper slips under a jab.
Tripper defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Tripper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripper is just out of range.
We've been told by Tolonen's head coaches at Athletic Advantage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tolonen scores with a nice right hand.
Tripper misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tripper thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Tripper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tolonen.
Tripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
A left lands for Tripper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen checks the leg kick.
Tripper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tripper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tripper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolonen.
Tripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tripper.
Tripper throws a shot from downtown. Tolonen moves away and avoids it.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Tolonen's knee but Tolonen avoids it well.
Tripper looks for the body kick but Tolonen saw that one coming.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripper manages to avoid it.
Tripper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tolonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tripper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tripper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tripper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Tripper lands a big right hand that sends Tolonen crashing to the mat! Tripper stays standing though and waves Tolonen back to his feet!

Tolonen is rocked!
Tripper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Tripper.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tripper checks a leg kick.

Tripper lands a big uppercut and Tolonen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tolonen looks OK. Tripper waves Tolonen back to his feet!
Tolonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen loads up on a big right hand but Tripper slips the punch.
Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripper.
Tripper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tripper misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tripper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Tripper.
Tripper fails with the takedown.
Tripper punishes Tolonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tripper jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripper checks the leg kick.
Tripper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolonen.
Tolonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tripper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tripper.
Tripper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tolonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Tripper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tripper throws a wild body kick that Tolonen sees coming a mile off.
Tripper with a nice cross.
Tripper connects with a leg kick. Tolonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Tripper drops Tolonen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tolonen looks back up at him and smiles so Tripper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tolonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tripper.
Tripper drops Tolonen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tripper follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tripper!
After the fight, Jack Tripper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.