PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between T Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Tonttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Tonttila has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with T Bone's chin.

Bone
vs
Tonttila

185 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, T Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Tonttila!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Bone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for T Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bone slips a nice elbow through Tonttila's hands, connecting with Tonttila's forehead.
Bone is thwarting Tonttila's attempts to control the position.
Tonttila is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tonttila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone 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.
Bone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tonttila is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tonttila tries to keep control of the position but Bone is staying busy.
Tonttila throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bone is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bone tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bone is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonttila trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tonttila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bone is looking to escape.
Bone tries to reverse the position but Tonttila maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tonttila dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Tonttila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tonttila lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bone is working to get back to half guard.
Tonttila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bone is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Tonttila.
Tonttila looking to control but Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila blocks Bone's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tonttila prevents Bone from getting the reversal.
Tonttila working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tonttila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bone is looking to escape.
Tonttila fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tonttila trying to control but Bone is having none of it.
Tonttila looking to finish Bone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bone!
Bone is working to get back to half 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.
Tonttila looking to control but Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bone is looking to improve his position but Tonttila isn't that keen on the idea.
Tonttila trying to control but Bone is having none of it.
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
Bone flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sami Tonttila will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bone closes the distance and clinches up with Tonttila, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes Tonttila against the ropes but Tonttila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tonttila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonttila.
Tonttila misses with a few strikes there.
Bone closes the distance and clinches up with Tonttila, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes Tonttila against the ropes but Tonttila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tonttila.

It looks like T Bone has been cut.
Tonttila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonttila swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Good shot there by Tonttila.
Tonttila lands with a big left! Bone is wobbled badly! Tonttila comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bone to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sami Tonttila!