PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 1953 p4p, 261 weight class) and Helmut Tagwerker (ranked 21366 p4p, 684 weight class). Pekka Toivonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helmut Tagwerker's chin.

Toivonen
vs
Tagwerker

193 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
217 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helmut Tagwerker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagwerker slips under a jab.
Tagwerker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tagwerker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Tagwerker blocks the body kick.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Toivonen tried to score with a low kick but Tagwerker checks it.
Toivonen misses the body punch
and Tagwerker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Tagwerker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toivonen throws out a leg kick but Tagwerker moves out of range and Toivonen only half commits.
Tagwerker misses the jab.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tagwerker misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagwerker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Tagwerker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen tries to work over Tagwerker's front leg with a kick but Tagwerker checks it.
Tagwerker throws a head kick that misses
and Toivonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Tagwerker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen throws a series of punches but Tagwerker avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Tagwerker misses the target.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tagwerker.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Tagwerker avoids it.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Tagwerker avoids it.
Tagwerker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tagwerker throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Toivonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tagwerker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toivonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tagwerker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tagwerker checks a low kick from Toivonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tagwerker throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Tagwerker throws out a loose jab but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toivonen.
Tagwerker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toivonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tagwerker scrambles back to his feet.
Tagwerker connects with a jab.
Tagwerker moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Toivonen lands a jab to Tagwerker's midsection.
Tagwerker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tagwerker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tagwerker is just out of range.
Tagwerker misses with a right hand
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toivonen is looking to slow Tagwerker down with leg kicks.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tagwerker throws out the jab.
Toivonen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toivonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tagwerker. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Toivonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tagwerker misses with a straight right.
Toivonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tagwerker.
Toivonen cracks the inside of Tagwerker's front leg.
Tagwerker throws an off balance right hand
and Toivonen counters with a low kick, right behind Tagwerker 's knee.
Toivonen thows a body kick. Tagwerker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tagwerker misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagwerker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tagwerker.
Tagwerker throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tagwerker 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagwerker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivonen. Toivonen obviously looking to wear him down.
You can see that Tagwerker has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tagwerker throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toivonen.
Tagwerker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tagwerker 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.
Toivonen throws a leg kick which misses Tagwerker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tagwerker tries to avoid it.
Tagwerker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Toivonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tagwerker misses with an uppercut.
Tagwerker misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Tagwerker misses.
Toivonen punishes Tagwerker's body with a nice straight punch.

Toivonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toivonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tagwerker can do to turn this around?
Tagwerker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tagwerker is trying to break the clinch but Toivonen is controlling him.
Toivonen lands an uppercut.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tagwerker has had enough of the clinch but Toivonen keeps him there for the moment.
Toivonen digs a right hand underneath Tagwerker's ribcage. Tagwerker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tagwerker is breathing heavily.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toivonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Tagwerker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toivonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen takes a swing at Tagwerker's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toivonen!
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Toivonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tagwerker walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Toivonen rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Tagwerker has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Helmut Tagwerker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Tagwerker off balance momentarily.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen throws a front kick that sends Tagwerker stumbling back into the ropes.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen is looking to slow Tagwerker down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Toivonen slams his shin into Tagwerker's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
Toivonen digs a good hook to Tagwerker's body.

Toivonen cracks Tagwerker with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Tagwerker get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Tagwerker looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

Tagwerker is rocked!
Toivonen misses with a two punch combination.
Tagwerker is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him?
Toivonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tagwerker seems to have recovered his senses.
Tagwerker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toivonen.
Pekka Toivonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Tagwerker's body.
Tagwerker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toivonen cracks Tagwerker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tagwerker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tagwerker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Toivonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toivonen lands a front kick.
Tagwerker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tagwerker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tagwerker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Tagwerker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tagwerker down.
Toivonen lands with a nice body kick.
Toivonen scores with a leg kick.

Toivonen catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Tagwerker stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Tagwerker walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Toivonen lands a nice hook to Tagwerker's body. Tagwerker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Tagwerker's body.
Toivonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toivonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Toivonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen weaves into range and cracks Tagwerker right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Tagwerker goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Toivonen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.