PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 77 p4p, 13 weight class) and Bobby Wangler (ranked 509 p4p, 81 weight class). Wangler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Clash - I Fought The Law. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Toivonen
vs
Wangler

193 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
205 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Conviction

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toivonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wangler takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Wangler is predictable there
and Toivonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wangler thows a leg kick but Toivonen checks it
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Wangler avoids it.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Wangler moves out of range.
Wangler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wangler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toivonen counters with a nice body kick.
Toivonen connects with a body shot that sends Wangler's belly button to the back.
Bobby Wangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangler wants to land a leg kick but Toivonen is out of range.
Wangler thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Toivonen's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wangler looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Toivonen with a hook.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wangler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Toivonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Wangler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wangler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
Wangler moves out of range of the body kick.
Wangler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wangler swings widly with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wangler misses with a hook to the body
and Toivonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wangler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler misses with a looping right.
Wangler lands a head shot.
Toivonen digs a good body shot into Wangler's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen lands a slapping body shot.
Toivonen scores with a nice right hand.
Wangler lands a body shot.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Wangler.
Toivonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. Wangler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wangler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wangler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toivonen - the referee stops the clock and Wangler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toivonen. Wangler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Toivonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler misses with a body shot
and Toivonen counters with a straight right hand.
Wangler misses with a lunging right hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice body shot.
Toivonen scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toivonen checks a leg kick.
Wangler misses with an uppercut
and Toivonen counters with a solid body kick.
Wangler looks winded!
Toivonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wangler throws a leg kick
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toivonen.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Wangler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Wangler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands the left hand.

Wangler is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wangler misses with a shot to the body
and Toivonen counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Wangler has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Pekka Toivonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.