PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 17 p4p, 4 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gagnon
vs
Toivonen

185 cm
29
195 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

193 cm
29
189 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch combination from Toivonen misses.
Gagnon takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Toivonen misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toivonen throws out the jab.
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
A left lands for Toivonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gagnon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Toivonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Toivonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toivonen looks winded!
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a left and a right that stings Toivonen.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.

Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gagnon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Toivonen to stand back up!

Toivonen is rocked!
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Gagnon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gagnon down.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Toivonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Good standup being displayed there by Toivonen as he connects with a hook.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Toivonen throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toivonen.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toivonen wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Toivonen moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen scores with a head kick.

Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Toivonen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
Toivonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
Toivonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gagnon has time to react.

Gagnon is rocked!

Luc Gagnon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toivonen throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen lands with a hook. Gagnon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Toivonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toivonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toivonen is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
Toivonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gagnon has time to react.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toivonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.

Jeez, Luc Gagnon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Toivonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gagnon moves out of range of the leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luc Gagnon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen is the new middleweight champion!
Pekka Toivonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.