PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 25 p4p, 23 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 5 p4p, 4 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Toivonen
vs
Girard

193 cm
35
189
35 - 11 - 0

196 cm
34
183
28 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 11 - 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 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Girard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Girard was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
Girard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toivonen. Toivonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a low kick as Girard jumps back.
Toivonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Girard is out of range.
Girard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Girard cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toivonen moves out of range of the body kick from Girard.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Girard moves away from the strike by Toivonen.
A good leg kick by Girard.
Toivonen throws a wild body kick that Girard sees coming a mile off.
Girard blocks a jab.
Toivonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girard jabs at Toivonen's body.
Girard scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toivonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Girard's corner calls for a 1-2. Girard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Girard.
Toivonen avoids a kick to the body.
Girard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Girard saw that one coming.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Girard.
Toivonen tries to land a leg kick but Girard saw it coming and moves away.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Girard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toivonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Girard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Girard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Girard misses with a body kick.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Girard moves away.
Girard with the inside leg kick.
Girard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Girard moves out of range easily.
Girard scores with a leg kick.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Girard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Girard throws a leg kick but Toivonen moved away.
Crunch! Toivonen slams his shin into Girard's torso.
Gaultier Girard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Toivonen moves into the clinch.
A short right from Girard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a body punch.
Toivonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Girard.
Girard misses with the head strike.
Toivonen lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Girard.
Girard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
Girard lands a right hand.

Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Girard moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Girard manages to avoid it.
Girard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toivonen thumps Girard with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Girard lands the left hand.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Toivonen.
Toivonen digs a good body shot into Girard's ribs.
A nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen walks into a straight right hand from Girard.
Girard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toivonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Girard scores with a hook to the body. Toivonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Girard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Girard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Girard ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a straight right.
Girard checks a leg kick.
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!
Girard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toivonen is looking to land body kicks.
Girard misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Girard.
Girard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Girard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toivonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toivonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Girard can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Girard.
Girard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Girard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Girard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toivonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Girard can pounce on him.
Girard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toivonen looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Girard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Girard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Girard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Girard moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Girard misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Girard lands an overhand right.
Girard dodges the punch combination from Toivonen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gaultier Girard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Girard connects with a looping right hand.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Girard throws a leg kick which misses Toivonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Toivonen tries to avoid it.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Toivonen scores with a nice strike.
Girard tries to score with a low kick but Toivonen moves his leg out of the way.
Girard misses with a leg kick.
Toivonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Toivonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Toivonen lands with an overhand left.
Girard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Girard throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Girard avoids a kick to the body.
Girard connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen lands a nice hook to Girard's body. Girard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Girard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Girard thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Girard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Girard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Girard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Girard thows a body kick. Toivonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
Toivonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Toivonen.
Toivonen looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Girard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Girard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Girard connects with the punch.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toivonen's sensitive parts.
Girard thuds his right hand into Toivonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Girard.
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!
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Girard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Girard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toivonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen walks into a straight right hand from Girard.
Toivonen is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Girard like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Girard from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Pekka Toivonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.