PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes into the arena with Kid Rock - American Bad Ass blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tolonen
vs
Vekkiotsamo

188 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vekkiotsamo thuds a left hand into Tolonen's body.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Vekkiotsamo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen throws a lazy head kick
and Vekkiotsamo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolonen misses with a straight right.
Vekkiotsamo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tolonen throws a shot from downtown. Vekkiotsamo moves away and avoids it.
Vekkiotsamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vekkiotsamo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vekkiotsamo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tolonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Tolonen throws a low kick but Vekkiotsamo avoids it.
Tolonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolonen moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vekkiotsamo.
Tolonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vekkiotsamo.
A leg kick checked by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vekkiotsamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen throws a body kick that misses.
Tolonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen throws a wild body kick that Vekkiotsamo sees coming a mile off.
Vekkiotsamo scores with the left hand. Tolonen knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a hook. Vekkiotsamo ducked under it nicely.
Tolonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo moves in looking to clinch but Tolonen pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
Tolonen cracks Vekkiotsamo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolonen looks to land a right hand but Vekkiotsamo moved out of range.
Vekkiotsamo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tolonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vekkiotsamo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vekkiotsamo wants to clinch up but Tolonen keeps it at a distance.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body shot.
Tolonen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo lands a jab to Tolonen's midsection.
Tolonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Vekkiotsamo misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Tolonen misses.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vekkiotsamo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tolonen throws a push kick but Vekkiotsamo slaps the foot to one side.
Vekkiotsamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen tried to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vekkiotsamo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vekkiotsamo cracks Tolonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vekkiotsamo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen blocks a head kick by Vekkiotsamo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo works over Tolonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Vekkiotsamo throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Vekkiotsamo slips a straight right by Tolonen.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a head kick by Tolonen.
Some bone on bone action there as Vekkiotsamo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a shot to the body.
Vekkiotsamo feints and then cracks Tolonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tolonen down.
Vekkiotsamo cracks Tolonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo is looking to land body kicks.
Vekkiotsamo delivers a nice body kick.
Vekkiotsamo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tolonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen walks into a jab.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a three punch combo!
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tolonen throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Voitto Vekkiotsamo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vekkiotsamo thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tolonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Tolonen lands but Vekkiotsamo takes it in his stride.
Vekkiotsamo throws a series of punches but Tolonen avoids them all with ease.
Tolonen tries to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo moves his leg out of the way.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tolonen needs to keep his hands up - Vekkiotsamo had a free shot at his head there.
Vekkiotsamo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo punishes Tolonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tolonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vekkiotsamo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vekkiotsamo.
Tolonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen ducks right into an uppercut from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vekkiotsamo misses the jab.
Vekkiotsamo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vekkiotsamo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolonen throws out a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range and Tolonen only half commits.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tolonen scores with a kick to the body.
Tolonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to land a front kick but Vekkiotsamo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vekkiotsamo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vekkiotsamo clobbers Tolonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses with the combination.
Vekkiotsamo misses the body punch
and Tolonen counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tolonen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vekkiotsamo misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vekkiotsamo. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tolonen misses with a looping left.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range as Tolonen strikes.
Vekkiotsamo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vekkiotsamo.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolonen misses the target.
Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Tolonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vekkiotsamo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolonen throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo throws a leg kick but Tolonen moved away.
Vekkiotsamo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Vekkiotsamo.
Tolonen misses with a leg kick.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moved away.
Tolonen scores with a head kick.
Tolonen slips a jab and a cross from Vekkiotsamo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vekkiotsamo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolonen at a distance.
Vekkiotsamo throws out a powerful jab.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vekkiotsamo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tolonen counters with a crisp one two that drops Vekkiotsamo! Tolonen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vekkiotsamo to his feet! Vekkiotsamo is in big trouble!

Vekkiotsamo is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo looks to land a body kick but Tolonen moved away.
Vekkiotsamo is still on wobbly legs! Can Tolonen finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolonen, right into the meat.
Vekkiotsamo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vekkiotsamo right on the button. Vekkiotsamo goes down! Tolonen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tolonen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viiksi Tolonen!
Viiksi Tolonen retains his light heavyweight title!