PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Natonni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Natonni
vs
Tolonen

170 cm
23
146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Natonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen connects with a body shot.

Tolonen gets a clinch.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Natonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolonen.
Natonni misses with a straight right.
Tolonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolonen moves forwards but Natonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice straight punches there by Tolonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolonen.
Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Natonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Natonni moves out of range.
Natonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen lands with a shot to the body.
Tolonen thumps Natonni with a low kick.
Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natonni.
Tolonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Natonni checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Tolonen.
Natonni throws a poor cross that misses
and Tolonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Natonni looks to land a left hand but Tolonen moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen with a hook.
Tolonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Tolonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Natonni is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tolonen counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Natonni avoids a kick to the body.

Tolonen closes the distance and pushes Natonni back into the cage.
Tolonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Natonni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tolonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Natonni won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tolonen breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Tolonen.
Natonni sizes up Tolonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Natonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tolonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Natonni's head.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tolonen moves into the clinch.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Natonni blocks it.
Tolonen trying to land knees to the body.
Tolonen looks gassed!
Natonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Tolonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Natonni.
Natonni misses with a straight right.
Tolonen misses with a looping right.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Natonni lands a body shot.
Natonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tolonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to clinch but Natonni slips to the side
and Natonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Natonni throws a lazy right hand but Tolonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen is looking to slow Natonni down with leg kicks.
Tolonen wants to clinch but Natonni slips to the side
and Natonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Natonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Natonni.
Tolonen tries to clinch
and Natonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Tolonen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tolonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Natonni finish him?
Natonni throws a shot to the body.
Tolonen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Natonni gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tolonen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Natonni!