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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Hurt me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 cm
26
245 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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205 cm
28
275 lbs
12 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veldrane Sengir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danga de danga de dang - Tolonen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Veldrane Sengir has been cut. Tolonen misses with a wild combination.
Sengir tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A telegraphed right hand from Sengir misses the target. Tolonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sengir moves into the clinch. Sengir tries to land a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tolonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tolonen. Sengir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolonen lands with a cross.
Veldrane Sengir's cut is getting worse. No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tolonen wants it to stay on the feet. Sengir tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sengir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sengir tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it. Sengir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Tolonen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Tolonen trying to hold on to Sengir's head to control him but Sengir postures up.
Tolonen is concentrating on defense, preventing Sengir from advancing position. Sengir tries to pass to full mount but Tolonen defends it. Tolonen is trying to get back to full guard. Sengir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sengir counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tolonen is looking for a sweep. Sengir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Sengir missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sengir trying to control from half guard but Tolonen is working away. Sengir is pressing down on Tolonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tolonen is holding on for now. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sengir in particular looking to stall. Sengir is looking to advance position but Tolonen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Sengir trying to control the action but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Veldrane Sengir. Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tolonen misses with the combination.
Tolonen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sengir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen. Sengir looks to clinch and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sengir. Oooooh!!! Tolonen has knocked Sengir down with a huge combo! Tolonen steps away and waves a wobbly Sengir back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sengir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tolonen to the mat! Tolonen manages to get full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tolonen wants to sweep but no luck. Sengir trying to control but Tolonen is working from the bottom. Sengir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tolonen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sengir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sengir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Sengir stopping the sweep attempt from Tolonen. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Tolonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Tolonen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Veldrane Sengir's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sengir wants to clinch. Sengir fails with a takedown attempt. Sengir takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tolonen misses with a wild combination.
Tolonen lands with a nice body punch. Tolonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sengir shoots in but Tolonen avoids the takedown attempt easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sengir slips a jab and a cross from Tolonen.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice combination there by Tolonen.
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sengir shoots for a double leg takedown but Tolonen sprawls well. He's pushed Sengir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veldrane Sengir. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sengir ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen. Sengir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veldrane Sengir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Tolonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sengir sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tolonen with a nice cross.
Jeez, Veldrane Sengir's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sengir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sengir is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Veldrane Sengir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tauno Tolonen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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