PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's entrance music is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. A fine choice. Nort has chosen Riverside - Forgotten Land as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tolonen
vs
Nort

213 cm
34
285 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

210 cm
26
300 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tolonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nort is looking to reverse the position.
Tolonen trying to control the position but Nort is working away.
Nort takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nort is being controlled here.
Nort dodges the ground and pound from Tolonen.
Nort is not content to let Tolonen control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen controls the position from side control.
Tolonen misses with the ground and pound.
Tolonen wants to control but Nort is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Nort's face as Tolonen controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iiro Tolonen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nort.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tolonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from Nort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nort misses with a body kick.
Nort ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Nort moves forwards but Tolonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries a low kick but Nort avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nort.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Nort.
Nort works the jab nicely.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nort.
Tolonen lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen throws a lazy head kick
and Nort counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Tolonen tries to land a front kick but Nort steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nort manages to avoid it.
Niklas Nort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Nort to counter with a crisp jab.
Nort throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nort drops Tolonen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tolonen looks back up at him and smiles so Nort waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tolonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nort - the referee stops the clock and Tolonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nort. Tolonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nort tries to work over Tolonen's front leg with a kick but Tolonen checks it.
Nort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Nort cracks Tolonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nort has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tolonen to stand back up!
Nort misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.

Nort feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tolonen sprawling to the canvas! Tolonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nort finish him?!

Tolonen is rocked!
Tolonen is looking to land body kicks.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nort scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nort feints and then cracks Tolonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tolonen down.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Nort cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg.
Nort cracks Tolonen with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niklas Nort!
Niklas Nort gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).