PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amisviiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshaka Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes into the arena with Machinae Supremacy - Death From Above blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Tolonen
vs
Chin

180 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amisviiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshaka Chin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chin.
Tolonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Amisviiksi Tolonen has been cut.
Tolonen looks to throw the jab but Chin is out of range.
Chin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tolonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tshaka Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Chin misses with a body shot
and Tolonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chin.
Chin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chin quickly recovers to half guard.
Chin wants to control but Tolonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tolonen throws a strike but Chin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Chin keeps moving.
Tolonen pushing down on Chin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolonen.
Tolonen looks to land a strike but Chin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chin is keeping the position for now.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Chin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chin, not yet.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen stops Chin from standing up.
Chin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tolonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tolonen throwing strikes from guard but Chin blocks nicely.
Tolonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tolonen content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chin throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chin.
Chin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chin throws a leg kick but Tolonen checks it.
Tolonen with a jab.
Chin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chin misses with a jab to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Chin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tshaka Chin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Chin misses
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Amisviiksi Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amisviiksi Tolonen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chin throws a wild body kick that Tolonen sees coming a mile off.
Chin throws a nice head kick!
Tolonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tolonen rather than just go for the knockout.

Tolonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chin's guard.
Tolonen postures up in Chin's guard and throws a big left but Chin blocks it.
Chin controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Chin keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tolonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tolonen working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tolonen trying to control but Chin is working from the bottom.
Tolonen landing with the ground and pound.
Tolonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chin controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Tolonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tolonen slips nicely into half guard.
Tolonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chin defending well though.
Chin is looking for a sweep. Tolonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tolonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tolonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chin keeps working.

Tolonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tolonen passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is landing with some decent strikes but Chin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tolonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chin is looking to escape.
Tolonen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tolonen looking to finish Chin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Tolonen.

Chin is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chin! More shots from Tolonen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amisviiksi Tolonen!
A relieved looking Amisviiksi Tolonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.