PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Minkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Tokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ellis Tokanen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Minkkinen
vs
Tokanen

179 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

North

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Minkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ellis Tokanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokanen throws an overhand right that lands on Minkkinen's shoulder, as Minkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Minkkinen moves out of range as Tokanen strikes.
Tokanen throws a hook but Minkkinen avoids it easily.
Minkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokanen.
Minkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tokanen throws a lazy right hand but Minkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokanen ducks under a wild hook from Minkkinen.
A slow jab from Minkkinen misses its intended target.
Minkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokanen throws a lazy right hand but Minkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokanen throws a series of punches but Minkkinen avoids them all with ease.
Tokanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokanen moves away.
Tokanen clobbers Minkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Minkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Minkkinen.
Minkkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Minkkinen misses with a body shot.
Minkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokanen manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokanen ducks under a wild hook from Minkkinen.
Tokanen misses with a straight right.
Minkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokanen misses with an uppercut.
Tokanen misses with a hook
and Minkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tokanen throws a big shot that misses.
Tokanen swings for the body but Minkkinen moves out of range.
Minkkinen slips under a jab.
Tokanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokanen avoids the body shot from Minkkinen.
Tokanen misses with a wild combination.
Tokanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokanen takes a swing at Minkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Tokanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Minkkinen finds it's way through Tokanen's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minkkinen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Minkkinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tokanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Minkkinen is just out of range.
Tokanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tokanen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Minkkinen lands a jab to Tokanen's midsection.
Tokanen looks winded!
Minkkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tokanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minkkinen.
Tokanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokanen.
Minkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Tokanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Minkkinen is looking to wear down Tokanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tokanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minkkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokanen's head.
Nice straight punches there by Minkkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minkkinen.
Minkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minkkinen lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokanen throws the left hand but Minkkinen avoids the punch easily.

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

Tokanen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokanen misses with a jab to the body
and Minkkinen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Tokanen out cold! What a finish! Minkkinen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mihail Minkkinen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mihail Minkkinen thanked North for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).