PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irrozios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niki Toivonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irrozios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, L'Algérino - Hasni. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Irrozios
vs
Toivonen

152 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Irrozios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niki Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen looks for a takedown but Irrozios sprawls well.
Toivonen drops his hands momentarily and Irrozios takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irrozios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irrozios throws an elbow but misses.
Toivonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Irrozios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irrozios misses with a knee strike.

Irrozios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen shoots in and drives through. Irrozios sprawls well.
Toivonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irrozios sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toivonen somewhat.
Frank Irrozios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niki Toivonen.
Nice uppercut lands for Irrozios. That snapped Toivonen's head back.
Frank Irrozios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irrozios defends well and Toivonen ends up having to push Irrozios into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Irrozios is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toivonen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toivonen.
Irrozios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen blocks a head kick by Irrozios.
Toivonen lands a nice looking body shot.

Irrozios clinches up against the cage.
Toivonen tries to pull guard but Irrozios won't allow it.
Irrozios letting Toivonen take a breather here.
Toivonen tries a body shot but Irrozios blocks it.
Irrozios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toivonen tries to break free but Irrozios pushes him back against the cage.
Toivonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Irrozios is looking to take this one to the mat.
Toivonen is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irrozios throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Irrozios lands with a hook. Toivonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Toivonen is rocked!
Toivonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toivonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Toivonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Irrozios finish him?

Irrozios cracks Toivonen with a big right hand and Toivonen goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irrozios controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Irrozios accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Toivonen seems to have recovered his senses.

Toivonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Irrozios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Irrozios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Toivonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Toivonen looks winded!
Irrozios is in close to Toivonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Irrozios postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toivonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Toivonen has momentary wrist control but Irrozios slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Irrozios's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen keeping moving, preventing Irrozios from controlling successfully.
Irrozios throws a big elbow that misses.
Irrozios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irrozios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toivonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toivonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Irrozios cracks Toivonen with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irrozios not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Irrozios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irrozios throws a big elbow that misses.
Toivonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Irrozios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irrozios engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Irrozios dominated that round.
That's time! Irrozios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Irrozios fails with a takedown attempt.
Irrozios lunges at Toivonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toivonen's hand.
Toivonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Irrozios looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Toivonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Irrozios's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Irrozios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toivonen defends well.
Irrozios tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Irrozios is looking for a triangle but Toivonen pushes his legs off easily.

Toivonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Irrozios has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toivonen has managed to get both his arms back between Irrozios's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irrozios keeping moving, preventing Toivonen from controlling successfully.
Toivonen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Irrozios's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toivonen trying to control but Irrozios is working from the bottom.
Irrozios 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.
Irrozios throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Irrozios looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irrozios defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irrozios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irrozios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toivonen can do to turn this around?
Irrozios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Irrozios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Toivonen misses.
Irrozios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irrozios throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Irrozios shoots in looking for a takedown but Toivonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Irrozios's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toivonen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irrozios as he jumps to the side.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Irrozios.
Toivonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irrozios avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
Toivonen fails with a takedown attempt.

Toivonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Irrozios did well to prevent Toivonen getting side control.

Irrozios pushes Toivonen off and gets back to his feet.
Irrozios is looking to chop away at Toivonen's legs.
Irrozios connects with a jab.
Toivonen blocks a head kick by Irrozios.
Toivonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irrozios lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Irrozios moved away.
Irrozios throws a head kick but Toivonen moves out of range.
Irrozios defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toivonen.
Irrozios scores with a one two! Toivonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toivonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Irrozios. Irrozios gets slowly back to his feet.

Irrozios tries to sprawl but Toivonen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Irrozios is trying to control but can't.
Irrozios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Toivonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Toivonen's back!
Irrozios misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Irrozios dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Irrozios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irrozios lands with an overhand left.
Irrozios swinging wildly here.
Irrozios misses with a takedown attempt - Toivonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Toivonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irrozios throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Irrozios's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrozios fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Irrozios is winning the standup battle so far.
Toivonen moves in looking to clinch but Irrozios pushes him off.
Niki Toivonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toivonen tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Irrozios misses the target.

Toivonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Irrozios's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toivonen drops back looking for a leg! Irrozios is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irrozios manages to kick Toivonen off! Toivonen jumps back into Irrozios's guard.
Irrozios throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Toivonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Irrozios trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Irrozios trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Irrozios wants to sweep but no luck.
Toivonen pushing down on Irrozios's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Irrozios has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toivonen is working away from the top position though.
Frank Irrozios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Irrozios is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Irrozios is not content to let Toivonen control the position.
Irrozios controlling the position well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Toivonen tries to clinch up.
Frank Irrozios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irrozios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toivonen in his tracks.
Irrozios cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Irrozios misses the jab.
Toivonen goes for a double leg but Irrozios avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Irrozios continues to drive forward.
Irrozios cracks Toivonen with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irrozios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Irrozios. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Toivonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irrozios, pushing him back against the cage.

Toivonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toivonen tries to clinch up but Irrozios circles away and keeps his distance.
Irrozios feinted with a counter takedown.
Irrozios throws a head kick that misses
and Toivonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irrozios is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toivonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Toivonen with that takedown attempt.
Irrozios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toivonen wants to counter the offense by Irrozios and move into the clinch position.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Irrozios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irrozios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Irrozios drops down looking for a counter takedown but Toivonen sprawls and moves away.
Toivonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irrozios counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrozios lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios shoots in looking for a takedown. Toivonen tries to sprawl out of it but Irrozios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toivonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toivonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toivonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irrozios defends well and Toivonen ends up having to push Irrozios into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Irrozios does it's job there.

Irrozios manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Toivonen on his heels. He'll look to pass Toivonen's guard now, I'm sure.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Irrozios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Toivonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Irrozios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irrozios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Irrozios!