PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Petr Van Zant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Van Zant
vs
Toivonen

196 cm
18
257 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Brawler
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petr Van Zant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Zant tries to clinch up.
Van Zant moves in looking to clinch but Toivonen pushes him off.
Toivonen cracks Van Zant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Van Zant moves out of range.
Toivonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen jabs Van Zant right on the nose. Van Zant blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Petr Van Zant has been cut.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Zant manages to avoid it.
Toivonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Zant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toivonen lands with a nice body punch.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen digs a good hook to Van Zant's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Zant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Toivonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toivonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toivonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Zant rather than just go for the knockout.
Toivonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Zant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Zant connects with a right hand. Toivonen shakes it off.
Van Zant misses with a kick to the body.
Van Zant tries to clinch there but Toivonen circles away.
Toivonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toivonen misses with a left hand

and before Toivonen can reset, Van Zant rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Toivonen is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Toivonen lands a nice hook to Van Zant's body. Van Zant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Zant tries to score with a low kick but Toivonen moves his leg out of the way.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Zant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toivonen.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
Van Zant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toivonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Zant doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Zant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toivonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Zant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Zant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Van Zant.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Zant is just out of range.
Toivonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Zant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toivonen scrambles back to his feet.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Zant misses with a looping left.
Van Zant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toivonen connects with a body shot that sends Van Zant's belly button to the back.
Van Zant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toivonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Zant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Toivonen - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toivonen checks a leg kick.
Van Zant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toivonen's head backwards.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a crisp jab.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Toivonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Van Zant was looking to counter with a kick there.

Toivonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toivonen lands with a right to the head.
Van Zant is trying to break the clinch but Toivonen has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Zant struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Zant prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Van Zant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen lands with a light punch inside.

Petr Van Zant's cut is getting worse.
Van Zant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Toivonen.
Van Zant tries to circle away but Toivonen has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Zant has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen stalling.
Toivonen lands with a left to the head.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Van Zant controls the action.
Van Zant can't break the clinch.
Van Zant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Zant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Toivonen.
Van Zant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Van Zant should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Zant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toivonen checks it well.
Van Zant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Van Zant.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Zant was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
Toivonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toivonen! But no joy.
Toivonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Van Zant gets tackled into the ropes by Toivonen. Toivonen maintains the clinch.
Toivonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toivonen.
Toivonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toivonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Zant tries to stall but Toivonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toivonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Zant backwards.
Toivonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Zants head.
Toivonen effectively controlling the action here.
Van Zant managing to block the knees to the body from Toivonen.
Van Zant has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Zant stalling in the clinch but Toivonen improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toivonen.
Van Zant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toivonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Zant backwards.
Van Zant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Toivonen.

Toivonen manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toivonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Van Zant misses.
Toivonen lands a really nice looking cross but Van Zant seems unphased.

Petr Van Zant's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toivonen throws a series of punches but Van Zant moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Zant staying out of range there.
Van Zant misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toivonen checks a leg kick.
Toivonen stuns Van Zant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Toivonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Zant tries to clinch up.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Nice shot lands for Van Zant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Zant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toivonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Zant throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Zant walks into a stiff left hand from Toivonen.
Van Zant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Jeez, Petr Van Zant's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Petr Van Zant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
A very excited looking Pekka Toivonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.