PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting. Pekka Toivonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buddy Dixon's chin.

Toivonen
vs
Dixon

193 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Pit Bull Development
Venom Combat Sports

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen keeps Dixon at a distance using the push kick.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
As Dixon backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Toivonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dixon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dixon.
Toivonen lands a jab to Dixon's midsection.

Toivonen rushes Dixon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toivonen.

Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
Toivonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixon.
Toivonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dixon's calf.
Dixon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Toivonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toivonen thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dixon's head backwards.

It looks like Buddy Dixon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Toivonen avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toivonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
Dixon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Toivonen is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dixon looks winded!
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.
Dixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Toivonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat.
Dixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toivonen cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Toivonen jabs at Dixon's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen.
A punch lands to the side of Dixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Buddy Dixon's cut even more.
Dixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Toivonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dixon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivonen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Toivonen lands.
It looks like Toivonen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Toivonen lands with a good body shot.
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toivonen thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Dixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toivonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toivonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a low kick, right behind Dixon 's knee.
Dixon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toivonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Dixon in the body.
Toivonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toivonen!
Dixon is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Toivonen rushes Dixon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body.
Toivonen digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen slowing the pace effectively.
Toivonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Toivonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toivonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Toivonen pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body.
Toivonen works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Toivonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?

Toivonen moves into the clinch.
Toivonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toivonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Toivonen won't allow it.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen is working Dixon over against the cage.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toivonen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toivonen.

The cut above Buddy Dixon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Toivonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pekka Toivonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toivonen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Toivonen has double underhooks.
Toivonen lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toivonen tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toivonen scores with a shoulder strike.

Buddy Dixon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short body shot lands from Toivonen as the two fighters clinch.
Toivonen lands a body punch.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to break free but Toivonen pushes him back against the cage.
Toivonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Toivonen lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 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.