PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farley Steve (ranked 201 p4p, 30 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 666 p4p, 104 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steve
vs
Toivonen

190 cm
32
210 lbs
21 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Steve wants to clinch up but Toivonen keeps it at a distance.
Steve misses with a hook.
Toivonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Toivonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Steve throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Both fighters circling a little - Toivonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen slips a jab from Steve.
Steve misses with an uppercut
enabling Toivonen to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toivonen closes the distance and clinches.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.

Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farley Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve moves out of range of the leg kick from Toivonen.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Toivonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve misses with a hook. Toivonen ducked under it nicely.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Pekka Toivonen's cut even more.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Toivonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toivonen at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Toivonen pushes him off.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toivonen tries a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a good low kick that Steve was not able to check.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toivonen misses with a two punch combination.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Toivonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivonen.

Oooooh!!! Steve has knocked Toivonen down with a huge combo! Steve steps away and waves a wobbly Toivonen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Toivonen is rocked!
Toivonen throws a front kick that sends Steve stumbling back into the cage.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Toivonen sprawling to the canvas! Toivonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!
Toivonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?

The cut above Pekka Toivonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Toivonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Toivonen thuds his shin into the meat of Steve's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farley Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Steve throws a predictable looking body shot

and Toivonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with some punches.
Toivonen misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Toivonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Toivonen misses with a body punch.
Toivonen lands with a light punch inside.
Toivonen tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Toivonen back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toivonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Toivonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a shoulder strike.
Steve lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toivonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a shot to the body.
Toivonen just leaning against Steve, taking a breather.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with some punches.
Toivonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Toivonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Toivonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toivonen lands an uppercut.
Toivonen tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Toivonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Toivonen lands a left hand.
Toivonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Toivonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toivonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve moves forwards but Toivonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toivonen cracks the inside of Steve's front leg.
Farley Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toivonen needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivonen. Toivonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Toivonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steve stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Toivonen.
A combination from Toivonen does no damage.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen tries to counter with a clinch but Steve shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toivonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve tries to clinch up but Toivonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Toivonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toivonen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toivonen scores with a push kick.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toivonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Steve misses.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Steve misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toivonen! But no joy.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toivonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
As Steve backs off Toivonen throws a huge counter combo but Steve manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Toivonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Steve misses with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toivonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Toivonen scores with a body shot.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toivonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
It seemed like Toivonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toivonen ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen cracks Steve with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Steve is rocked!
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.

Steve clinches up with Toivonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Steve tries a body shot but Toivonen blocks it.

Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Toivonen lands a left and a right that send Steve crashing to the mat, dazed. Toivonen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Farley Steve has been cut.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Toivonen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Steve flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Steve is out cold! Toivonen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Toivonen!
Our winner, Pekka Toivonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Farley Steve had this to say: 'Did u fart? or is that ur BREATH?'.