PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tolkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachovich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tolkki
vs
Blachovich

194 cm
21
221 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tolkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolkki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolkki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tolkki 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 Blachovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blachovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blachovich.
Blachovich fails to land the takedown.
Tolkki throws a chopping leg kick but Blachovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Blachovich blocks the low kick.
Tolkki digs a good hook to Blachovich's body.
Blachovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tolkki as he avoids it easily.
Teppo Tolkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blachovich.
Blachovich looks gassed!
Blachovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolkki misses with a low kick.
Tolkki cracks Blachovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tolkki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blachovich is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tolkki.
Tolkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tolkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick.
Tolkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tolkki throws a low kick but Blachovich moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tolkki.
Tolkki misses with a low kick.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick.
Tolkki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tolkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolkki scores with a leg kick.
Tolkki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tolkki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolkki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blachovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tolkki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolkki.
Tolkki scores with a head kick.

It looks like John Blachovich has been cut.
Tolkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blachovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tolkki thumps Blachovich with a low kick.
Tolkki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blachovich.
Tolkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blachovich's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Tolkki.
That kick from Tolkki tenderised Blachovich's leg. Blachovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tolkki.
Tolkki tries to land a leg kick but Blachovich saw it coming and moves away.
Tolkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blachovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tolkki is fending him off so far but Blachovich persists. Nope, Tolkki circles away and we're back to standing.
Blachovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tolkki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolkki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blachovich takes one to the side of the head.
Tolkki is looking to slow Blachovich down with leg kicks.
Blachovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolkki. Tolkki obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Tolkki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tolkki lands a leg kick that knocks Blachovich off balance momentarily.
Blachovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tolkki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Tolkki tenderised Blachovich's leg. Blachovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teppo Tolkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolkki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolkki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Tolkki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Blachovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tolkki feints and then cracks Blachovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blachovich down.
Tolkki is looking to wear down Blachovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tolkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teppo Tolkki is winning the standup battle so far.
Blachovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolkki.
Tolkki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blachovich. That did some damage!
Tolkki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blachovich can do to turn this around?
Tolkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Tolkki slams his shin into Blachovich's torso.
Blachovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tolkki.
Tolkki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blachovich.
Blachovich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tolkki swivels and escapes.
Tolkki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolkki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blachovich. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tolkki.
Blachovich throws a leg kick
and Tolkki counters with a head kick.
John Blachovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Tolkki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolkki, right into the meat.
Blachovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolkki. Tolkki obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tolkki. Blachovich shrugs it off though.
Blachovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolkki, right into the meat.
Blachovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolkki misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki throws a solid leg kick but Blachovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolkki.
Blachovich checks a low kick from Tolkki.
Blachovich misses with a combination
and Tolkki counters with an outside leg kick.
Tolkki throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blachovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolkki.
Tolkki throws out a leg kick but Blachovich moves out of range and Tolkki only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tolkki!
Blachovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tolkki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blachovich blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki tries to work over Blachovich's front leg with a kick but Blachovich checks it.
Blachovich checks a low kick from Tolkki.
Blachovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blachovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blachovich checks a leg kick.
Blachovich blocks a head kick by Tolkki.
Blachovich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tolkki counters with a thumping low kick.
Teppo Tolkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blachovich.
Tolkki throws a leg kick but Blachovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tolkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teppo Tolkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blachovich shoots and misses
and Tolkki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blachovich might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tolkki has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tolkki throws a leg kick but Blachovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blachovich tries to clinch
and Tolkki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blachovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tolkki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blachovich.
Tolkki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tolkki scores with a kick to the body.
Blachovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blachovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Tolkki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolkki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Tolkki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Blachovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tolkki lands a head kick. Blachovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blachovich blocks a head kick by Tolkki.
Blachovich tries for a takedown but Tolkki circles away easily
and Tolkki counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Tolkki misses.
Tolkki lands with an uppercut that bounces Blachovich off the cage and back into rage.
Tolkki misses with a low kick.
Blachovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Blachovich has a takedown stuffed.
Tolkki tries a low kick but Blachovich avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich misses with a takedown attempt
and Tolkki counters with a head kick. That will keep Blachovich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Teppo Tolkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blachovich.
Blachovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blachovich tries for a takedown but Tolkki circles away easily
and Tolkki counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolkki throws out a leg kick but Blachovich moves out of range and Tolkki only half commits.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick.
Tolkki scores with the left hand. Blachovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Tolkki swats away the attempt to clinch by Blachovich.
Blachovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tolkki lunges at Blachovich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blachovich's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick.
Blachovich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tolkki tries to avoid it but Blachovich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tolkki to the ground. Tolkki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tolkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tolkki throws a head kick but Blachovich moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tolkki enables Blachovich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tolkki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Tolkki controlling Blachovich's posture.
Tolkki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blachovich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Teppo Tolkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Blachovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tolkki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blachovich works his foot free and advances to mount.
John Blachovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blachovich is looking to work his way around to Tolkki's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Blachovich is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tolkki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tolkki!
Tolkki controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tolkki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tolkki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tolkki!