PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hojo Hojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viimeinen Toivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hojo Hojo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viimeinen Toivo's chin.

Hojo
vs
Toivo

175 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hojo Hojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viimeinen Toivo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hojo throws a leg kick

and Toivo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Toivo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hojo, up you get!
A head kick misses from Hojo.
Toivo blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hojo.

Toivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the head but Hojo blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hojo.
Toivo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hojo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toivo looking to throw knees to the head but Hojo is blocking nicely.

Toivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivo misses with a body kick.
Toivo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Toivo misses.
An inside leg kick from Hojo misses.
Hojo avoids the body shot from Toivo.
Hojo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toivo lands with a slapping head kick.
Toivo blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toivo misses with a kick to the body.
Toivo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toivo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hojo.
Toivo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hojo misses with an uppercut
and Toivo counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hojo.
Toivo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hojo manages to avoid it.
Toivo avoids the head kick by Hojo.
Hojo looks to land a right hand but Toivo moved out of range.

Toivo clinches up with Hojo and pushes him back against the ropes.

Toivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hojo rushes Toivo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hojo managing to block the knees to the body from Toivo.
Toivo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hojo has him pressed against the ropes.
Toivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toivo lands a knee to the body.
Hojo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toivo wants to get back to striking at distance but Hojo won't allow it.
Hojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toivo has had enough of the clinch but Hojo keeps him there for the moment.
Toivo tries to break free but Hojo pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hojo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toivo has him pressed against the ropes.
Toivo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hojo keeps control of Toivo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hojo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the head but Hojo blocks with his arms.
Toivo looking to slow down the pace here.
Toivo has had enough of the clinch but Hojo keeps him there for the moment.
Toivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hojo avoids the damage to the body.
Hojo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toivo's efforts to push away.
Toivo misses with a knee strike.
Toivo misses with a knee strike.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toivo looks gassed!
Hojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hojo wants to stall.
Hojo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toivo has had enough of the clinch but Hojo keeps him there for the moment.
Toivo lands a body punch.
Hojo swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viimeinen Toivo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Toivo tries to clinch but Hojo is having none of it.
Hojo throws a head kick but Toivo moves out of range.

Toivo moves into the clinch.
Toivo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hojo.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hojo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toivo's brow.
Toivo misses with a knee to the head.

Hojo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hojo misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Toivo.
Toivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hojo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hojo avoids a kick to the body.
Toivo blocks a head kick by Hojo.
Toivo avoids the head kick by Hojo.
Hojo is looking to slow Toivo down with leg kicks.
Hojo throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivo.
Hojo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Toivo throws a leg kick which misses Hojo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hojo tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hojo misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo lands a jab.
Hojo throws a sloppy head kick
and Toivo counters with a left and a right that stings Hojo.
Hojo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Toivo moves into the clinch.
Hojo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Toivo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toivo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hojo tries to stall but Toivo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toivo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hojo looking to stall.

Toivo breaks the clinch.
Toivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Toivo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toivo misses with a knee to the head.
Toivo scores with a hook to the body.

Toivo breaks from the clinch.
Hojo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hojo misses with a right hand
enabling Toivo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toivo moves into range and clinches up with Hojo.
Toivo blocks the elbow strike.
Toivo tries a knee to the head but Hojo blocks it.
A hook to the body from Toivo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Toivo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toivo blocking some punches.

Toivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hojo tries to clinch up
and Toivo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hojo scores with a head kick. Toivo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hojo tries to clinch but Toivo moves out of range.
Toivo throws a head kick that Hojo semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Toivo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hojo throws a lazy head kick
and Toivo counters with a big head kick but Hojo shrugs it off.
Toivo throws a head kick but Hojo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viimeinen Toivo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Toivo instigates a clinch.
Hojo looking to stall.
Toivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toivo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Toivo breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivo.
A head kick misses from Hojo.
Toivo is looking to slow Hojo down with leg kicks.
Toivo jabs Hojo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toivo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toivo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toivo misses with a head kick.
Hojo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toivo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hojo's head.
No joy there for Toivo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hojo closes the distance and clinches.
Toivo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hojo.

Toivo breaks from the clinch.
Hojo wants to clinch
and Toivo counters with a body kick that stops Hojo in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hojo throws a shot from downtown. Toivo moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hojo throws a sloppy head kick
and Toivo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hojo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hojo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Toivo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hojo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Toivo.

Toivo clinches up against the ropes.
Toivo lands a shoulder strike.
Toivo trying to land knees to the body.
Toivo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Toivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivo is looking to slow Hojo down with leg kicks.
Toivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toivo throws a head kick but Hojo moves out of range.
Toivo thuds his shin into the meat of Hojo's side.

Toivo clinches up against the ropes.
Toivo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hojo managing to block the knees to the body from Toivo.
Hojo is trying to stall.
Toivo gets through Hojo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hojo Hojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toivo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toivo blocks an uppercut.
Toivo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the head but Hojo blocks with his arms.

Hojo manages to break the clinch.
Hojo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Toivo to counter with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toivo - that will leave a mark!
Hojo blocks a head kick by Toivo.
Toivo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toivo lands a leg kick that knocks Hojo off balance momentarily.

Toivo closes the distance and pushes Hojo back into the ropes.
Toivo trying to control the position but instead, Hojo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toivo into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Toivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toivo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viimeinen Toivo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toivo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Viimeinen Toivo!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Viimeinen Toivo!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Viimeinen Toivo!

Viimeinen Toivo wins by unanimous decision!