PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viimeinen Toivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Sayaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viimeinen Toivo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Toivo
vs
Sayaf

178 cm
25
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viimeinen Toivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Sayaf!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayaf tries to score with a low kick but Toivo moves his leg out of the way.
Toivo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Viimeinen Toivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivo lands with a nice body kick.
Sayaf digs a good hook to Toivo's body.
Toivo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sayaf slips a straight right by Toivo.
A low kick from Toivo is predictable there
and Sayaf counters with a nice uppercut.
Toivo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Sayaf misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toivo.
Sayaf looks to land a left hand but Toivo moved out of range nicely.
Toivo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toivo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sayaf paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Toivo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toivo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toivo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toivo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toivo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toivo pushes Sayaf back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Toivo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sayaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Toivo breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toivo!
Toivo throws a sloppy head kick and Sayaf moves out of range easily.
Toivo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sayaf. That did some damage!
Sayaf looks gassed!
Toivo throws a nice head kick!

Toivo gets a clinch.

Toivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sayaf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivo lands a body shot.
Toivo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sayaf's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivo scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo fakes the leg kick and cracks Sayaf in the body.
Toivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Toivo.
Sayaf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toivo throws a sloppy head kick and Sayaf moves out of range easily.

Toivo instigates a clinch.

Toivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toivo.
Toivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sayaf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Toivo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sayaf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivo can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Toivo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sayaf slips a jab and a cross from Toivo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viimeinen Toivo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Toivo clinches.
Toivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayaf is defending well for now.
Sayaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toivo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sayaf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivo.
Toivo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayaf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toivo misses with a knee strike.
Sayaf wants to stall.

Toivo breaks from the clinch.
Toivo throws out a leg kick but Sayaf moves out of range and Toivo only half commits.
Sayaf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivo. Toivo obviously looking to wear him down.
Toivo throws a lazy head kick
and Sayaf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sayaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toivo checks it well.
Toivo connects with a solid leg kick.
Sayaf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Viimeinen Toivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayaf is breathing heavily.
Toivo tries to clinch but Sayaf is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sayaf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivo.
Sayaf jabs at Toivo's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toivo. Sayaf shrugs it off though.
Toivo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toivo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sayaf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivo.
Toivo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toivo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayaf circles away quickly and effectively.
Toivo throws a series of punches but Sayaf moves out of range.
Toivo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo tries to clinch there but Sayaf circles away.
Toivo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sayaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Toivo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sayaf.
Toivo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sayaf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayaf misses with a body shot
and Toivo counters with a good, hard body kick but Sayaf shrugs it off.
Sayaf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toivo wants to clinch up but Sayaf keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivo.
Toivo throws the kick towards the body but Sayaf avoids it.
Toivo throws a head kick that misses.
Toivo throws a head kick that Sayaf semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivo thows a leg kick but Sayaf checks it
and Sayaf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toivo cracks the inside of Sayaf's front leg.
Toivo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayaf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viimeinen Toivo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Toivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abu Sayaf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toivo lands a high kick!
Sayaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivo is just out of range.
Toivo swinging wildly here.
Toivo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toivo lands a head kick. Sayaf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Sayaf is rocked!
Toivo lands with a shot to the body.
Sayaf is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivo finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayaf walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Toivo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Viimeinen Toivo!