PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amisviiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes into the arena with Machinae Supremacy - Death From Above blaring out of the sound system. Musashi has chosen Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tolonen
vs
Musashi

180 cm
35
178 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

179 cm
28
177 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amisviiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Musashi forces Tolonen back against the cage and clinches.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Musashi has his back to the cage.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi lands a body shot.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen jabs Musashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tolonen is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Tolonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Musashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolonen walks into a jab.
Tolonen jabs Musashi right on the nose. Musashi blinks but takes it well.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolonen is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolonen misses the target.
Tolonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Amisviiksi Tolonen has been cut.
Musashi is looking to slow Tolonen down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Tolonen.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musashi takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands with a cross.
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Tolonen moved out of range.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tolonen looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
Tolonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolonen delivers a nice body kick.
Tolonen walks into a straight right hand from Musashi.
Tolonen misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Musashi. That snapped Tolonen's head back.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musashi.
Tolonen throws the kick towards the body but Musashi avoids it.

Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi is working Tolonen over against the cage.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tolonen misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tolonen has double underhooks.
Musashi tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi leaning against his opponent.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tolonen on the inside.
Tolonen working aggressively here.
Tolonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Musashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolonen controls his hands.

Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Tolonen throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amisviiksi Tolonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Tolonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tolonen slips a jab from Musashi.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi lands with a hook. Tolonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tolonen swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Musashi.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Tolonen lands but Musashi takes it in his stride.
Tolonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Musashi misses
and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tolonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Musashi's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Musashi works the jab nicely.
Musashi wants to land a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Musashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tolonen scrambles back to his feet.
Musashi throws a chopping leg kick but Tolonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tolonen will feel that in the morning.
Musashi misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely.
It appears Tolonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Musashi momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen ducks right into an uppercut from Musashi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Tolonen counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolonen misses with a straight left.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi slips a jab from Tolonen.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Tolonen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Tolonen slips the punch.
Tolonen walks into a stiff left hand from Musashi.

Amisviiksi Tolonen's cut is getting worse.
Musashi throws a right and a left that Tolonen avoids nicely.
Tolonen tries to score with a low kick but Musashi moves his leg out of the way.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Tolonen ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Musashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Tolonen's head.
Musashi misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Tolonen slips a straight right by Musashi.
Tolonen walks into a jab.
Musashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Musashi throws a hook but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Tolonen off the cage and back into range.
Musashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tolonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen slips a jab from Musashi.
Tolonen slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
Musashi throws a front kick aimed at Tolonen's knee but Tolonen avoids it well.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tolonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolonen should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tolonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tolonen misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amisviiksi Tolonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Tolonen.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen staying out of range there.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Musashi.
Musashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Musashi forces Tolonen back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tolonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Musashi lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
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!
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Musashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tolonen has him pressed against the cage.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi lands a left hand.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling him.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tolonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Musashi.
Tolonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Musashi feints a counter leg kick.
Amisviiksi Tolonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tolonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tolonen shoots in for a double leg but Musashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Musashi lands a body shot.
Tolonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tolonen missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Musashi!
Musashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Musashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Musashi throws a right and a left that Tolonen avoids nicely.
Tolonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Musashi is out of range.
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Tolonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Musashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tolonen looks to clinch
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Musashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tolonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musashi is looking to slow Tolonen down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Tolonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Musashi.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Musashi connects with a jab.
Tolonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tolonen. Musashi shrugs it off though.
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Tolonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
Nice defenses there by Tolonen.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Ryu Musashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tolonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Musashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Musashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Musashi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.