PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 147 p4p, 199 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 20 p4p, 28 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Exotic
vs
Tonissaar

186 cm
27
185
16 - 8 - 0

191 cm
29
185
22 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Tonissaar's shoulder, as Tonissaar tries to avoid the shot.
Tonissaar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Exotic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Tonissaar as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Exotic. Beautiful body shot.
Tonissaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Exotic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonissaar jabs Exotic right on the nose. Exotic blinks but takes it well.
Exotic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donk. Tonissaar catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Exotic.
Exotic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonissaar. Tonissaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tonissaar motions for Exotic to come forward. Tonissaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Exotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
Tonissaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Exotic.
Exotic tried to score with a low kick but Tonissaar checks it.
Tonissaar defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Exotic ducks right into an uppercut from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Exotic.
Tonissaar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonissaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonissaar. Exotic shrugs it off though.
Exotic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonissaar's hands.
A jab from Exotic misses.
Tonissaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonissaar misses with a hook.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses.
Exotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic throws a good cross that connects.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Tonissaar does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a leg kick.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
As Tonissaar backs away, Exotic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
Tonissaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Exotic connects with a body shot that sends Tonissaar's belly button to the back.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Exotic lands an overhand right.
Exotic lands a nice hook to Tonissaar's body. Tonissaar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonissaar defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Exotic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonissaar lands with a kick to the temple. Exotic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Exotic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
Exotic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonissaar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Exotic back to the cage. Tonissaar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Exotic misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Exotic.
Exotic throws a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Exotic's front leg but catches the back leg as Exotic tries to avoid it.
Exotic throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Tonissaar blocks the low kick.
Tonissaar scores with a jab. Exotic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Tonissaar lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonissaar misses the target.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonissaar's hands.
Tonissaar tries a low kick but Exotic avoids it.
Exotic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Exotic misses with a hook. Tonissaar ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic missing with a left hand there. Tonissaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Exotic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Exotic's sensitive parts.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Exotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Exotic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Exotic throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Exotic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut
and Exotic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tonissaar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Exotic.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar blocks a jab.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Exotic throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Exotic defending well as Tonissaar loads up on a big left hand.
Exotic wants to land a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Exotic wants to slow Tonissaar down by chopping away at his legs.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonissaar counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonissaar moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Tonissaar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonissaar! But no joy.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Exotic.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Exotic is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tonissaar does no damage.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Exotic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Exotic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Exotic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Exotic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Exotic connects with a body shot that sends Tonissaar's belly button to the back.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Exotic misses with a kick to the body.
Exotic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
Tonissaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Exotic looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar tries to work over Exotic's front leg with a kick but Exotic checks it.
Tonissaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Exotic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Exotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Exotic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonissaar. That did some damage!
Exotic avoids the head kick by Tonissaar.
Good leg kick by Exotic.
A shot to the liver by Tonissaar. Beautiful body shot.
Exotic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonissaar throws out the jab.
A jab from Exotic finds it's way through Tonissaar's defenses.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Exotic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonissaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Exotic scrambles back to his feet.
Exotic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Exotic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tonissaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Exotic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Exotic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Exotic's leg but Exotic calmly moves out of range.
Tonissaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Exotic is just out of range.
Exotic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Exotic with the inside leg kick.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonissaar throws a chopping leg kick but Exotic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A quick step to the side and Exotic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic scores with a nice strike.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonissaar avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tonissaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Exotic off balance momentarily.
Tonissaar cracks Exotic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Exotic.
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar lands a slapping body shot.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Exotic thuds his shin into the meat of Tonissaar's side.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Exotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Exotic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonissaar on the side of the head.
Exotic tries to work over Tonissaar's front leg with a kick but Tonissaar checks it.
It seemed like Tonissaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Exotic swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Exotic with a hook.
Tonissaar lands a front kick.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Exotic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
Exotic blocks a jab.
Tonissaar slips a jab from Exotic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Exotic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic punishes Tonissaar's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonissaar walks into a jab.
Tonissaar thuds a left hand into Exotic's body.
Tonissaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Exotic momentarily.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Exotic throws out the jab.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Exotic checks it well.
Exotic connects with a single shot there.
Exotic tries to score with a low kick but Tonissaar moves his leg out of the way.
Tonissaar motions for Exotic to come forward. Tonissaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Tonissaar backs away, Exotic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tonissaar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tonissaar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Exotic.
A nice combination there by Exotic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
Exotic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tonissaar's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Exotic moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonissaar.
Exotic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Exotic tries to land a leg kick but Tonissaar saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonissaar blocks the leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Exotic lands a slapping body shot.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
The fighters circling - Exotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar misses with a hook
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Exotic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Exotic throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Exotic 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 Tonissaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonissaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Exotic moves out of range as Tonissaar strikes.
Exotic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
A little feinted left hand from Exotic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Exotic misses with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Exotic moves out of range as Tonissaar strikes.
Exotic throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Exotic checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Exotic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick as Exotic jumps back.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Exotic off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Exotic as he connects with a hook.
Exotic takes one to the side of the head.
Exotic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Tonissaar punishes Exotic's body with a nice straight punch.
Exotic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Exotic throws a lazy head kick
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
Tonissaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Exotic slips the punch.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonissaar lands a nice hook to Exotic's body. Exotic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonissaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Exotic's corner calls for a 1-2. Exotic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Exotic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Exotic scoring well with a low kick there.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Exotic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Exotic is looking to chop away at Tonissaar's legs.
Tonissaar connects with the punch.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Exotic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Exotic down.
Exotic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands a nice hook to Exotic's body. Exotic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Exotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Exotic is looking to counter punch.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Exotic on the side of the head.
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Exotic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Exotic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonissaar. That's going to slow Exotic down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses.
Tonissaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Baruto Tonissaar just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tonissaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Exotic.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Tonissaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Exotic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Exotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonissaar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tonissaar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Exotic throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic misses with a hook
and Tonissaar counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonissaar defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Exotic throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Exotic misses the target.
Tonissaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Exotic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Exotic down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tonissaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tonissaar scores with a nice body kick.
Exotic checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
An attempted straight right counter from Exotic misses the target.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Exotic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Exotic lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Exotic.
Exotic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonissaar wants to slow Exotic down by chopping away at his legs.
Tonissaar blocks a jab.
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonissaar momentarily.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
Tonissaar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Exotic's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Exotic slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tonissaar.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Exotic connects with a right hand. Tonissaar shakes it off.
Exotic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Exotic blocks the low kick.
Exotic staying out of range there.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Exotic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Tonissaar misses with a looping right.
Exotic with the inside leg kick.
Tonissaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Nice cross by Exotic.
Tonissaar scores with a body shot.
Exotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonissaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Exotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Exotic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar just manages to avoid it.
Exotic tries to bum rush Tonissaar with a series of wild strikes but Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
Exotic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands with an overhand left.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Exotic tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Exotic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Exotic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar connects with a high kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tonissaar.
Exotic scores with the left hand. Tonissaar knows he should have avoided that one.
Exotic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab by Exotic.
Tonissaar scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Exotic jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Exotic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonissaar. That did some damage!
Tonissaar walks into a jab.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Tonissaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonissaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Exotic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Exotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Exotic throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Exotic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Exotic takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar takes one on the button.
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Exotic.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Exotic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Exotic scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tonissaar moves away from the strike by Exotic.
Exotic throws a push kick but Tonissaar slaps the foot to one side.
Tonissaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Exotic jabs Tonissaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonissaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Tonissaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Exotic tries to score with a low kick but Tonissaar moves his leg out of the way.
Tonissaar lands a nice shot to the body.
Exotic blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Exotic throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Exotic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Tonissaar.
Exotic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Exotic defending well as Tonissaar loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Tonissaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Exotic tries to land a leg kick but Tonissaar saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Exotic.
Exotic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Exotic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonissaar. Tonissaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Exotic misses.
Tonissaar lands the left hand.
Tonissaar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Exotic throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Exotic misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Exotic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonissaar can pounce on him.
Exotic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tonissaar is able to avoid easily.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Exotic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonissaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Exotic works Tonissaar's body with a nice hook.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Tonissaar's shoulder, as Tonissaar tries to avoid the shot.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Exotic's front leg but catches the back leg as Exotic tries to avoid it.
Tonissaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Exotic misses with a hook.
Exotic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Exotic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonissaar in his tracks.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Exotic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar just manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Exotic throws out the jab.
Tonissaar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Exotic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range and Exotic settles back down.
Tonissaar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonissaar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonissaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Exotic's shoulder, as Exotic tries to avoid the shot.
Exotic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tonissaar.
Exotic misses with a jab to the body
and Tonissaar counters with a left to the body.
Exotic connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Exotic.
I think Tonissaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!