PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Tokkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Tokkola

225 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tokkola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokkola misses with a head kick.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Tokkola sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokkola lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Tokkola shows good takedown defense.
Tokkola throws a head kick that misses.
Tokkola tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokkola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokkola tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Tokkola throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black feints a jab promting Tokkola to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokkola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokkola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
Tokkola misses with a double jab.
Jani Tokkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokkola throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokkola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Tokkola lands with a slapping head kick.
Black moves out of range as Tokkola throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Tokkola.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Tokkola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokkola closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Tokkola backing up. Tokkola nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from Tokkola lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Tokkola tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Tokkola avoids the head kick by Black.
Black lands a body shot.

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokkola slowing the pace effectively.

Tokkola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black throws a leg kick but Tokkola checks it.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Tokkola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black looks for a takedown but Tokkola sprawls well.
Tokkola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Tokkola moves out of range easily.
Tokkola tries to clinch up.
Black tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tokkola defends well and Black ends up having to push Tokkola into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Black is breathing heavily.
Tokkola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tokkola smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots for a takedown but Tokkola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tokkola fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.
Tokkola lands a high kick!

Black is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Tokkola uses the oldest trick in the book to send Black tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Tokkola is absolutely delighted - when Black wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jani Tokkola!
Jani Tokkola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.