PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Poddybniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://music.yandex.ru/#/track/1750072/album/173573. Ivan Poddybniy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Toni's chin.

Toni
vs
Poddybniy

219 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

ANABOLIC **160**

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Poddybniy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni throws a head kick that misses.
Toni tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Poddybniy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toni's guard.
Poddybniy wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Toni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Poddybniy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poddybniy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poddybniy throwing strikes but missing.
Toni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toni tries to get out of the position.

Poddybniy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Poddybniy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poddybniy slips nicely into half guard.
Poddybniy prevents Toni from improving his position.
Poddybniy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poddybniy on the ground.
Poddybniy works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Poddybniy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Toni, who protects the arm well.
Poddybniy is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poddybniy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toni has escaped the position, nice work there.

Poddybniy stands up and beckons Toni to his feet.

Toni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Poddybniy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toni is working away from the top position though.
Toni stalling away here and it's allowed Poddybniy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Toni wants to control from the top but Poddybniy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni looking to pass the guard.
Poddybniy wants to sweep here but Toni controlling him for the moment.
Toni wants to control from the top but Poddybniy keeps moving.
Toni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anton Toni just wasn't active enough.
Toni tries to clinch but Poddybniy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni is looking to clinch but Poddybniy is avoiding it.
Poddybniy dives in and grabs Toni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toni pushes down on Poddybniy's head and hops out.

Toni clinches up against the ropes.
Toni has Poddybniy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Poddybniy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poddybniy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Toni wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Toni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toni lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Toni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni is trying to break the clinch but Poddybniy is controlling him.
Toni stalling in the clinch but Poddybniy improves position.
Toni tries for a takedown but Poddybniy manages to get underhooks.
Toni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Toni lands with a light punch inside.
Poddybniy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toni after a bit of a struggle.
Anton Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Poddybniy.
Toni wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anton Toni.
Toni looks for a takedown but Poddybniy sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poddybniy.
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toni throws a head kick but Poddybniy moves out of range.
Toni misses with a head kick.
Toni is breathing heavily.
Toni throws a head kick but Poddybniy moves out of range.
Toni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poddybniy defends it nicely.

Poddybniy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toni to the mat! Toni manages to get full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Poddybniy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Poddybniy wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Poddybniy pushes down on Toni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Poddybniy working Toni over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Poddybniy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Toni slaps away a takedown attempt from Poddybniy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toni wants to clinch but Poddybniy slips to the side

and Poddybniy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poddybniy.
Poddybniy is trying to control. Toni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Poddybniy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poddybniy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Toni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Toni is trying to keep Poddybniy in close.
Toni wants to sweep here but Poddybniy controlling him for the moment.
Poddybniy wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Poddybniy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poddybniy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poddybniy preventing the sweep.
Poddybniy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poddybniy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poddybniy trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.
Toni keeping full guard, as Poddybniy tries to pass.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poddybniy trying to control the position from guard on top but Toni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ivan Poddybniy.

Toni closes the distance and clinches.
Toni avoiding damage.
Toni is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Toni.
Toni trying to stall but Poddybniy improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Poddybniy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anton Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poddybniy shoots for a takedown but Toni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toni tries to clinch up.
Toni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toni throws a head kick that misses.

Poddybniy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Poddybniy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poddybniy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poddybniy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toni is keeping the position for now.
Toni trying to keep a closed guard but Poddybniy is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poddybniy preventing the sweep.
Poddybniy controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Poddybniy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Poddybniy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Poddybniy advances nicely into full mount.
Toni is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poddybniy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poddybniy lands a big elbow.
Poddybniy trying to control but Toni is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Toni is in a horrible position here. Poddybniy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Poddybniy working for a guillotine from mount but Toni is in no mood to give up.
Poddybniy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poddybniy with shots to the head and body - Toni looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poddybniy lands a heavy elbow.
Toni really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poddybniy has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Toni's face.

Toni is rocked!
Toni is in a horrible position here. Poddybniy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Toni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poddybniy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Poddybniy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Toni wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Poddybniy celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Poddybniy!
A very excited looking Ivan Poddybniy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.