PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dandas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Dandas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toni
vs
Dandas

210 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Dandas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Dandas as he checks the leg kick.
Toni thumps Dandas with a low kick.
Toni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dandas checks it well.
Toni tries a low kick but Dandas avoids it.
Toni tries to work over Dandas's front leg with a kick but Dandas checks it.
Toni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dandas is able to avoid easily.
Toni throws a leg kick but Dandas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toni wants to slow Dandas down by chopping away at his legs.
Toni throws a head kick but Dandas moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dandas, as that shot connected.

It looks like Anton Toni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Dandas.
Toni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dandas shoots for a double leg takedown but Toni sprawls well. He's pushed Dandas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anton Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandas doesn't manage to clinch there - Toni circles away.
Toni tries to land a leg kick but Dandas saw it coming and moves away.
Toni takes a swing at Dandas's ribcage but misses.
Dandas moves in looking to clinch but Toni pushes him off.
Toni misses with a head kick.
Dandas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dandas looks to land a left hand but Toni moved out of range nicely.
Dandas loads up on a big right hand but Toni slips the punch.
Toni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dandas is able to avoid easily.
Toni tries to land a leg kick but Dandas saw it coming and moves away.
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toni throws a low kick but Dandas moves out of range easily.
Dandas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dandas clinches up with Toni and pushes him back against the cage.
Dandas fails to pull guard.

Dandas gets control of Toni's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dandas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Toni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Toni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dandas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dandas keeping moving, preventing Toni from controlling successfully.
Toni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dandas on the ground.

Toni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dandas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toni has managed to get both his arms back between Dandas's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dandas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dandas seems content to control.

Dandas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toni is just riding it out for now. Dandas eventually gives up the hold.
Dandas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dandas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dandas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Toni trying to control from the bottom.
Dandas wants to pass to mount but Toni is defending the position.
Dandas is trying to control the action in half guard but Toni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dandas is looking to advance position but Toni won't allow it.
Toni is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dandas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Toni's cut.
That's time! Toni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toni keeps the fight on the outside.
Toni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toni tries to work over Dandas's front leg with a kick but Dandas checks it.
Dandas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toni pinned against the cage. Toni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dandas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dandas.
Toni throws a leg kick but Dandas checks it.
Bruce Dandas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dandas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toni. Toni obviously looking to wear him down.
Toni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dandas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Bruce Dandas has been cut.
Toni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandas checks a low kick from Toni.
Toni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dandas's calf.
Toni tries to work over Dandas's front leg with a kick but Dandas checks it.
Dandas throws a leg kick
and Toni counters with a big head kick but Dandas shrugs it off.
Toni keeps the fight on the outside.
Dandas moves out of range of the leg kick from Toni.

Dandas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Toni quickly recovers to half guard.
Toni is trying to maintain the position but Dandas is very close to passing his half guard.
Dandas is trying to control. Toni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dandas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toni's head.
Toni taking some punishment here, with Dandas in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni wants to improve his position but Dandas is controlling well.

Toni is defending against the submission attempts here by Dandas.
Dandas throwing shots but Toni is blocking nicely.
Dandas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dandas is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Dandas is working for a kimura but Toni is defending it quite comfortably.
Dandas controlling the action here.
Dandas trying to control the action but Toni is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni won't allow Dandas to pass to mount.
Bruce Dandas has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dandas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dandas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dandas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toni defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dandas thows a huge punch but Toni dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Dandas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toni.
Anton Toni is winning the standup battle so far.
Toni throws a sloppy head kick and Dandas moves out of range easily.
Toni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dandas.
Toni is looking to chop away at Dandas's legs.
Toni tries a low kick but Dandas avoids it.
Toni throws a sloppy head kick and Dandas moves out of range easily.
Toni scoring well with a low kick there.
Toni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toni connects with an inside leg kick.
Dandas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dandas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dandas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni lands a leg kick that knocks Dandas off balance momentarily.
Toni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dandas's sensitive parts.
Toni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dandas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toni - the referee stops the clock and Dandas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toni. Dandas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dandas.
That kick from Toni tenderised Dandas's leg. Dandas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dandas tries to clinch there but Toni circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toni. That's going to slow Dandas down.
Toni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toni is looking to slow Dandas down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dandas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toni, right into the meat.
Toni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dandas.
Dandas avoids the head kick by Toni.
Dandas checks a leg kick nicely.
Toni throws a low kick, looking for Dandas's leg but Dandas calmly moves out of range.
Anton Toni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toni tries to land a leg kick but Dandas saw it coming and moves away.
Dandas wants to clinch up but Toni keeps it at a distance.
Dandas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Toni misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dandas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dandas instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toni misses with a knee strike.
Dandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Toni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dandas.
Bruce Dandas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toni wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandas is trying to pull guard but Toni has him pressed against the cage.
Anton Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dandas.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toni is trying to force a seperation but Dandas has the dominant position.
Anton Toni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Toni throws an elbow but misses.
Toni looking to slow down the pace here.
Dandas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toni to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toni looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Toni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dandas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anton Toni!