PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Just Fight And Win (ranked 5153 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Tonni (ranked 24651 p4p, 0 weight class). I Just Fight And Win could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Prince Tonni's chin.

Just Fight And Win
vs
Tonni

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, I Just Fight And Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Tonni!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tonni coming out on top.

Fight And Win closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tonni to the mat! Tonni manages to get full guard.
Fight And Win postures up in Tonni's guard and throws a big left but Tonni blocks it.
Fight And Win throws an elbow that misses. Tonni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fight And Win's guard. Nice move by Tonni!

Tonni gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fight And Win fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prince Tonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonni throws an overhand right that lands on Fight And Win's shoulder, as Fight And Win tries to avoid the shot.
Tonni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonni throws a series of punches but Fight And Win moves out of range.
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!
Tonni thows a leg kick but Fight And Win checks it

and Fight And Win counters with a shoot takedown. Tonni fights it but they end up in guard.
Tonni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tonni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fight And Win prevents Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Fight And Win lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tonni is trying to control the position but Fight And Win postures up.
Fight And Win throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fight And Win missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fight And Win throws an elbow that misses. Tonni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fight And Win's guard. Nice move by Tonni!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight And Win working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tonni.
Tonni cracks Fight And Win with a solid left hand.
Tonni throwing strikes but missing.
Tonni trying to control but Fight And Win is working from the bottom.
Tonni with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fight And Win utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fight And Win is wriggling around but Tonni manages to pass to half guard.
Tonni throws a strike but Fight And Win avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tonni prevents Fight And Win from getting back to his feet.
Tonni trying to control but Fight And Win is working from the bottom.
Tonni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fight And Win can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tonni controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fight And Win tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fight And Win throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Fight And Win shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tonni manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fight And Win working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonni trying to keep a closed guard but Fight And Win is proving a slippery customer.
Tonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonni wants to stand up but Fight And Win is controlling him.
Fight And Win lands a couple of digs.
Tonni wants to get back to his feet but Fight And Win is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fight And Win in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fight And Win throwing strikes from guard but Tonni blocks nicely.
Fight And Win prevents Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Tonni controls Fight And Win momentarily but Fight And Win frees himself.
Tonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tonni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tonni misses with a double jab.
Tonni feints a jab promting Fight And Win to slip. Tonni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fight And Win slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tonni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fight And Win tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fight And Win with a body shot.
Fight And Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonni throws a leg kick

and Fight And Win decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tonni's guard.
Fight And Win tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonni is retaining full guard.
Tonni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fight And Win prevents Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Fight And Win throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that I Just Fight And Win will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fight And Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonni lands the left hand.
Fight And Win blocks a leg kick.

Fight And Win feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
I Just Fight And Win overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fight And Win loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fight And Win chips away with some ground and pound.
Tonni is looking to stand up but Fight And Win isn't so interested in that idea.
Tonni is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fight And Win lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fight And Win loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonni wants to stand up but Fight And Win is controlling him.

Tonni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fight And Win off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight And Win showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonni.
Tonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fight And Win circles away quickly and effectively.

Fight And Win gets a double leg takedown into Tonni's guard.
Tonni is breathing heavily.
Fight And Win missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fight And Win with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fight And Win prevents Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Tonni has control of Fight And Win's left arm, preventing Fight And Win from doing any damage.
Fight And Win content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fight And Win postures up in Tonni's guard and throws a big left but Tonni blocks it.
Fight And Win postures up and lands a big shot to Tonni's brow.
Fight And Win loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonni wants to stand but Fight And Win is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni trying to keep a closed guard but Fight And Win is proving a slippery customer.
Fight And Win with a nice head shot there.
Fight And Win works over Tonni with some ground and pound from guard.
Tonni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fight And Win is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fight And Win throws an elbow that misses. Tonni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fight And Win's guard. Nice move by Tonni!

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!

Fight And Win pushes Tonni off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fight And Win manages to avoid it.

Fight And Win looking to score a takedown here. Tonni is defending well but Fight And Win drives through and ends up in Tonni's guard.
Fight And Win pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonni is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight And Win keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tonni's head.
Tonni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tonni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fight And Win's guard.

Tonni looking to sit in guard and control but Fight And Win gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tonni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fight And Win postures up in Tonni's guard and throws a big left but Tonni blocks it.
Fight And Win postures up in Tonni's guard and throws a big left but Tonni blocks it.
Tonni has momentary wrist control but Fight And Win slips an elbow through the middle.
Tonni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight And Win lands a couple of digs.
Fight And Win loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fight And Win won't allow Tonni to get back to his feet.
Fight And Win loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fight And Win lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fight And Win stands up over Tonni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fight And Win is in close to Tonni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fight And Win wants to control from the top but Tonni keeps moving.
Fight And Win is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Just Fight And Win dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fight And Win avoids the body shot from Tonni.

Fight And Win shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fight And Win was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Tonni throws Fight And Win to one side and escapes!
Fight And Win gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonni.
Tonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fight And Win throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Tonni.
Tonni throws a leg kick
and Fight And Win counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Fight And Win closes the distance and clinches.
Tonni keeps control of Fight And Win as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tonni breaks the clinch.
Tonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fight And Win closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fight And Win cracks Tonni with a big right hand but Tonni just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni taking punishment in the form of punches.

Tonni is rocked!
Fight And Win working the ground and pound.
Tonni is still in real trouble! Can Fight And Win finish him?
Fight And Win in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Fight And Win are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fight And Win throws an elbow but Tonni slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fight And Win lands some shots froms side control.
Tonni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fight And Win wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fight And Win creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fight And Win lands some shots froms side control.
Fight And Win throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fight And Win cracks Tonni with a big elbow.
Fight And Win working the ground and pound from side control.
Tonni is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fight And Win's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fight And Win throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight And Win throws a strike but Tonni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fight And Win's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Fight And Win scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tonni wants to stand but Fight And Win is controlling the position.
Fight And Win makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fight And Win is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tonni pushes Fight And Win off and gets back to his feet.
Fight And Win tries to clinch up but Tonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonni tests Fight And Win's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonni throws a series of strikes that have Fight And Win backpedaling.
Tonni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fight And Win checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fight And Win closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tonni to the mat! Tonni manages to get full guard.
Fight And Win throwing strikes but missing.
Fight And Win in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fight And Win is looking to stand up but Tonni won't let him.
Fight And Win throwing strikes from guard but Tonni blocks nicely.
Fight And Win throws a big elbow that misses.
Tonni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fight And Win is one step ahead there.
Tonni wants to stand and escape but Fight And Win is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fight And Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fight And Win.
Prince Tonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tonni.
Tonni dips to his left and cracks Fight And Win with an uppercut!
Tonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tonni duly obliges.

Fight And Win is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fight And Win avoids the body shot from Tonni.
Oh Fight And Win is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fight And Win.
Fight And Win moves away from the strike by Tonni.
Tonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fight And Win seems to have got his legs back now.
Fight And Win takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
I Just Fight And Win is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonni misses the shot to the body.
Tonni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
I Just Fight And Win is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fight And Win darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Tonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fight And Win has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... I Just Fight And Win!