PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Yonic (ranked 1098 p4p, 158 weight class) and Prince Tonni (ranked 4057 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yonic
vs
Tonni

177 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonni throws a series of punches but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic shoots in but no luck this time.

Oooooh!!! Tonni has knocked Yonic down with a huge combo! Tonni steps away and waves a wobbly Yonic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Marcus Yonic has been cut.
Tonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Yonic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonni throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yonic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tonni won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tonni trying to remain calm as Yonic controls from the top position.
Yonic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tonni is trying to get back to half guard.
Tonni struggling a bit here.
Yonic lands a few punches from side control.
Tonni taking a bit of punishment here - Yonic scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yonic landing a few strikes.
Tonni takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tonni is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Tonni is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic lands a strong strike to the head of Tonni. That's dazed him! Yonic looking to finish here. Tonni is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Yonic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Yonic!
After winning the bout, Marcus Yonic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.