PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Danskain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Bruni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Danskain
vs
Bruni

181 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Danskain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Bruni!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Danskain has Bruni up against the cage in a clinch.
Danskain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruni wants a takedown but no success here.
Danskain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruni is trying to break free.

Danskain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruni wants to clinch but Danskain slips to the side

and Danskain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stalling in the clinch from Danskain.

Bruni manages to break the clinch.
Danskain could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Danskain lands with a slapping head kick.

Danskain clinches with his opponent.

Danskain manages to break the clinch.
Bruni shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danskain stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruni. Bruni gets slowly back to his feet.
Toni Danskain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Bruni.
Bruni looks gassed!
Bruni throws a right hand that Danskain ducks under and follows up with a left that Danskain also avoids with ease.

Danskain feints and as Bruni raises his hands in defense, Danskain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danskain wants to pass the guard but Bruni is keeping the position.
Danskain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danskain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bruni for as long as he can get away with.
Danskain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruni is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danskain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danskain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danskain won't allow Bruni to get back to his feet.
Danskain throws a strike but Bruni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danskain keeping full guard, as Bruni tries to pass.
Danskain is pulling down on Bruni's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruni, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruni advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danskain wants to control but Bruni postures up.
Danskain tries to buck Bruni off but Bruni is having none of it.
Danskain is trying to control Bruni's posture but Bruni avoids it.
Bruni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danskain keeps working.
Danskain wants to control but Bruni postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bruni decides to stand back up. Bruni steps back and let's Danskain get back to his feet.
Bruni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danskain avoids a punch combination nicely.

Danskain has closed the distance and engaged Bruni in a clinch.
Danskain can't break the clinch.
Bruni has had enough of the clinch but Danskain keeps him there for the moment.
Danskain tries to pull guard but Bruni won't allow it.
Bruni tries to score a body lock takedown but Danskain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Danskain manages to break the clinch.
Danskain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Danskain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Danskain lands a heavy elbow.
Bruni gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Danskain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danskain has Bruni up against the cage in a clinch.
Danskain looking to throw knees to the head but Bruni is blocking nicely.

Danskain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toni Danskain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danskain tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danskain counters with a nice body kick.

Danskain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danskain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danskain thows a big elbow that misses.
Danskain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bruni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danskain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danskain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danskain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruni is looking to stand up but Danskain isn't so interested in that idea.

Bruni scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin Bruni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danskain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danskain keeps the fight on the outside.
Danskain swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruni.
Danskain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruni blocks a head kick by Danskain.

Danskain has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danskain breaks the clinch.

Danskain rushes Bruni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danskain lands with a short shot to the head.

Danskain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruni works the jab nicely.
Danskain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Danskain has managed to clinch.
Bruni takes an elbow to the forehead.

Danskain breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Danskain.

Danskain drives through and clinches with Bruni against the cage.
Danskain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danskain misses with a knee strike.
Danskain throws an elbow but it misses.

Danskain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Danskain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Danskain breaks from the clinch.
Danskain moves in looking to clinch but Bruni pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danskain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruni circles away.
Bruni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danskain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick by Bruni misses

and Danskain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruni has Danskain pressed against the cage.
Bruni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danskain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruni just stands there and leans against the cage.

Danskain jumps into guard, dragging Bruni to the mat.

Danskain is looking for a triangle but Bruni pushes his legs off easily.

Danskain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Danskain is trying to keep Bruni in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruni postures up in Danskain's guard and throws a big left but Danskain blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danskain is on top in guard.
Danskain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danskain prevents Bruni from getting back to his feet.
Danskain trying to control but Bruni is working from the bottom.
Bruni wants to stand and escape but Danskain is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Danskain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruni tries to keep at a distance but Danskain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Danskain breaks from the clinch.
Bruni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danskain swivels and escapes.

Danskain takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danskain lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Danskain.
Danskain tries a knee to the head but Bruni blocks it.
Bruni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toni Danskain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Bruni.
Danskain can't break the clinch.
Danskain tries to land a knee to the head but Bruni blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Danskain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Danskain darts in and clinches Bruni up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danskain keeps control of Bruni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Danskain manages to break the clinch.
Danskain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bruni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruni keeps the fight on the outside.

Danskain closes the distance and clinches.
Bruni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danskain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danskain lands a damaging elbow.
Danskain can't get the takedown.
Bruni prevents Danskain from breaking the clinch.
Bruni jumps guard but Danskain stands there with Bruni around his waist. Bruni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Danskain pulls guard.
Danskain lands an upkick as Bruni stands over him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danskain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bruni!
Danskain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danskain trying to control the position.
Danskain wants to sweep here but Bruni controlling him for the moment.
Bruni stays in close to Danskain's body and controls the position.
Danskain wants to sweep here but Bruni controlling him for the moment.
Bruni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danskain is proving hard to escape from.

Danskain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danskain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Danskain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bruni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bruni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bruni forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Danskain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danskain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Danskain!