PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni has chosen http://music.yandex.ru/#/track/1750072/album/173573 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hari
vs
Toni

222 cm
21
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

219 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Toni!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hari blocks the leg kick.
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari keeps Toni at a distance using the push kick.
Hari has a takedown stuffed.
Toni is looking to clinch.

Toni moves into the clinch successfully.
Toni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toni wants a takedown but no success here.
Toni slowing the pace effectively.
Hari misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toni slows down the pace here.

Toni has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hari regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hari wants to stand but Toni is controlling the position.
Hari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Toni looking for submissions off his back.
Hari drops an elbow to the side of Toni's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ground and pound from Hari.
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!
Hari seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hari wants to work for an arm triangle but Toni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hari wants to stand up but Toni is controlling the position.
Toni has his hands clasped together around Hari's back. He's all about the action.
Hari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hari 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hari is fighting to break Toni's control of his arms but Toni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hari cracks Toni with a solid left hand.
Hari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toni is trying to hold Hari in close to prevent damage but Hari has managed to pass into half guard.
Hari prevents Toni from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Hari.
Toni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hari prevents Toni from standing back up.
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 Badr Hari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hari is pulling down on Toni's head. It's preventing any offense from Toni, at least for the moment.
Toni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hari is trying to control the position but Toni postures up.
Hari has control of Toni's left arm, preventing Toni from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Toni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Badr Hari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Badr Hari.
Toni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toni's head.
A low kick from Toni misses
and Hari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toni avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toni tries a low kick but Hari avoids it.

Toni closes the distance and clinches.
Toni avoiding damage.
Toni is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hari is defending well.
Toni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toni working hard to break the clinch.
Toni is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toni can't break the clinch.
Toni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toni blocks an elbow strike from Hari.
Hari letting Toni take a breather here.
Toni tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hari is trying to stall.

Toni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hari is out of range and Toni settles back down.
Hari stuffs the takedown.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Toni.
Toni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Anton Toni has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toni's waist but Toni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hari off to one side.

Hari gets caught flat footed, as Toni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hari is trying to control the position but Toni postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Badr Hari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Toni shoots in but no luck this time.
Toni misses with a low kick.

Toni moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anton Toni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anton Toni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Toni looking to pass the guard.
Hari pulls Toni in close to prevent any damage.
Hari being controlled here, momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hari working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Badr Hari wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Toni clinches.
Toni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toni avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toni stalling in the clinch.
Hari is trying to push Toni away but Toni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hari is trying to break free.
Toni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toni has Hari pressed against the cage, preventing Hari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toni wants to get back to striking at distance but Hari won't allow it.
Hari letting Toni take a breather here.
Hari is trying to push Toni away but Toni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toni taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toni tries to pull guard but Hari forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toni controlling the action here for a moment.
Toni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hari backwards.
Toni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hari's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Toni.
Toni prevents Hari from breaking the clinch.
Hari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toni.
A bit of stalling here from Toni.
A frustrated look appears on Toni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hari prevents Toni from breaking the clinch.
Hari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toni takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hari throws an elbow but misses.
Toni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Toni. Toni gets slowly back to his feet.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Toni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toni shoots in for a takedown but Hari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari leaves Toni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Toni gets caught flat footed, as Hari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Hari stands and steps away. Toni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Toni.
I think Toni 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Toni!
Anton Toni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.