PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ala Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luke viner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toni
vs
viner

165 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

178 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ala Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke viner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
viner misses with a series of wild punches.

viner forces Toni back against the cage and clinches.

viner manages to break the clinch.
Toni throws a head kick but viner moves out of range.

viner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
viner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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

viner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

viner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Toni throws a combination that misses

and viner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toni won't be happy with that.
Toni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for viner on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

viner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Toni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
viner looks gassed!
viner wants to control but Toni is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
viner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toni keeps working.
viner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
viner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
viner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
viner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toni keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toni misses with a double jab

and viner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by viner.
Toni is trying to break free.
Toni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toni tries to break the clinch but viner is controlling the position.

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

viner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

viner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni wants to get back to his feet but viner is dominant here and he's now got Toni's back!
viner throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Toni!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toni showing good submission defense here.
Toni looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from viner. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
viner lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

viner has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Toni has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Toni trying to get back to his feet but viner is in full control for now.
viner lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luke viner dominated that round.
That's time! Toni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

viner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toni wants to get back to striking at distance but viner won't allow it.

viner breaks from the clinch.
viner shoots for a takedown but Toni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toni tries to land a front kick but viner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danga de danga de dang - Toni scores with a four punch combination!
Toni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from viner.
Toni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

viner has closed the distance and engaged Toni in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

viner breaks from the clinch.
Toni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Toni keeps the fight on the outside.
Toni throws a left and a right that both miss

and viner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toni's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
viner advances position into side control!

viner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Toni throws a combination that misses
and viner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toni misses with a combination

and viner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toni's guard now.
viner trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.
viner is in close to Toni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toni keeping moving, preventing viner from controlling successfully.
viner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

viner stands up from Toni's guard - viner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ala Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toni throws a right hand that viner ducks under and follows up with a left that viner also avoids with ease.
viner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
viner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
viner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
viner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toni as he jumps to the side.
Ala Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of luke viner.

Toni moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toni letting viner take a breather here.
viner wants a takedown.
viner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toni wants to break the clinch but can't.
viner has had enough of the clinch but Toni keeps him there for the moment.

viner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and viner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

viner seems to be looking for submissions.
viner is keen to just control but Toni is a slippery customer.
Toni has hold of viner's hands but viner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
viner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toni wants to get back to his feet.
luke viner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Toni tries to push off, looking to stand up, but viner manages to move to mount!
viner with the ground and pound from mount.
viner looking to control but Toni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
viner with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luke viner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Toni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toni.
Toni tries a head kick but it misses.
viner tries to clinch but Toni moves away
and Toni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toni throws a right hand that viner ducks under and follows up with a left that viner also avoids with ease.
Toni misses with a head kick.
viner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toni tries to avoid it but viner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toni to the ground. Toni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

viner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toni is looking to get back to his feet here but viner is keeping cool and he's managed to take Toni's back.
viner scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Toni is looking for a way out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
viner is looking to control Toni but Toni is wriggling around and keeping busy.
viner is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
viner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toni is trying to get back to his feet but viner has full control of the position and if anything, Toni has just worked his way into a worse spot.
viner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Toni could be in trouble here!
Toni is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
viner lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
viner lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
viner controlling from the back.
Toni is trying to stand back up.

viner tightening his grip on Toni, looking for the choke.
Toni looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ala Toni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toni is covering up but some of the strikes from viner are getting through and doing damage.
viner lands a shot to the head.
Toni is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toni trying to get back to his feet but viner is in full control for now.
Toni covers up after that shot from viner.
viner is trying to control but Toni is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
viner scoring with strikes but Toni is staying in there.
viner landing strikes from the mount and Toni is in trouble!
viner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toni is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
luke viner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
luke viner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got viner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luke viner!