PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Marchelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marchelli's entrance music is Judas Priest - Painkiller. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marchelli
vs
Hari

187 cm
20
232 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toni Marchelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marchelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hari slips a jab and a cross from Marchelli.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Marchelli pushes him off.
Hari tries to clinch up but Marchelli circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Marchelli misses.
Hari tries to clinch there but Marchelli circles away.
Marchelli stalks Hari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hari's face. Hari staggers backwards, shaken.
Hari tries to clinch there but Marchelli circles away.

Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Marchelli looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Marchelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marchelli up against the cage.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Marchelli shrugs off.

It looks like Toni Marchelli has been cut.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marchelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marchelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
Hari misses with a knee strike.

Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marchelli throws a lazy head kick
and Hari counters with a head kick. That will keep Marchelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari walks into a straight right hand from Marchelli.
Marchelli misses with a wild combination.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marchelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Marchelli is blocking nicely.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marchelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marchelli managing to block the knees to the body from Hari.
Hari looking to slow down the pace here.
Marchelli misses with a knee strike.
Marchelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but Hari blocks it.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Marchelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marchelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hari looks gassed!
Marchelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marchelli blocks an uppercut.
Marchelli misses with a knee to the head.
Hari is trying to stall.
Hari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marchelli avoids it.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Marchelli is blocking nicely.
Marchelli looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marchelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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.

Marchelli manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Marchelli.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Marchelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marchelli is looking to slow Hari down with leg kicks.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Hari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marchelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marchelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marchelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hari's calf.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marchelli lunges at Hari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hari's hand.
Marchelli tests Hari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hari.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marchelli tries to bum rush Hari with a series of wild strikes but Hari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hari tries to clinch there but Marchelli circles away.
Hari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marchelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marchelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari takes one on the button.
Hari clinches but Marchelli breaks the clinch
and Marchelli counters with a nice body shot.
Marchelli's corner calls for a 1-2. Marchelli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marchelli cracks Hari with a good jab.

Marchelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Marchelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marchelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marchelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari can't break the clinch.
Marchelli looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Marchelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marchelli with a knee to the head.
Hari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marchelli misses with a knee strike.

Marchelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Marchelli pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marchelli counters with a left and a right that stings Hari.
Hari throws a head kick but Marchelli moves out of range.
Hari avoids the head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli misses with an uppercut.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marchelli with a jab.
Hari wants to clinch.
Marchelli connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari tries to clinch there but Marchelli circles away.
Marchelli connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Marchelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 throws a head kick that misses
and Marchelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Marchelli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Marchelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marchelli throws a head kick that misses
and Hari counters with a head kick.
Marchelli has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice defenses there by Hari.
Hari darts in trying to clinch
and Marchelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hari tries to clinch there but Marchelli circles away.
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marchelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hari delivers a nice body kick.
Marchelli misses with an uppercut. Hari saw that one coming.
Hari tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Marchelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marchelli.
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marchelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marchelli as Hari tries to tie him up.
Hari has had enough of the clinch but Marchelli keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hari.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.

Marchelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari tries to clinch but Marchelli moves out of range.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Marchelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marchelli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari tried to score with a low kick but Marchelli checks it.
Marchelli looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli cracks Hari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Marchelli lands a right hook to the body.
Marchelli tries to bum rush Hari with a series of wild strikes but Hari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marchelli lands with a straight right. Hari didn't see that one coming.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toni Marchelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marchelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marchelli.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hari tries to clinch but Marchelli moves out of range.
Hari looks to clinch
enabling Marchelli to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Marchelli coming out on top.
Marchelli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hari. Hari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marchelli scores with a punch to the head.
Hari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marchelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marchelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marchelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marchelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toni Marchelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Marchelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marchelli lands with an uppercut that bounces Hari off the cage and back into rage.
Marchelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marchelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Hari lands a head kick. Marchelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marchelli lands with a kick to the temple. Hari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hari looks to land a combination but Marchelli avoids it well.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marchelli lands a jab to the nose.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marchelli misses with a knee strike.
Marchelli throws a knee to the head but misses.

Marchelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari wants to clinch up but Marchelli keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Marchelli.

Marchelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marchelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hari throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marchelli looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Hari keeps control of Marchelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marchelli throws a lazy right hand but Hari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Marchelli moves out of range easily.
Hari throws a head kick that misses

and Marchelli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marchelli is keeping busy.
A short right from Hari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari landing knees to the head.
Marchelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hari's face.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hari avoids it.
Knees to the body from Hari.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Hari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hari stalling.
Hari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marchelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hari throws an elbow but misses.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Marchelli keeps control of Hari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari misses with a punch on the inside.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but Hari blocks with his arms.
Marchelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marchelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marchelli misses with a knee strike.
Hari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Marchelli is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marchelli.
Marchelli with a knee to the head.
Marchelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hari landing knees to the head.
Marchelli misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Marchelli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marchelli blocks a head kick by Hari.
Marchelli missing with a left hand there. Hari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marchelli tries a head kick but it misses.

Hari forces Marchelli back against the cage and clinches.
Marchelli connects with a knee to the head.
Marchelli misses with a knee to the head.
Marchelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
Marchelli avoiding damage as Hari throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hari.
Marchelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marchelli stalling in the clinch but Hari improves position.

Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari looks to clinch
letting Marchelli counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marchelli circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marchelli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but Hari blocks it.
Hari lands a nice knee to the body.
Marchelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari tries to land knees in the clinch but Marchelli avoids the damage to the body.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but Hari blocks it.
Hari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari is trying to break the clinch but Marchelli is controlling him.
Marchelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marchelli blocks an elbow strike from Hari.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but Hari blocks it.
Hari connects with a knee to the head.
Hari lands a nice elbow.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari wants to break free but Marchelli has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marchelli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marchelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marchelli landing knees to the head.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but Marchelli blocks with his arms.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marchelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marchelli blocks it with crossed arms.

Marchelli manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Marchelli.
Marchelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marchelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hari tries to move into range but Marchelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Hari does no damage.
Marchelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hari throws a low kick but Marchelli avoids it.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Hari misses with a body kick.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Marchelli lands with a straight right. Hari didn't see that one coming.
Marchelli connects with a looping right hand.
Marchelli throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Hari tries to clinch up but Marchelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Hari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marchelli throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchelli throws a head kick but Hari moves out of range.
Marchelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Hari avoids the head kick by Marchelli.
Marchelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marchelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari tries to clinch but Marchelli moves away
and Marchelli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marchelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Hari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Marchelli.
Toni Marchelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marchelli. Marchelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Marchelli scores with a nice strike.
Marchelli lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Marchelli.
Marchelli throws a head kick that half lands.
Marchelli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Marchelli.
Hari blocks a jab.
Marchelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Marchelli throws a nice head kick!
Marchelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marchelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marchelli lands a slapping body shot.

Marchelli moves into the clinch.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Marchelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badr Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marchelli blocking some punches.
Marchelli misses with a knee to the head.
Hari missing with knees to the body.
Marchelli with a knee to the head.
Marchelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Marchelli breaks the clinch.
Marchelli scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Marchelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marchelli 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

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