PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Toney has chosen Let's Scrap as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Linne
vs
Toney

170 cm
28
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
164 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Linne instigates a clinch.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linne blocks the elbow strike.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Toney.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney misses with an elbow strike.
Linne misses with a punch to the body.
Toney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linne lands with a light punch inside.
Toney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Toney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linne throws an elbow that misses.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linne avoids the elbow strike from Toney, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Toney tries a body shot but Linne blocks it.
Toney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Linne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney blocks an elbow strike.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Linne's face.
Linne avoids the elbow strike from Toney, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands a nice uppercut.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney lands a right hand.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Linne avoids a wild elbow strike from Toney.
Toney works on Linne's body with a couple of short punches.
Linne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Linne is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
Linne gets through Toney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne misses with some punches.
Toney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Toney.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne blocking some punches.
Linne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Linne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Toney.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linnes head.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toney lands an elbow inside.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Toney scores with a shot to the side of Linne's head.
Nice elbow from Toney.
Toney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Toney pushes Linne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Linne misses with some punches.
Linne blocking some punches.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toney.
Linne throws a punch but it's blocked by Toney.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toney works on Linne's body with a couple of short punches.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toney landing knees to the head.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Toney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne avoiding damage as Toney throws knees to the body.
Linne misses with the head strike.
Toney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Linne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Toney.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Toney.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Knees to the body from Toney.
A shot in the inside from Linne.
Linne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Linne pushes off an throws an elbow but Toney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Linne avoids a wild elbow strike from Toney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toney obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
A short uppercut from Linne.
Linne blocks an elbow strike from Toney.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
Linne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linne lands a left hand.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Linne is predictable there
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.

Toney moves into the clinch successfully.
Toney avoiding damage as Linne throws knees to the body.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Nice elbow from Linne.
Toney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Toney.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linne working aggressively here.
Toney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jeremey Toney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Linne.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Linne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Toney misses with a knee to the head.
Toney lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Linne blocks it with crossed arms.
Toney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toney tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Linne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Toney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne thows a leg kick but Toney checks it
and Toney counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Toney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Toney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeremey Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Toney moved away.
Toney blocks the body kick.
Toney throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Linne throws a lazy body kick
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne throws a head kick that misses
and Toney counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Linne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linne digs a good body shot into Toney's ribs.
Linne misses with a looping right.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with an outside leg kick.
Toney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toney scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne lands with a nice body kick.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Linne moved out of range nicely.
Linne misses with a body punch
and Toney counters with a thumping low kick.
Linne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linne scrambles back to his feet.

Linne closes the distance and pushes Toney back into the cage.
Linne lands with a light punch inside.
Toney lands with a short shot to the head.
Linne lands a hook that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linne backwards.

Linne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linne looks to throw a body kick
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toney is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Linne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toney clinches up against the cage.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Linne.
Linne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Toney digs a right hand underneath Linne's ribcage. Linne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Linne - that landed with a thud.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Linne working aggressively here.
Toney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney lands an elbow inside that Linne shrugs off.
Linne lands an elbow inside that Toney shrugs off.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toney struggles to land a body shot inside as Linne controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toney takes a shot to the head.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremey Toney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick by Linne misses
and Toney counters with a thumping low kick.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Linne misses.
Linne is looking to wear down Toney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.

Linne rushes Toney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.

Linne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Linne.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a low kick, right behind Linne 's knee.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Toney counters with a nice uppercut.
Linne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Toney counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Toney moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Linne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linne's brow.
Toney digs a right hand underneath Linne's ribcage. Linne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne blocking some punches.
Toney lands an elbow inside.
Linne working aggressively here.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney connects with a knee to the head.
Toney lands an elbow just above Linne 's eye.
Linne takes a shot to the head.
Toney lands a nice elbow.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Toney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Toney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toney obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linnes head.
Toney working Linne over with knees to the body.
Toney lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linne.
Toney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toney takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Toney as the two fighters clinch.
Linne lands with a right to the head.
Toney can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.
Toney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne throws an elbow that misses.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Linne scores with a shot to the side of Toney's head.
Toney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Toney counters by moving into the clinch.
Toney scores a nice knee to the body.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linne blocking some punches.
Linne lands a shot to the body.
Toney lands a damaging elbow.
Toney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Linne's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Linne throws an elbow but misses.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toney.
Linne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linne lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Linne lands a nice elbow.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne lands a right hand.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremey Toney really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

That kick from Linne tenderised Toney's leg. Toney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne misses the body punch
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.

Linne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Linne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linne performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Linne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toney keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Linne jumps into side control!
Linne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
Linne throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Linne working away.
Linne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Linne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toney regains half guard, as Linne was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to land a strike but Toney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Linne thows a big elbow that misses.
Linne postures up in Toney's guard and throws a big left but Toney blocks it.
Linne thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toney pulls Linne in close to prevent any damage.
Linne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toney is on top in guard.
Toney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne had his way with Jeremey Toney in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Toney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Toney throws a head kick that half lands.
Linne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Toney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.

Linne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Linne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Linne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Linne avoids the attempt from Toney to control.
Linne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toney?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is working to get back to half guard.
Linne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Linne connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Linne is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Toney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Toney!
Toney stopping the sweep attempt from Linne.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne wants to improve his position but instead Toney has moved into half guard.
Toney works his way into full mount!
Toney controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toney is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Linne working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Toney has passed into half guard!
Linne 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toney in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toney 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney is the new lightweight champion!