PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu comes to the ring accompanied by Blanket on the ground. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tu
vs
Baroni

190 cm
41
214 lbs
44 - 23 - 0

191 cm
33
208 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)
Milwaukee's Best 160

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)
Invictus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vit Tu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tu throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Tu.
Baroni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Tu throws a lazy right hand but Baroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Tu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Tu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.

Baroni moves into the clinch.
Baroni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Tu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Tu controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Tu pulls guard successfully.
Tu 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.
Baroni wants to control from the top but Tu keeps moving.
Baroni preventing the sweep.

Tu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baroni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baroni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baroni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tu is looking to stand up but Baroni isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu 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.
Baroni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Baroni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tu wants to improve his position but instead Baroni has moved into half guard.
Tu tries to get to full guard but Baroni has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Tu looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tu is trying to stand back up but Baroni is controlling him
Baroni is trying to control. Tu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baroni controlling the action here.
Tu wants to improve his position but Baroni is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tu manages to get to full guard.
Tu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tu throwing strikes but missing.
Baroni is trying to control the position but Tu postures up.
Tu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baroni trying to control from the bottom.
Baroni is holding on to half guard well.

Tu is working for a submission of some sort.
Tu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tu is thwarting Baroni's attempts to control the position.
Baroni manages to get to full guard.
Tu scoring with some ground and pound.
Baroni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Baroni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tu can't escape the position.
Baroni controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely.
Tu is trying desperately to improve position.
Baroni controlling his opponent.
Baroni wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tu is looking to get to half guard.
Baroni controlling from the full mount.
Tu tries to reverse the position but Baroni maintains control.
Baroni trying to control but Tu is having none of it.
Tu is working to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baroni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baroni controlling from mount.
Tu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baroni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baroni controlling the pace.
Baroni is pressing down on Tu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tu is holding on for now.
Tu is pressing down on Baroni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Tu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baroni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Baroni won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
Tu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Baroni's thigh. Baroni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tu is fighting to break Baroni's control of his arms but Baroni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baroni thumps Tu with a low kick.
Tu fails with the takedown
and Baroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Baroni gets a clinch.
Baroni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tu jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni pulls Tu in to control the position.
Baroni 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.
Tu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baroni swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni wants to sweep here but Tu controlling him for the moment.
Baroni pulls Tu in close to his closed guard and prevents Tu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Baroni seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Baroni is retaining full guard.
Tu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baroni wants to stand up but Tu is controlling him.
Baroni keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.

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.
Baroni is controlling Tu's posture.
Baroni working a defensive guard here.
Baroni keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Baroni trying to keep a closed guard but Tu is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Baroni moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body.
Tu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baroni smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Tu closes the distance and clinches up with Baroni, looking for a takedown. Tu pushes Baroni against the ropes but Baroni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baroni counters with a two punch combo.
Baroni dips to his left and cracks Tu with an uppercut!
Tu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baroni defends well and Tu ends up having to push Baroni into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Baroni forces Tu back against the ropes and clinches.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Baroni lands a nice uppercut.
Baroni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tus head.
Baroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Baroni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baroni just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Baroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tu shoots and misses
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baroni throws a front kick that sends Tu stumbling back into the ropes.

Baroni clinches.
Tu fails to pull guard.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
Tu takes a shot to the head.
Baroni pushes Tu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Baroni is leaning against Tu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tu is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baroni lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Tu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baroni lands a big right hand that drops Tu! The killer instinct kicks in and Baroni finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Baroni!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tommaso Baroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.