PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 23309 p4p, 581 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 3779 p4p, 424 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tonni
vs
Sisko

190 cm
21
185 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko fails to land the takedown.
Tonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sisko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Tonni tries to sprawl but Sisko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tonni wants to get back to his feet.
Tonni trying to control from the bottom.
Tonni is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sisko is looking to advance position but Tonni won't allow it.
Tonni is trying to stand.
Tonni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tonni tries to get out of the position.
Sisko trying to control the action but Tonni is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko wants to free his trapped foot but Tonni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tonni is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko stops Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Tonni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tonni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Benjamin Sisko has been cut.

Sisko forces Tonni back against the cage and clinches.
Sisko jumps guard but Tonni stands there with Sisko around his waist. Sisko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tonni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sisko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Sisko avoids the damage to the body.
Sisko avoids the elbow strike from Tonni, against the cage.
Sisko leaning his opponent against the cage.

Tonni breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sisko.
Tonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sisko darts in looking for a takedown but Tonni gets double underhooks and turns Sisko into the cage.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sisko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tonni.
Tonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Sisko moves into the clinch.
Sisko has Tonni pressed against the cage.
Sisko fails to pull guard.
Sisko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sisko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sisko tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Tonni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Tonni manages to break the clinch.
Tonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Tonni misses.
Sisko tries to clinch up but Tonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Sisko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince Tonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sisko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tonni tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sisko is in Tonni's guard.
Sisko is looking to pass into half guard but Tonni pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tonni is in guard.

Tonni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sisko on the ground.
Tonni throws a strike but Sisko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sisko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisko passes Tonni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sisko is pressing down on Tonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tonni is holding on for now.
Tonni is in trouble now - Sisko has advanced to mount!
Sisko won't let Tonni get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tonni tries to reverse the position but Sisko maintains control.

Sisko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tonni is trying desperately to improve position.
Sisko controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Tonni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Sisko'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.

Tonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tonni sprawls well. Tonni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Tonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sisko tries to clinch but Tonni moves out of range.

Sisko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tonni wants to control the action here but instead Sisko manages to pass to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko fails to move to back control.
Sisko controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sisko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tonni to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tonni shrugs it off.
Benjamin Sisko has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sisko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tonni is surviving well by controlling Sisko's body position as best he can.
Tonni is trying to escape the mount.

Sisko gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonni misses the target.
Sisko shoots in and drives through. Tonni sprawls well.
A combination from Tonni does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sisko darts in and clinches Tonni up against the cage.

Sisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sisko looks for a takedown but Tonni sprawls well.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Sisko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tonni defends it nicely.
Sisko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Tonni throws a series of punches but Sisko avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sisko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Sisko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sisko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko wants to control from the top but Tonni keeps moving.
Sisko won't allow Tonni to sweep him here.

Tonni has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sisko is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Sisko.
Sisko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonni stuffs the takedown.

Sisko has closed the distance and engaged Tonni in a clinch.
Sisko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tonni after a bit of a struggle.
Sisko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sisko is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sisko decides to pull guard.

Sisko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tonni presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sisko jumps guard but Tonni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko misses with a takedown attempt - Tonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sisko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tonni, which made it look bad.
Tonni throws a right hand that Sisko ducks under and follows up with a left that Sisko also avoids with ease.
Prince Tonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sisko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonni.
Sisko unleashes a big counter combination but Tonni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince Tonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonni fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Tonni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Sisko's cut.
That's time! Tonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tonni misses with a double jab.
Sisko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sisko checks a low kick from Tonni.
Sisko shoots in looking for a takedown but Tonni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sisko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tonni lands with a shot to the body.
Tonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sisko.
Tonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisko can do to turn this around?
Tonni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Sisko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tonni keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
Sisko trying to move into half guard but instead Tonni has managed to sweep!

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!

Tonni decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice jab there from Tonni.
Sisko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Tonni. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko swinging wildly here.
Sisko slips a jab and a cross from Tonni.

Sisko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sisko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonni walks away with a smile on his face. Sisko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Sisko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tonni counters with a straight right hand.
Tonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Sisko is rocked!
Sisko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tonni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sisko is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonni finish him?
Sisko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tonni lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sisko. Tonni pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Tonni!
Our winner, Prince Tonni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.