PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florin Chernat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni has chosen http://music.yandex.ru/#/track/1750072/album/173573 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chernat
vs
Toni

180 cm
28
265 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

219 cm
27
280 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Florin Chernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Toni!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toni defends it nicely.

Toni closes the distance and pushes Chernat back into the cage.
Chernat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Toni lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Florin Chernat has been cut.
Toni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chernat up against the cage.

Chernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chernat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florin Chernat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chernat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toni tries to avoid it but Chernat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toni to the ground. Toni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chernat shoots for a double leg takedown but Toni sprawls well. He's pushed Chernat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toni ducks under a wild hook from Chernat.
Chernat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toni tries to clinch up
and Chernat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toni scores with a takedown into Chernat's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Toni postures up.
Toni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Chernat looking for a triangle here. Toni is fighting it but it looks tight! Chernat pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Toni is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Florin Chernat!