PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked. Feti has chosen Ashes to Ashes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Malietoa Feti enters the cage!

Toney
vs
Feti

179 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney is looking to clinch.
Feti moves out of range as Toney strikes.
Toney jabs at Feti's body.
Toney is looking to clinch.

Feti closes the distance and clinches.
Feti lands an elbow inside that Toney shrugs off.
Feti missing with knees to the body.
Feti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feti.
Toney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feti has him pressed against the cage.
Feti lands an elbow just above Toney 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Feti throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
Feti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Toney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toney is trying to force a seperation but Feti has the dominant position.
Feti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Feti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Feti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Toney takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like James Toney has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney scores with a shot to the side of Feti's head.
Feti landing knees to the body.
Feti lands a nice elbow.
Toney working hard to break the clinch.
Toney working hard to break the clinch.
Feti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toney looking to slow down the pace here.
Feti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Toney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Feti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Toney can't break the clinch.
Toney avoids a wild elbow strike from Feti.
Toney blocks an elbow strike.
Feti trying to land knees to the body.
Toney can't find room to land a body shot as Feti controls the action.
Toney misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti misses with an elbow strike.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Toney.
Stalling in the clinch from Feti.
Feti has Toney pressed against the cage, preventing Toney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Feti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Feti throws an elbow but it misses.
Toney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toney is trying to break free.
Toney tries to break free but Feti pushes him back against the cage.
Toney wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toney managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
Feti trying to land knees to the body.
Feti stalling in the clinch but Toney improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Feti lands a nice elbow.
Toney wants to stall.
Toney tries to circle away but Feti has him pinned against the cage.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney takes an elbow to the temple.
Toney avoids the elbow strike from Feti, against the cage.
Feti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Feti looking to stall.
Feti lands an elbow that stopped Toney in his tracks for a moment.
Feti missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toney's brow.
Toney avoids a wild elbow strike from Feti.
Toney managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
Feti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Feti misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Feti throws an elbow but it misses.
Feti is looking to control Toney's arms but Toney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Feti has his back to the cage.
Toney gets through Feti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Feti obliges.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Feti has Toney pressed against the cage, preventing Toney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toney is breathing heavily.
Toney struggles to land a body shot inside as Feti controls his hands.
Feti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toney's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Feti lands a damaging elbow.

James Toney's cut is getting worse.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malietoa Feti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Feti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Feti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toney doesn't manage to clinch there - Feti circles away.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Feti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feti scores with a leg kick.
Feti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Feti drops his hands momentarily and Toney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Feti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Toney. Beautiful body shot.
Toney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Feti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Feti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toney.
Feti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Feti keeps the fight on the outside.
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feti manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch but Feti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Feti.
Feti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toney. That did some damage!
Feti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Feti swats away the attempt to clinch by Toney.
Feti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Feti looks to land a body kick but Toney moved away.
A head kick misses from Feti.
Feti thows a body kick. Toney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Feti wants to clinch up but Toney keeps it at a distance.
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feti.
Feti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toney takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toney tries to clinch up.
Feti tries a head kick but it misses.
Toney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toney with a nice cross.
Toney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malietoa Feti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Feti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Feti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Feti - that will leave a mark!
Feti chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to clinch but Feti is having none of it.
Toney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Feti. Feti obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Feti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feti slips under a jab.
Feti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Feti. That's going to slow Toney down.
Feti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Feti feints and then cracks Toney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toney down.
Feti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toney will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Feti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Feti tries a head kick but it misses.
Feti fakes the leg kick and cracks Toney in the body.
Feti connects with an inside leg kick.
Toney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Feti throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti throws a leg kick which misses Toney's front leg but catches the back leg as Toney tries to avoid it.
Toney takes one to the side of the head.
Feti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Toney takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toney on the side of the head.
Feti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toney. That did some damage!
Feti scores with a leg kick.
Feti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Feti tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toney.
Feti thows a body kick. Toney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toney moves in looking to clinch but Feti pushes him off.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malietoa Feti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Feti thumps Toney with a low kick.
Feti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Toney moves into the clinch.
Feti slowing the pace effectively.
Feti connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toney's brow.
Toney is trying to break free.
Feti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toney's defenses.
Feti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Feti.
Feti prevents Toney from breaking the clinch.
Feti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Feti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Feti trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Feti.
Feti lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toney's face.

James Toney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Feti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Feti.
Feti lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
Feti lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney is trying to maintain a safe position but Feti gets an underhook and turns Toney into the cage.
Feti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Feti misses with a knee to the head.
Feti lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Feti.
Feti landing knees to the head.
Feti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Feti obliges.
Toney looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Feti.
James Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti lands a damaging elbow.
Feti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Feti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toney is keeping busy.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Feti.
Toney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toney's face.

Jeez, James Toney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Feti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Feti with a knee to the head.
Toney takes an elbow to the temple.
Toney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toney avoiding damage.
Toney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Feti lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti crunches a lovely knee into Toney's ribcage.
Feti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Feti tries to land a knee to the head but Toney blocks with his arms.
Feti connects with a knee to the head.
Feti is pushing Toney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toney is trying to break the clinch but Feti is controlling him.
Feti lands a damaging elbow.
Feti keeps control of Toney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feti's elbow.
Feti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Feti landing knees to the body.
Feti leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Feti backwards.
Toney blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Feti.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Toney's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malietoa Feti!
A victorious Malietoa Feti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.