PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albin Muslic (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. Anton Toni looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Muslic
vs
Toni

209 cm
20
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

219 cm
27
280 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albin Muslic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Toni!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muslic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toni swivels and escapes.
Toni looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Toni tries to clinch up.
Muslic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muslic dives in and grabs Toni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toni pushes down on Muslic's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muslic is defended easily by Toni.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albin Muslic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muslic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toni as he avoids it easily.
Muslic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toni swivels and escapes.
Muslic shoots in looking for a takedown. Toni tries to sprawl out of it but Muslic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toni tries to clinch but Muslic moves out of range.
Toni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muslic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muslic.
Muslic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Toni tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Muslic counters with a shoot takedown. Toni fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni controlling Muslic's posture.
Muslic trying to control the position from guard on top but Toni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toni can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Muslic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muslic showed some decent athleticism there.
Muslic controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni wants to control the action here but instead Muslic manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muslic trying to control but Toni is having none of it.
Muslic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toni is just holding on here. Muslic manages to take his back.
Toni tries to escape but Muslic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muslic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Toni doesn't escape.
Muslic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toni for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albin Muslic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Muslic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toni's waist but Toni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muslic off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muslic.
Muslic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albin Muslic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Toni as Muslic shoots in.
Toni is looking to clinch but Muslic is avoiding it.
Muslic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Muslic with that takedown attempt.
Muslic has a takedown stuffed.
Muslic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Muslic gets tackled into the cage by Toni. Toni maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muslic prevents Toni from breaking the clinch.

Toni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toni tries to clinch up but Muslic circles away and keeps his distance.
Muslic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toni tries to avoid it but Muslic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toni to the ground. Toni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toni closes the distance looking to clinch

and Muslic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toni!
Muslic looking to control but Toni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toni is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muslic controlling from the full mount.
Muslic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Albin Muslic.
Muslic looks for a takedown but Toni sprawls well.
Toni tries to clinch but Muslic is having none of it.

Toni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muslic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Muslic trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muslic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Albin Muslic just wasn't active enough.
Muslic shoots for a takedown but Toni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toni stuffs the takedown attempt from Muslic. Muslic gets slowly back to his feet.
Toni fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muslic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toni defends it nicely.
Anton Toni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albin Muslic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Toni closes the distance but Muslic moves to the side

and Muslic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toni's guard.
Muslic postures up.
Muslic content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anton Toni was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Muslic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muslic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Muslic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Toni manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muslic is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muslic wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Albin Muslic just wasn't active enough.
Muslic tries for a takedown but Toni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albin Muslic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toni leaves Muslic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Muslic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toni but Toni pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toni darts in and clinches Muslic up against the cage.

Toni manages to break the clinch.
Muslic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muslic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toni tries to clinch but Muslic moves out of range.
Toni wants to clinch but Muslic slips to the side

and Muslic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muslic trying to control but Toni is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Toni working for submissions but it's allowed Muslic to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni wants to stand back up but Muslic manages to pass into side control.
Muslic has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Muslic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albin Muslic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muslic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albin Muslic!