PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. 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.

Toney
vs
Patrick Harris

185 cm
27
174 lbs
12 - 14 - 1

183 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Toney lands a nice shot to the body.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toney shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Toney.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toney.
Toney scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Toney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Toney lands in his opponent's guard.
Harris is looking to stand up but Toney isn't so interested in that idea.

Toney postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Toney, into his guard.

Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toney's head.
Harris preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toney looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into side control.
Toney is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ironfist MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Toney regains half guard.
Toney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harris jumps into side control!
Toney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but Toney is defending well.

Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Toney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toney tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Toney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Toney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toney sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Toney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Harris is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Toney is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Neil Patrick Harris!
Neil Patrick Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.