PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 3766 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Herta (ranked 5877 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tonni
vs
Herta

190 cm
18
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Woodhouse's

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Herta!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tonni does no damage.
Tonni stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Herta.
Herta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonni.
Tonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonni is fending him off so far but Herta persists. Nope, Tonni circles away and we're back to standing.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Herta.
No joy there for Tonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Tonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonni is fending him off so far but Herta persists. Nope, Tonni circles away and we're back to standing.
Herta tries to clinch there but Tonni circles away.

Herta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tonni was covering up waiting for the punch and Herta finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Herta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Herta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Herta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Herta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Herta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonni wants to sweep here but Herta controlling him for the moment.

Tonni wriggles free and stands up.
Tonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prince Tonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Herta is just out of range.
Tonni misses with the combination.
A big left from Tonni misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tonni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Herta is rocked!
Tonni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Despite the aggression on Herta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Herta is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonni finish him?
Herta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonni.
Herta tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonni cracks Herta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonni lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Herta can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tonni and Herta drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tonni.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Tonni!
A relieved looking Prince Tonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.