PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov has chosen Ministry - Thieves as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brigglett
vs
Tokhtakhounov

199 cm
29
199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

187 cm
28
220 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokhtakhounov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brigglett misses with a few strikes there.
Tokhtakhounov throws a lazy body kick
and Brigglett counters with a three punch combo that has Tokhtakhounov backing up. Tokhtakhounov nods at Brigglett to acknowledge the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov tried to score with a low kick but Brigglett checks it.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigglett checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokhtakhounov cracks the inside of Brigglett's front leg.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigglett moves away.
Tokhtakhounov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a looping left.
Tokhtakhounov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brigglett.
Brigglett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett throws a right hand that misses
and Brigglett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brigglett is looking to clinch.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brigglett on the side of the head.
Brigglett moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brigglett just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a jab.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brigglett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigglett scores with a nice head shot.
Brigglett loads up on a big right hand but Tokhtakhounov slips the punch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Brigglett slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tokhtakhounov slips a straight right by Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov thuds his shin into the meat of Brigglett's side.
Tokhtakhounov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Briggletts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brigglett misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Brigglett moved out of range nicely.
Brigglett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a powerful jab.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a right hand.
Brigglett tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigglett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokhtakhounov stalks Brigglett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brigglett's face. Brigglett staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brigglett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tokhtakhounov fakes the leg kick and cracks Brigglett in the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brigglett's head.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice body punch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Brigglett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokhtakhounov. Brigglett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigglett avoids a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov works Brigglett's body with a nice hook.
Brigglett moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body punch but Brigglett moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Brigglett moved out of range nicely.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigglett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov avoids the head kick by Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigglett throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a jab but it's blocked by Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigglett moves away from the strike by Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy body shot
and Brigglett counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Tokhtakhounov catches Brigglett right on the button with a cross.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigglett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brigglett looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dane Brigglett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range as Brigglett strikes.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokhtakhounov slips a jab and a cross from Brigglett.
Brigglett throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brigglett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brigglett missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brigglett scores with a sloppy right hand. Tokhtakhounov should have avoided that one.
Brigglett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigglett avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
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We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigglett blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokhtakhounov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokhtakhounov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tokhtakhounov thows a body kick. Brigglett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brigglett blocks the body kick.
Tokhtakhounov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brigglett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a head kick.
Brigglett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.
Brigglett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brigglett misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Brigglett. That snapped Tokhtakhounov's head back.
Tokhtakhounov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brigglett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brigglett misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
A swing and a miss from Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tokhtakhounov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov throws a shot to the body.
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brigglett is out of range.
Tokhtakhounov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brigglett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokhtakhounov jabs Brigglett right on the nose. Brigglett blinks but takes it well.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett jabs Tokhtakhounov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Brigglett.
Brigglett scores with a jab. Tokhtakhounov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokhtakhounov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That has opened up Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut even more.
Brigglett misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov throws the left hand but Brigglett avoids the punch easily.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a kick to the body

and Brigglett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Brigglett.

Brigglett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett misses with a body shot
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett misses with a leg kick
and Tokhtakhounov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokhtakhounov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brigglett on the side of the head.
Brigglett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigglett.
Brigglett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigglett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brigglett misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dane Brigglett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brigglett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a hook. Brigglett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brigglett throws a shot from downtown. Tokhtakhounov moves away and avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Brigglett's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Brigglett moved out of range nicely.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range as Brigglett strikes.
A lazy body kick from Tokhtakhounov
and Brigglett counters with a straight right hand.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigglett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brigglett misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokhtakhounov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw a body kick
and Brigglett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokhtakhounov punishes Brigglett's body with a nice straight punch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokhtakhounov.

Brigglett instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
Brigglett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brigglett swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigglett lands a left hand.
Brigglett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Tokhtakhounov manages to break the clinch.
Brigglett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brigglett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett misses with a hook
and Tokhtakhounov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brigglett really felt that one!
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brigglett.
Brigglett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigglett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokhtakhounov swings for the body but Brigglett moves out of range.
Brigglett looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a powerful jab.
Brigglett lands a right hook to the body.
Brigglett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokhtakhounov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brigglett is out of range and Tokhtakhounov settles back down.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Brigglett slaps the foot to one side.
Brigglett scores with a nice head shot.

The cut above Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brigglett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokhtakhounov slips under a jab.
Brigglett blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brigglett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tokhtakhounov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brigglett scrambles back to his feet.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigglett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Brigglett blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Brigglett blocks the leg kick.
Brigglett misses with the combination.
Brigglett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brigglett lands a really nice looking cross but Tokhtakhounov seems unphased.
Tokhtakhounov ducks right into an uppercut from Brigglett.
Tokhtakhounov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a spinning back kick!
Brigglett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brigglett checks it well.
Tokhtakhounov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigglett throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brigglett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tokhtakhounov lands a really nice looking cross but Brigglett seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigglett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Dane Brigglett's cut is getting worse.
Brigglett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tokhtakhounov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
An out of breath Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.