PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes into the arena with Ministry - Thieves blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tokhtakhounov
vs
Orochi

187 cm
33
220 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

188 cm
32
216 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Zipp Zapp
VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice right hand.
Orochi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov is out of range and Orochi settles back down.
Tokhtakhounov walks into a stiff left hand from Orochi.
Orochi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokhtakhounov checks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov works the jab nicely.
Orochi takes a swing at Tokhtakhounov's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orochi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokhtakhounov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokhtakhounov looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokhtakhounov, right into the meat.
Tokhtakhounov throws a shot to the body.

Orochi instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov presses Orochi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to break the clinch but Orochi has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokhtakhounov is defending well for now.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orochi prevents Tokhtakhounov from breaking the clinch.
Orochi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokhtakhounov is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orochi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tokhtakhounov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orochi lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tokhtakhounov as Orochi tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orochi's elbow.
Orochi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov being controlled against the cage.
Orochi blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orochi lands with a light punch inside.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Orochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orochi misses with the head strike.
Orochi looking to throw knees to the head but Tokhtakhounov is blocking nicely.
Orochi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokhtakhounov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tokhtakhounov's efforts to push away.
Tokhtakhounov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orochi trying to land knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokhtakhounov avoids the damage to the body.
Tokhtakhounov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tokhtakhounov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orochi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov lands a jab to the nose.
Orochi takes a swing at Tokhtakhounov's ribcage but misses.
Orochi misses with a series of wild punches.
Orochi scores with a kick to the body.
Orochi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orochi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokhtakhounov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Tokhtakhounov slams his shin into Orochi's torso.
Tokhtakhounov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orochi.
Good work by Orochi as he checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Orochi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Orochi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tokhtakhounov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orochi misses with a head kick.
Orochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orochi is looking to clinch.
Tokhtakhounov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orochi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokhtakhounov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tokhtakhounov throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Orochi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Orochi cracks Tokhtakhounov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orochi tries to clinch there but Tokhtakhounov circles away.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Orochi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tokhtakhounov. Orochi shrugs it off though.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Orochi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orochi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a low kick, right behind Orochi 's knee.
Orochi lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi misses with a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a front kick aimed at Orochi's knee but Orochi avoids it well.
Doppo Orochi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tokhtakhounov feints and then cracks Orochi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orochi down.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a wild body shot.
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Orochi's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orochi. That one must have hurt.
Orochi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tokhtakhounov.
Orochi ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.
Orochi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov slips a jab from Orochi.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Tokhtakhounov works the jab nicely.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Orochi blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the leg kick from Orochi.
Orochi throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orochi moves out of range of the body kick.
Tokhtakhounov looks for the body kick but Orochi saw that one coming.
Tokhtakhounov takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov lands with an uppercut that bounces Orochi off the cage and back into range.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orochi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokhtakhounov is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Orochi.
Tokhtakhounov missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tokhtakhounov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orochi.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a jab.
Orochi jabs Tokhtakhounov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Orochi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Orochi.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is getting worse.
Orochi jabs Tokhtakhounov right on the nose. Tokhtakhounov blinks but takes it well.
Orochi is looking to clinch.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi blocks the body kick.
Doppo Orochi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Orochi as he checks the leg kick.
Orochi misses with a wild combination.
Tokhtakhounov's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokhtakhounov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orochi moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Orochi blocks it.
Orochi throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orochi's sensitive parts.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokhtakhounov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov works Orochi's body with a nice hook.
Orochi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a kick to the body.
Orochi throws a right hand that Tokhtakhounov ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokhtakhounov also avoids with ease.
Orochi tries to bum rush Tokhtakhounov with a series of wild strikes but Tokhtakhounov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tokhtakhounov throws a solid leg kick but Orochi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orochi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokhtakhounov finds it's way round the side to connect with Orochi's head.
Tokhtakhounov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orochi's head.
Tokhtakhounov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orochi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tokhtakhounov swings for the body but Orochi moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick
and Orochi counters with a two punch combo.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
A cross from Tokhtakhounov lands.
Orochi wants to clinch up but Tokhtakhounov keeps it at a distance.
Tokhtakhounov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tokhtakhounov throws a chopping leg kick but Orochi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orochi misses with a few strikes there.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi throws a push kick but Tokhtakhounov slaps the foot to one side.
Orochi misses with a hook to the body
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Tokhtakhounov misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokhtakhounov, right into the meat.
Orochi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokhtakhounov moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head shot.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow Orochi down with leg kicks.
Orochi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tokhtakhounov on the side of the head.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orochi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a punch to the head.
Tokhtakhounov throws a lazy right hand but Orochi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokhtakhounov looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A cross from Tokhtakhounov lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tokhtakhounov. Beautiful body shot.
Orochi moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick that knocks Orochi off balance momentarily.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid it.
Orochi throws a nice looking combination but Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orochi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orochi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov works Orochi's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Orochi misses the target.
Orochi misses with a head kick.
Tokhtakhounov cracks a nice hook into Orochi's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Orochi.
Orochi swinging wildly here.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov thuds a left hand into Orochi's body.
Orochi is looking to clinch.
Orochi blocks a jab.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokhtakhounov scoring well with a low kick there.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Orochi blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Orochi. That snapped Tokhtakhounov's head back.
Tokhtakhounov dips to his left and cracks Orochi with an uppercut!
Orochi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orochi avoids a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orochi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orochi throws a push kick but Tokhtakhounov slaps the foot to one side.
Orochi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tokhtakhounov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orochi throws a nice looking combination but Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orochi walks into a jab.
Orochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokhtakhounov.
Orochi misses with a hook. Tokhtakhounov ducked under it nicely.
Orochi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tokhtakhounov 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.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orochi.
Orochi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokhtakhounov.
Orochi lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokhtakhounov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority 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.