PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thug Life (ranked 1560 p4p, 16225 weight class) and Sagai Tonkov (ranked 225 p4p, 736 weight class). Life comes to the ring accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Tonkov has chosen Calling Dr. Love by Shandi's Addiction as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Life
vs
Tonkov

188 cm
38
170
27 - 16 - 2

173 cm
41
178
3 - 4 - 1

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HELLBENT

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 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thug Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagai Tonkov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonkov throws a series of punches but Life avoids them all with ease.
Tonkov throws an overhand right that lands on Life's shoulder, as Life tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tonkov. Those never looked like landing.
Life lands a slapping body shot.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tonkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Life moves away.
Life misses with a head kick.
Tonkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tonkov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Life works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tonkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Life counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonkov thinking.
Life throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tonkov - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Life.
Life looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonkov is just out of range.
Life swings for the body but Tonkov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkov cracks Life with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Life is looking to chop away at Tonkov's legs.
Tonkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Life counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Life avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tonkov misses with a looping left.
Life swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Life misses with a body shot.
Tonkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tonkov lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonkov checks a leg kick.
Tonkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Life has time to react.
Life is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Life moves away from the strike by Tonkov.
Nice jab there from Tonkov.
Life defending well as Tonkov loads up on a big left hand.
Tonkov misses with a double jab.
Life is looking to wear down Tonkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonkov avoids the body shot from Life.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
Life connects with a crisp jab.
Life misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Tonkov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Life throws a lazy right hand but Tonkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonkov connects with a body shot.
Life slips a jab from Tonkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tonkov does no damage.
Tonkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Life, as that shot connected.
Tonkov misses with a head kick.
Life thuds his right hand into Tonkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tonkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Life counters by moving into the clinch.
Tonkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tonkov tries to break free but Life pushes him back against the ropes.
Tonkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tonkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonkov wants to break free but Life has control.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonkov is trying to force a seperation but Life has the dominant position.
Tonkov has a couple of punches blocked by Life.
Tonkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tonkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Life misses the target.
Life punishes Tonkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Life slips a straight right by Tonkov.

Life darts in and clinches Tonkov up against the ropes.
Tonkov prevents a body shot from Life.
Tonkov wants to break free but Life has control.

Tonkov breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Life looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Life keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Life is looking to counter the offense by Tonkov and move into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Life
letting Tonkov counter with a right hand.
Life is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Life.
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonkov throws out a counter right but Life avoids it with no problem.
Life misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sagai Tonkov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tonkov throws a right and a left that Life avoids nicely.
Tonkov slips a jab from Life.
A nice side step and Tonkov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tonkov scores with a hook to the body. Life takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonkov throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Life misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tonkov!
Life cracks Tonkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Life - just one landing.
Life thumps Tonkov with a low kick.
Tonkov throws a head kick but Life moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonkov throws a looping overhand right but Life ducks down to avoid it.
Tonkov looks to land a right hand but Life moved out of range.
Life takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sagai Tonkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Life dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonkov. That did some damage!
Tonkov connects with a body shot.
Life thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Life.
Tonkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tonkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Life misses with an uppercut. Tonkov saw that one coming.
Tonkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Tonkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagai Tonkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Life throws a chopping leg kick but Tonkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonkov throws a big counter head kick but Life avoids it with no problem.
Life cracks Tonkov with an open hand slap.
A big left from Tonkov misses.
A jab from Tonkov misses.
Tonkov blocks a leg kick.
Life showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonkov.
Tonkov lands with a kick to the temple. Life shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Life walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonkov keeps Life at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Life looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonkov.
Life lands a leg kick that knocks Tonkov off balance momentarily.
Tonkov misses with an uppercut. Life saw that one coming.
Life misses with a body shot.
Tonkov misses with a body shot.
Life cracks Tonkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonkov throws the left hand but Life avoids the punch easily.
Life misses with a straight right.
Life blocks a head kick by Tonkov.
Life swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Life connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov dips to his left and cracks Life with an uppercut!
Life gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonkov misses with a combination
and Life cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonkov scores with a one two! Life had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Life lands a really nice looking cross but Tonkov seems unphased.
Tonkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Life with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Life attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tonkov unleashes a big counter combination but Life bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tonkov sizes up Life with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonkov misses the body punch
letting Life counter with a right hand.

Life gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life pushes Tonkov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Life.
Life lands a hook that snaps the head of Tonkov backwards.
Tonkov lands a body shot in the clinch.

Tonkov manages to break the clinch.
Tonkov misses with a head kick.
Tonkov avoids the body shot from Life.
Tonkov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tonkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Life jabs at Tonkov's body.
Tonkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Life misses with a body shot.
Life throws a sloppy head kick
and Tonkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Life thinking.
Life scores with a jab to the jaw.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonkov.
Tonkov throws a big counter head kick but Life avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sagai Tonkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Life tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonkov throws a head kick that misses.
Life just misses with a punch to the body.
Life connects with the punch.
Life throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tonkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Life scores with a jab. Tonkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Life lands with a straight right. Tonkov didn't see that one coming.
Life steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonkov.
Tonkov walks into a stiff left hand from Life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Life connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tonkov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonkov.
Tonkov is looking for the big counter here.
Life is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Life with a jab.
Tonkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Life finish him?
Life avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Life lands with an overhand left.
Tonkov checks a low kick from Life.
A head kick misses from Tonkov.
Tonkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Life lunges at Tonkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tonkov's hand.
A jab from Life finds it's way through Tonkov's defenses.
Life dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonkov. That did some damage!
Tonkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Life misses with a straight right.
Tonkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Life. Tonkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonkov throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Life counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Life on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tonkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonkov walks into a left hand.
Life connects with a leg kick.
Life tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tonkov is able to avoid easily.
Tonkov needs to keep his hands up - Life had a free shot at his head there.
Tonkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Life is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Life walks into a jab.
Life takes a swing at Tonkov's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Life misses.
Life swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tonkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov tries to land a front kick but Life steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tonkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Life misses the target.
Life tests Tonkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Life's head.
Life tries to clinch up.
Life throws a head kick that Tonkov semi-blocks.
Tonkov throws a head kick but Life moves out of range.
Tonkov tries to bum rush Life with a series of wild strikes but Life uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Life to score with a decent uppercut.
Tonkov lands with a kick to the temple. Life shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Life counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Life takes a swing at Tonkov's ribcage but misses.
Tonkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
Life misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Tonkov both land. Nice combination.
Tonkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Life scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonkov in his tracks.
Life throws a leg kick but Tonkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonkov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Life throws a low kick, looking for Tonkov's leg but Tonkov calmly moves out of range.
Thug Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Life catches Tonkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tonkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Life lands a leg kick that knocks Tonkov off balance momentarily.
Tonkov throws a head kick but Life moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thug Life showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tonkov 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagai Tonkov!
Sagai Tonkov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Solid win, I am very happy.'.