PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugsbayar Enkhtulga (ranked 3419 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 440 p4p, 333 weight class). Mifune is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Samurai. Tugsbayar Enkhtulga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Enkhtulga
vs
Mifune

180 cm
29
185
5 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
195
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tugsbayar Enkhtulga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enkhtulga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mifune sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mifune fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mifune stuffs the takedown attempt from Enkhtulga. Enkhtulga gets slowly back to his feet.
Mifune wants to counter with a clinch but Enkhtulga pushes him away.
Enkhtulga tests Mifune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enkhtulga misses with a straight right.
Enkhtulga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mifune but Mifune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tugsbayar Enkhtulga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Enkhtulga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mifune rushes Enkhtulga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Enkhtulga is trying to break the clinch but Mifune is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mifune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mifune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Mifune has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Enkhtulga is looking to break free of the clinch but Mifune has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkhtulga takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mifune.
Enkhtulga throws an elbow but it misses.
Enkhtulga blocks a body shot from Mifune.
Mifune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Mifune lands a hook that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
Mifune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mifune lands with a short shot to the head.
Enkhtulga takes a shot to the head.
Mifune keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Enkhtulga's efforts to push away.
Mifune lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mifune lands a nice uppercut.
Mifune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Enkhtulga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mifune's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mifune.
Mifune has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Mifune.
Enkhtulga is breathing heavily.
Enkhtulga working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mifune scores with a shoulder strike.

Enkhtulga is rocked!
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Enkhtulga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Mifune told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Enkhtulga tries to land knees in the clinch but Mifune avoids the damage to the body.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Mifune misses with some punches.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Mifune has control.
Mifune misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Enkhtulga can't break the clinch.
Enkhtulga seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, Mifune scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Enkhtulga swings wildly with an uppercut but Mifune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mifune pushes Enkhtulga against the cage. Mifune is working some dirty boxing. Mifune pushes off with a quick right hook! Enkhtulga goes down! Enkhtulga tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mifune moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
After the fight, Kikuchiyo Mifune was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.