PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maunu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes into the arena with Ministry - Thieves blaring out of the sound system. Maunu Tua told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tokhtakhounov
vs
Tua

187 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maunu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tokhtakhounov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tokhtakhounov.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Tokhtakhounov has him pressed against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua's efforts to push away.
Tua blocks an elbow strike.
Tokhtakhounov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Tokhtakhounov has the dominant position.
Tokhtakhounov has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Tua tries to circle away but Tokhtakhounov has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tua wants to break free but Tokhtakhounov has control.
Tua blocks an elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tokhtakhounov working Tua over with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Tokhtakhounov has him pressed against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but misses.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow that misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tua takes an elbow to the temple.

Tokhtakhounov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov looks for the body kick but Tua saw that one coming.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a good low kick that Tua was not able to check.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.
Tokhtakhounov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Tokhtakhounov forces Tua back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tua's brow.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow just above Tua 's eye.
Tokhtakhounov lands an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tua avoids the damage to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tua blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Tokhtakhounov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokhtakhounov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Tua there.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head kick!
Tua avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokhtakhounov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua throws the left hand but Tokhtakhounov avoids the punch easily.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a good low kick that Tua was not able to check.
Jab by Tua.
Tua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tua misses with a left hand

and Tokhtakhounov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an elbow over the top.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokhtakhounov landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow that misses.
Tokhtakhounov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tua connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Tua.
Tokhtakhounov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua misses with a body punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.

Tokhtakhounov has closed the distance and engaged Tua in a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands a knee to the head.
Tua avoids a wild elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a knee strike.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an elbow strike.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Tokhtakhounov is controlling him.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Maunu Tua has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov prevents Tua from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tokhtakhounov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokhtakhounov has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tua has had enough of the clinch but Tokhtakhounov keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tua's brow.
Tokhtakhounov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but misses.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an elbow over the top.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tua blocks the elbow strike.
Tua avoiding damage as Tokhtakhounov throws knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Tokhtakhounov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.

Tokhtakhounov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Tokhtakhounov saw that one coming.
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tua throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tokhtakhounov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body shot.
Tua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua misses with a hook. Tokhtakhounov ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a straight right hand.
Maunu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a big head kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tokhtakhounov walks into a left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokhtakhounov - the referee stops the clock and Tua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokhtakhounov. Tua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maunu Tua's cut.
That's time! Tokhtakhounov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
Tua lands with a cross.
Tokhtakhounov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tua checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Tua slaps the foot to one side.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Tua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch up but Tua circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokhtakhounov throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a good, hard body kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tua really felt that one!
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a push kick.
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Tokhtakhounov.
Tua misses with a hook.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tua takes a step back to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokhtakhounov - the referee stops the clock and Tua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokhtakhounov. Tua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua takes a swing at Tokhtakhounov's ribcage but misses.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Tokhtakhounov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an outside leg kick.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tua takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokhtakhounov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokhtakhounov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice head kick!
Tokhtakhounov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokhtakhounov can pounce on him.

Tokhtakhounov has managed to clinch.

Tokhtakhounov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maunu Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tua in his tracks.
Tokhtakhounov lands a lovely overhand right.

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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!