PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ministry - Thieves. Viacheslav Datsik has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tokhtakhounov
vs
Datsik

187 cm
33
220 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

188 cm
36
212 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Datsik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Datsik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokhtakhounov lands a left hand.
Datsik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Datsik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokhtakhounovs head.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Datsik.

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Datsik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Datsik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokhtakhounov or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov lands a hook that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Datsik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov tries to throw a body punch but Datsik avoids it by throwing Tokhtakhounov back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
A short left from Datsik.
A shot in the inside from Datsik.
Datsik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Datsik throws an elbow but misses.
Datsik blocking some punches.
Datsik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Datsik landing knees to the body.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is getting worse.
Datsik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokhtakhounov tries a body shot but Datsik blocks it.
Datsik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokhtakhounov backwards.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.
Tokhtakhounov lands a left hand.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an uppercut.
Datsik misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the head.
Datsik working Tokhtakhounov over with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov is breathing heavily.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Datsik lands an elbow that stopped Tokhtakhounov in his tracks for a moment.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Datsik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an elbow strike from Datsik.
Tokhtakhounov digs a right hand into Datsik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Datsik's gas tank.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an elbow strike.
Datsik blocks an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Datsik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Datsik controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik works on Tokhtakhounov's body with a couple of short punches.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Datsik.
Tokhtakhounov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Datsik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokhtakhounov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Datsik's elbow.
Tokhtakhounov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokhtakhounov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Datsik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jeez, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Datsik lands a damaging elbow.
Datsik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokhtakhounov backwards.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viacheslav Datsik!
After winning the bout, Viacheslav Datsik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.