PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Milne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tsuruta
vs
Milne

192 cm
24
255 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milne misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Tsuruta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Milne lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Milne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milne throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milne throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Milne throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Tsuruta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milne.
Milne misses with a low kick.
Milne misses the body punch

and Tsuruta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsuruta presses Milne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Milne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuruta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Milne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Milne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with some punches.
Milne has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Milne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milne tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Milne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Milne blocks it.
Milne cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milne.
Milne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Milne.
Milne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta looking to slow down the pace here.
Milne lands a body shot.
Milne working aggressively here.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Milne has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Milne's head.
Milne wants to stall.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milnes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Milne.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta is working for takedown but Milne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milne can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
A short right from Milne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Tsuruta to work.
A head punch on the inside from Milne fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Milne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milne is looking to control Tsuruta's arms but Tsuruta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Milne has his back to the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milne misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Milne misses with the head strike.
Milne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta is stalling here.
Milne lands with a light punch inside.
Milne throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Milne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Milne's ribcage. Milne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milnes head.
Milne struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta leaning his opponent against the cage.

Tsuruta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Milne regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta won't allow Milne to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Milne is retaining full guard.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Milne wants to get back to his feet but Tsuruta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing.
Milne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Milne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tsuruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsuruta is in close to Milne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta distracts Milne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tsuruta lands a jab to Milne's midsection.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Milne saw that one coming.
Milne swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsuruta.
Milne looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Milne clinches up with Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage.
Milne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Harry Milne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta goes for a takedown attempt but Milne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tsuruta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milne.
Tsuruta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Milne with a hook.
Tsuruta moves forwards but Milne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milne misses with a looping left.
Milne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuruta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milne.
Tsuruta shoots in looking for a takedown but Milne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsuruta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Milne.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch but Milne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Milne.
A counter left hand to the body from Tsuruta misses its target.
Milne misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harry Milne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milne scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsuruta should have avoided that one.
Milne throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Milne misses.
Milne throws a lazy head kick
and Milne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Milne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsuruta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harry Milne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milne keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsuruta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milne scores with a shot to the body.
Milne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Milne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milne misses with a hook to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Milne moves into range and clinches up with Tsuruta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milne is defending well.
Milne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milne is defending well.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milne's elbow.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Milne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milne tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.

Milne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsuruta has a takedown stuffed.
Milne throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milne moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milne is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Milne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuruta doesn't seem phased though.
Milne misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Milne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Milne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milne lands with a shot to the body.
Milne misses with a right hand
and Milne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuruta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milne throws out the jab.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Milne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuruta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuruta looks to land a combination but Milne avoids it well.
Harry Milne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Milne circles away.
Milne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsuruta misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Milne finds it's target.
Milne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milne.
Milne throws a series of punches but Tsuruta avoids them all with ease.
Milne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Tsuruta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milne.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.

Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tsuruta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milne tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta lands a few punches from side control.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock and then as Milne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsuruta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tsuruta in side control, throwing shots but Milne defends.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.
Milne wants to get back to his feet.
Milne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milne parries the strikes from Tsuruta easily there. Tsuruta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Milne to escape.
Milne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tsuruta has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Milne is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Milne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Milne to see if he's OK.
Milne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tsuruta connects with a decent elbow.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta cracks Milne with a big elbow.

Milne is rocked!
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Milne is still in real trouble! Can Tsuruta finish him?
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Milne seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsuruta looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Milne is avoiding damage well.
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsuruta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milne has one of Tsuruta's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta landing strikes.
Milne is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milne is trying to control Tsuruta's posture but Tsuruta avoids it.
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsuruta is chipping away with strikes.
Tsuruta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tomomi Tsuruta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milne defending against the ground and pound.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Milne is working from the bottom.
Milne taking a bit of punishment here - Tsuruta scoring with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tsuruta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tomomi Tsuruta thanked King of Fists for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).