PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Aertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ministry - Thieves. Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tokhtakhounov
vs
Aertz

187 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Aertz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aertz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokhtakhounov looks for the body kick but Aertz saw that one coming.
Aertz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov stuffs the takedown.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Aertz with an open hand slap.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a head kick. Aertz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aertz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aertz looks gassed!
Tokhtakhounov lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aertz walks into a jab.
Tokhtakhounov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands a front kick.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aertz. That did some damage!
Tokhtakhounov connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Greg Aertz has been cut.
Aertz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aertz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokhtakhounov!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aertz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokhtakhounov - the referee stops the clock and Aertz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokhtakhounov. Aertz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokhtakhounov keeps Aertz at a distance using the push kick.
Tokhtakhounov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aertz's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokhtakhounov, right into the meat.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Tokhtakhounov slams his shin into Aertz's torso.

Tokhtakhounov instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.

That has opened up Greg Aertz's cut even more.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Greg Aertz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tokhtakhounov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aertz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside that Aertz shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!