PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - All i Want. Tokhtakhounov has chosen Ministry - Thieves as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seia
vs
Tokhtakhounov

190 cm
31
209 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

187 cm
34
220 lbs
30 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seia on the side of the head.
Seia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov lunges at Seia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seia's hand.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the body kick
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seia.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tokhtakhounov tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov lands with an overhand left.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range as Seia strikes.
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 misses with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice body punch.
Seia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tokhtakhounov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seia will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tokhtakhounov.

Seia moves into the clinch.
Seia blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tokhtakhounov - that landed with a thud.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is working Seia over against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the head strike.
Seia misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
Tokhtakhounov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Tokhtakhounov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov blocks a body shot from Seia.
Tokhtakhounov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
Tokhtakhounov tries to throw a body punch but Seia avoids it by throwing Tokhtakhounov back against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tokhtakhounov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the head strike.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seia misses with some punches.
Tokhtakhounov presses Seia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Seia.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia gets through Tokhtakhounov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seia struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Seia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Seia.
Seia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Seia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a combination but Seia avoids it well.
Seia is looking to counter punch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seia's head.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a head kick. Seia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tokhtakhounov digs a good hook to Seia's body.
The fighters circling - Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokhtakhounov ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Seia wants to land a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a lunging right hand
and Seia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Seia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tokhtakhounov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seia dodges the punch combination from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Seia's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tokhtakhounov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seia misses with a hook. Tokhtakhounov ducked under it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokhtakhounov throws a combination. Seia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokhtakhounov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Seia throwing a counter right hand but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokhtakhounov tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a wild combination.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot.
Seia lands a head shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokhtakhounov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to score with low kicks.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokhtakhounov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Seia sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokhtakhounov doesn't seem bothered though.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a body shot that sends Seia's belly button to the back.
Seia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokhtakhounov. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a right hand to the body.
Seia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seia checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov moved away.
Seia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia lands a nice hook to Tokhtakhounov's body. Tokhtakhounov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut.
Seia quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a body kick but Seia moved away.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Seia slaps the foot to one side.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a left hand
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokhtakhounov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut even more.
Nice body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Seia throws a chopping leg kick but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tokhtakhounov misses its intended target.
Tokhtakhounov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Seia.
Tokhtakhounov tries to close the distance and clinch but Seia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Tokhtakhounov slips the punch.
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tokhtakhounov thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
letting Seia counter with a right hand.

The cut above Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Seia throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Seia blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Seia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tokhtakhounov at a distance.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Tokhtakhounov misses its intended target.
Seia thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Seia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Tokhtakhounov is rocked!
Tokhtakhounov walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Seia! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelemi Seia!