PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahoohalphala's entrance music is Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ragdoll Physics. A fine choice. Tokhtakhounov has chosen Ministry - Thieves as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kahoohalphala
vs
Tokhtakhounov

195 cm
34
215 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

187 cm
37
220 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Mohito Fightwear

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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Kahoohalphala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahoohalphala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahoohalphala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahoohalphala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahoohalphala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook. Kahoohalphala ducked under it nicely.
Kahoohalphala is looking to counter punch.
Kahoohalphala looks to land a combination but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.

Kahoohalphala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Tokhtakhounov pushes Kahoohalphala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahoohalphala's head.
Kahoohalphala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tokhtakhounov defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Tokhtakhounov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick as Kahoohalphala jumps back.
Kahoohalphala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tokhtakhounov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahoohalphala.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahoohalphala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick
and Kahoohalphala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kahoohalphala misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kahoohalphala.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kahoohalphala is out of range.
Kahoohalphala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kahoohalphala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tokhtakhounov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahoohalphala walks into a left hand.
Kahoohalphala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tokhtakhounov.
Titus Kahoohalphala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahoohalphala misses with a two punch combination.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab.

It looks like Titus Kahoohalphala has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahoohalphala ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala misses with a left hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahoohalphala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tokhtakhounov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahoohalphala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Kahoohalphala does it's job there.
Kahoohalphala missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahoohalphala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kahoohalphala tries for a takedown but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kahoohalphala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahoohalphala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahoohalphala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kahoohalphala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokhtakhounov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Tokhtakhounov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Kahoohalphala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Tokhtakhounov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahoohalphala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokhtakhounov moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov lands a really nice looking cross but Kahoohalphala seems unphased.
Kahoohalphala moves away from the strike by Tokhtakhounov.
Kahoohalphala cracks Tokhtakhounov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a front kick but Kahoohalphala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Tokhtakhounov as he connects with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Kahoohalphala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahoohalphala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahoohalphala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahoohalphala misses with a hook.

Tokhtakhounov lands a big head kick that sends Kahoohalphala tumbling to the mat! Tokhtakhounov takes a step backwards and waves Kahoohalphala back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kahoohalphala is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov drops Kahoohalphala with a naaaaasty hook - Kahoohalphala is in real trouble here! Tokhtakhounov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
During a confident post fight interview, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.