PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Tokhtakhounov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ministry - Thieves. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Butikol
vs
Tokhtakhounov

188 cm
30
215 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

187 cm
37
220 lbs
36 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Conquer

GREEN!160

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butikol checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butikol's head backwards.
Tokhtakhounov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butikol will feel that in the morning.
Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butikol is able to avoid easily.
Butikol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokhtakhounov wants to land a leg kick but Butikol is out of range.
Butikol blocks the body kick.
Butikol has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tokhtakhounov thumps Butikol with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Tokhtakhounov. Beautiful body shot.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Butikol misses the target.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butikol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Butikol wants to clinch up but Tokhtakhounov keeps it at a distance.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice shot that snaps Butikol's head back.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Butikol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butikol blocks a head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice head shot.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Butikol misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.

Butikol gets a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Butikol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the head.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butikol.
Butikol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butikol lands a nice elbow.
Tokhtakhounov is working Butikol over against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov prevents a body shot from Butikol.
Butikol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butikol's elbow.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Butikol lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
Butikol working aggressively here.
Butikol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
Butikol scores with a nice hook to the head.

That has opened up Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut even more.
Butikol blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
A short body shot lands from Tokhtakhounov as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tokhtakhounov as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokhtakhounov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butikol throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokhtakhounov dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Still in the clinch, Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butikol lands an elbow just above Tokhtakhounov 's eye.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Butikol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Butikol controls his hands.
Butikol missing with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov has a couple of punches blocked by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.

Tokhtakhounov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butikol steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tokhtakhounov. That one must have hurt.
Butikol throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butikol scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butikol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butikol swings for the body but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tokhtakhounov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butikol on the side of the head.

Butikol clinches up against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butikol connects with a knee to the head.
Tokhtakhounov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butikol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butikol lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Enting Butikol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Butikol controls his hands.
Butikol trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butikol misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol lands with a right to the head.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butikol's elbow.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butikol blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov gets through Butikol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokhtakhounov avoids it.
Butikol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butikol lands a damaging elbow.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butikol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov lands a left hand.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch to the body.
Butikol lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butikol.
Nice elbow from Butikol.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butikol obliges.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an elbow strike.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butikol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol misses with a body punch.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokhtakhounov avoids the damage to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding damage as Butikol throws knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Butikol tries to work over Tokhtakhounov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokhtakhounov has a couple of punches blocked by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov digs a right hand underneath Butikol's ribcage. Butikol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Tokhtakhounov prevents a body shot from Butikol.
Butikol blocking some punches.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butikol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokhtakhounov is defending well for now.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tokhtakhounov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Butikol is rocked!
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with an uppercut but Butikol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Butikol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol with a knee to the head.

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 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enting Butikol!
After winning the bout, Enting Butikol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.