PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 236 p4p, 358 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 36 p4p, 56 weight class). 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.

Borjigin
vs
Thiago

186 cm
38
205
28 - 13 - 0

193 cm
34
215
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borjigin.
Thiago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Thiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borjigin's sensitive parts.
Thiago lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Borjigin.
Thiago throws out a loose jab but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borjigin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thiago throws a hook to the side of Borjigin's head but Borjigin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Thiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin misses with the combination.
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
Thiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borjigin can pounce on him.
Thiago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borjigin scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borjigin lands the left hand.
Thiago throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Thiago down.
Borjigin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thiago 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 appears Borjigin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thiago connects with a looping right hand.
Borjigin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thiago counters with a body kick that stops Borjigin in his tracks momentarily.
Thiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borjigin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thiago throws a front kick aimed at Borjigin's knee but Borjigin avoids it well.
Thiago throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Thiago lands.
Borjigin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borjigin throws a head kick but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borjigin's sensitive parts.
Thiago misses with a leg kick
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Borjigin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Borjigin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thiago looks to land a left hand but Borjigin moved out of range nicely.
Borjigin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thiago loads up on a big right hand but Borjigin slips the punch.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Thiago thows a leg kick but Borjigin checks it
and Borjigin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Thiago sees it coming and moves out of range.

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

Borjigin is rocked!
Borjigin lunges at Thiago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thiago's hand.
Oh Borjigin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borjigin's sensitive parts.

Thiago has Borjigin up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thiago.
Borjigin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thiago.
Borjigin seems to have got his legs back now.
Thiago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thiago scores with a shoulder strike.

Khunbish Borjigin's cut is getting worse.
Thiago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borjigin is trying to break the clinch but Thiago is controlling him.
Thiago looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Thiago - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Thiago.
Borjigin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borjigin working aggressively here.
Thiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Borjigin controls his hands.
Thiago tries a body shot but Borjigin blocks it.
Borjigin prevents a body shot from Thiago.
Thiago gets through Borjigin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thiago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borjigins head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
Still in the clinch, Thiago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thiago cracks Borjigin with a nice body shot.
Borjigin is breathing heavily.
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.

Borjigin manages to break the clinch.
Borjigin takes a swing at Thiago's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Borjigin out cold! Borjigin corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago thanked the fans post fight for their support.