PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 412 p4p, 135 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 64 p4p, 24 weight class). Tomomi Tsuruta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Borjigin
vs
Tsuruta

186 cm
38
205
28 - 14 - 0

192 cm
33
209
24 - 12 - 0

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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borjigin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsuruta under the eye.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Borjigin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta lands a jab.
Borjigin slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
It looked like Borjigin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borjigin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
Borjigin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Borjigin is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Borjigin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Borjigin throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a lunging right hand
and Borjigin counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Borjigin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsuruta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borjigin.

It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Borjigin.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Borjigin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Borjigin misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Borjigin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta checks a low kick from Borjigin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borjigin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta lands with a good body shot.
Tsuruta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tsuruta lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Tsuruta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borjigin doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
Borjigin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta tries to bum rush Borjigin with a series of wild strikes but Borjigin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borjigin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Tsuruta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borjigin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borjigin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Tsuruta misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borjigin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot that snaps Borjigin's head back.
Tsuruta cracks Borjigin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Tsuruta.
Borjigin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsuruta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsuruta takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Borjigin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Borjigin drives through and clinches with Tsuruta against the cage.
Borjigin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borjigin blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.

Borjigin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borjigin throws a head kick that misses.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tsuruta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Borjigin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Borjigin moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Tsuruta throws the left hand but Borjigin avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot that snaps Borjigin's head back.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuruta misses with a hook.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Tsuruta looks to move away, Borjigin throws a big counter combo but Tsuruta just gets out of the way.
Borjigin looks to land a body kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
Borjigin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Tsuruta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borjigin scores with a punch to the head.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Borjigin is out of range.
Borjigin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Borjigin misses
and Borjigin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borjigin misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta dips to his left and cracks Borjigin with an uppercut!
Tsuruta throws a right and a left that Borjigin avoids nicely.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a jab when Borjigin was well out of range.
It appears Borjigin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borjigin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borjigin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsuruta's hands.
Tsuruta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsuruta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borjigin swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Borjigin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borjigin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borjigin connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borjigin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borjigin takes one to the side of the head.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
As Tsuruta backs away, Borjigin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tsuruta lands a nice hook to Borjigin's body. Borjigin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borjigin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsuruta misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
Borjigin throws an off balance right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuruta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borjigin tries to clinch there but Tsuruta circles away.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Borjigin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta cracks Borjigin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Borjigin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsuruta feints a jab promting Borjigin to slip. Tsuruta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Borjigin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tsuruta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta misses the body punch
and Borjigin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Borjigin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Borjigin.

Borjigin has Tsuruta up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khunbish Borjigin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borjigin under the eye.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borjigin.
Borjigin tries to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
Borjigin misses with a shot to the body
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borjigin wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta lands with an overhand left.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomomi Tsuruta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borjigin tries to clinch there but Tsuruta circles away.
Tsuruta with a nice cross.
Borjigin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tsuruta thuds a left hand into Borjigin's body.
A low kick from Borjigin misses
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands with a kick to the temple. Tsuruta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Borjigin scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Borjigin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Borjigin forces Tsuruta back against the cage and clinches.
Borjigin misses with some punches.
Borjigin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borjigin throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.

Borjigin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
Tsuruta connects with a nice looking jab.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsuruta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to mention his sponsor, 160Q Energy for $150 in his post fight interview.