PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 4195 p4p, 5995 weight class) and Temujin Namkhai (ranked 433 p4p, 536 weight class). Twist comes to the cage accompanied by Yung Gravy - Yup!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Twist
vs
Namkhai

195 cm
19
280
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
280
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist misses with a takedown attempt
and Namkhai counters with a right hand to the body.

Twist shoots in and bounces Namkhai off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Namkhai seems keen to control Twist's posture.
Namkhai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Twist.
Twist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Twist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twist throwing strikes from guard but Namkhai blocks nicely.
Twist distracts Namkhai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Twist throws a big right hand that misses.
Namkhai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namkhai keeping moving, preventing Twist from controlling successfully.
Twist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Twist slips nicely into half guard.
Twist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Twist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Namkhai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Twist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Twist wants to pass the guard but Namkhai is defending well.
Namkhai is staying active underneath Twist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good shot there by Namkhai.

It looks like Tony Twist has been cut.
Twist with a poor takedown
and Namkhai counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namkhai scores with a decent looking hook.
Namkhai digs a good hook to Twist's body.
Namkhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Twist with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Namkhai counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Namkhai cracks Twist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Twist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Namkhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Namkhai moves into the clinch successfully.
Twist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Namkhai fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Namkhai drives through and clinches with Twist against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Namkhai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Namkhai.
Twist is breathing heavily.
Twist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Namkhai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Namkhai prevents the takedown attempt.
Namkhai presses Twist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Namkhai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Namkhai.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Namkhai lands a body shot.
Namkhai lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Namkhai.
Namkhai cracks Twist with a nice body shot.
Namkhai cracks Twist with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Namkhai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Twist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Namkhai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Twist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Namkhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Namkhai clinches with his opponent.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Namkhai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Namkhai is defending well.
Namkhai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twist backwards.
Still in the clinch, Namkhai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Namkhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Namkhai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Namkhai digs a right hand underneath Twist's ribcage. Twist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namkhai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Namkhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Namkhai lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Temujin Namkhai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Namkhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Twist.
Namkhai lands a hook that snaps the head of Twist backwards.

Namkhai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Namkhai clinches up against the cage.
Twist working hard to break the clinch.
Namkhai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Twist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Namkhai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Namkhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Twist.
Namkhai lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Twist is rocked!
Namkhai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Twist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Namkhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twist backwards.
Namkhai pushes Twist against the cage and as Twist bounces back, Namkhai cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Namkhai follows up with more strikes but Twist was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temujin Namkhai!
During a confident post fight interview, Temujin Namkhai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.