PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki comes to the ring accompanied by Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tikki
vs
Roshan

183 cm
25
192 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

190 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Control Nutrition
Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tikki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshan moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Roshan blocks the leg kick.
Roshan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roshan duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Tikki.
Tatu Tikki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikki misses with a looping left.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roshan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roshan connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Roshan there.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki looks to land a right hand but Roshan moved out of range.
Tikki throws out a loose jab but Roshan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Tikki.
Tikki misses with a hook.
Roshan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roshan throws a jab when Tikki was well out of range.
Roshan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tikki moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan throws a lazy right hand but Tikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Tikki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roshan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tikki is controlling him well.
Tikki is looking to take a break and control but Roshan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roshan is looking to reverse the position.
Tikki tries to score with some ground and pound. Roshan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Tikki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roshan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tikki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roshan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tikki looks to land a left hand but Roshan moved out of range nicely.
Tikki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roshan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tikki misses with a head kick.
A big left from Tikki misses.
Tikki looks to land a left hand but Roshan moved out of range nicely.
Roshan lands a really nice looking cross but Tikki seems unphased.
Roshan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roshan looks to land a left hand but Tikki moved out of range nicely.
Tikki throws a hook but Roshan avoids it easily.
Tikki is looking to score with low kicks.
Roshan misses with a looping left.
Tikki misses with a wild body shot.
Tikki missing with a left hand there. Roshan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tikki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roshan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikki throws a low kick but Roshan avoids it.
Roshan lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan lands a nice hook to Tikki's body. Tikki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Tikki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tikki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roshan is looking to get to half guard.
Tikki wants to control the pace but Roshan is squirming around nicely.
Roshan is trying desperately to improve position.
Tikki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roshan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tikki wants to control the position but Roshan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Roshan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tikki defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan is pressing down on Tikki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tikki is holding on for now.

Roshan is working for an americana but Tikki has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Roshan was thinking about the submission.
Tikki wants to sweep but no luck.
Roshan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tikki misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tatu Tikki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roshan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tikki looks to throw the jab but Roshan is out of range.
Tikki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roshan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tikki cracks Roshan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tikki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roshan 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Roshan misses the target.
Tikki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roshan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Roshan.
Roshan slips under a jab.
Roshan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikki shoots for a takedown but Roshan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roshan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tikki momentarily.
Roshan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
Roshan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tikki throws an overhand right that lands on Roshan's shoulder, as Roshan tries to avoid the shot.
Tikki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roshan.
Tikki misses the shot to the body.
Roshan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roshan throws a shot to the body.
Tikki throws a hook but Roshan blocks it.
Tikki misses with a hook. Roshan ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Tikki misses
and Roshan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikki tries for a takedown but Roshan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
Roshan takes a swing at Tikki's ribcage but misses.
Roshan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roshan connects with the punch.
Roshan avoids the body shot from Tikki.
Tikki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roshan. That did some damage!
Tikki misses with a body shot.
Roshan misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tikki.
Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikki.
Tikki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roshan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roshan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tikki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damian Roshan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tikki throws a hook but Roshan blocks it.
Roshan lands a head shot.
Roshan moves away from the strike by Tikki.
Tikki misses the body punch
and Roshan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roshan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tikki cracks a nice hook into Roshan's ribs.
Tikki lands a jab to Roshan's midsection.
Tikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roshan.
Roshan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Tikki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tikki stopping the sweep attempt from Roshan.
Roshan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki wants to hold on but Roshan pushes him away.
Roshan tries to control but Tikki wriggling away.
Roshan with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roshan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tikki manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Tikki, under a barage of strikes from Roshan.
Roshan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tikki defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki moves into full guard.
Roshan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tikki is keeping the position for now.
Roshan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tikki is trying to control Roshan's posture but Roshan avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roshan with the ground and pound but Tikki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roshan wants to pass to mount but Tikki is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tatu Tikki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tikki connects with the punch.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Tikki blocks a jab.
Roshan lands a right hook to the body.
Roshan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tikki throws a looping overhand right but Roshan ducks down to avoid it.
Roshan misses with a jab to the body
and Tikki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Tikki misses
and Roshan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tikki misses the body punch
and Roshan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tikki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Roshan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A low kick from Roshan is predictable there
letting Tikki counter with a right hand.
Roshan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tikki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tikki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki throws a leg kick
and Roshan counters with a straight right hand.
Tikki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tikki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roshan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roshan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki ducks under a wild hook from Roshan.
Tikki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roshan.
Nice defenses there by Tikki.
A nice combination there by Tikki.
Roshan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tikki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roshan throws out a powerful jab.
Roshan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Tikki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roshan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Roshan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roshan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tikki's head.
Nice body punch from Tikki.
Roshan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Roshan lands with a right hand.
Tikki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damian Roshan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan throws a lazy right hand but Tikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roshan tests Tikki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Tikki.
Roshan misses with a hook. Tikki ducked under it nicely.
Tikki swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Roshan counter with a right hand.
Roshan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roshan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tikki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roshan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tikki misses with a hook to the body
and Roshan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roshan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tikki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roshan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tikki in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to de liver by Roshan. Beautiful body shot.
Tikki looks to land a right hand but Roshan moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki looks to score with a jab to the body but Roshan is just out of range.
Roshan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roshan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tikki. Tikki obviously looking to wear him down.
Tikki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roshan circles away.
Tikki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roshan throws a hook but Tikki avoids it easily.
Roshan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tikki throws a leg kick
and Roshan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tikki swings for the body but Roshan moves out of range.
Tikki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roshan throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tikki checks a leg kick.
Tikki lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Tikki is predictable there
and Roshan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roshan blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roshan on the side of the head.
Tikki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roshan can pounce on him.
Tikki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tikki takes one to the side of the head.
Tikki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tikki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roshan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roshan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roshan lands a right hook to the body.
Roshan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tikki moves out of range as Roshan strikes.
Roshan misses the jab.
Tikki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roshan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roshan misses with a two punch combination.
Tikki throws a body punch but Roshan moves out of range.
Tikki misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Roshan really dominated that round.
That's time! Tikki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tikki swings for the body but Roshan moves out of range.
Tikki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tikki.
Tikki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roshan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tikki.
Tikki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roshan's calf.
Roshan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Roshan finds it's target.
Tikki misses with a wild body shot.
Roshan blocks a head kick by Tikki.
Tikki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikki tries a head kick but it misses.
Roshan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roshan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tikki counters with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tikki.
Tikki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Tikki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tikki landing strikes.
Roshan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tikki is controlling him well.
Tikki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roshan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Roshan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tikki.
Roshan is trying to improve his position.
Tikki just content to control the position.
Roshan dodges the ground and pound from Tikki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick from Tikki misses.
Roshan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikki.
Tikki throws a jab when Roshan was well out of range.
Tikki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roshan counters with a series of strikes. Tikki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tikki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roshan slips a straight right by Tikki.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Roshan saw that one coming.
Roshan cracks Tikki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tikki throws a leg kick
and Roshan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tikki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roshan counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Roshan misses its intended target.
Roshan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Tikki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tikki thows a leg kick but Roshan checks it
and Roshan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tikki at a distance.
Roshan lands a nice shot to the body.
Roshan throws out a loose jab but Tikki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tikki.
A low kick from Tikki misses
and Roshan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roshan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roshan looks to land a right hand but Tikki moved out of range.
Tikki misses with a head kick.
Tikki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki punishes Roshan's body with a nice straight punch.
Roshan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikki.
Roshan misses with a looping right.
Tikki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tikki looks to land a right hand but Roshan moved out of range.
Roshan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tikki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tikki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roshan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Tikki.
Tikki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roshan counters with a straight right hand.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Roshan saw that one coming.
A jab from Tikki misses.
Tikki lands a high kick!
Roshan misses with an uppercut. Tikki saw that one coming.
Tikki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roshan.
Tikki throws a hook but Roshan blocks it.
A head kick misses from Tikki.
Tikki misses with a hook. Roshan ducked under it nicely.
Tikki misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Roshan misses
and Tikki counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tatu Tikki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tikki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roshan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tikki.
A swing and a miss from Tikki.
Tikki throws a looping overhand right but Roshan ducks down to avoid it.
Roshan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tikki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tikki misses with a hook.
Tikki lands a slapping body shot.
Roshan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Tikki lands with an overhand left.
Roshan avoids the head kick by Tikki.
Tikki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Tikki misses the target.
Tikki misses with a double jab.
Roshan misses with a straight right.
Tikki missing with a left hand there. Roshan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Roshan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roshan misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roshan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikki misses the jab.
A punch combination from Tikki misses.
Roshan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tikki counters with a thumping low kick.
Tikki scores with a decent looking hook.
Tikki cracks a nice hook into Roshan's ribs.
Tikki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tikki lands with a cross.
Tikki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roshan moves away from the strike by Tikki.
Tikki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tikki, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tikki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tikki.
Tikki lands a jab to the nose.
Tikki misses the jab.
Tikki missing with a left hand there. Roshan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tikki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tikki misses with a body shot.
Roshan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikki doesn't seem bothered though.
Roshan moves out of range of the strikes.
Roshan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Tikki coming out on top.
Tikki misses with a hook to the body
letting Roshan counter with a right hand.
Tikki ducks under a wild hook from Roshan.
Roshan misses with a two punch combination.
Tikki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roshan counters with a straight right hand.
Roshan misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tikki to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roshan throws a hook but Tikki blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan staying out of range there.
Roshan missing with a left hand there. Tikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roshan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roshan throws out a loose jab but Tikki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Roshan. That snapped Tikki's head back.
Tikki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tikki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tikki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roshan clobbers Tikki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roshan misses with a body shot
and Tikki counters with a straight right hand.
Tikki moves away from the strike by Roshan.

Tikki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roshan did well to prevent Tikki getting side control.
Roshan has a hand on Tikki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tikki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tikki looking to control but Roshan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tikki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roshan has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki tries to control but Roshan wriggling away.
Roshan is looking to improve his position but Tikki isn't that keen on the idea.
Roshan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roshan gets back to half guard.
Tikki controlling the action here.
Roshan trying to control but Tikki postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Tikki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tikki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tatu Tikki!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tatu Tikki!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tatu Tikki!

Tatu Tikki wins by unanimous decision!
Tatu Tikki retains his middleweight title!