PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brik Holtik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malang Tangaloulango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Holtik
vs
Tangaloulango

192 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brik Holtik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malang Tangaloulango!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Tangaloulango is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holtik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Holtik takes the fight into the clinch.
Tangaloulango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holtik blocks it with crossed arms.
Tangaloulango with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holtik tries a knee to the head but Tangaloulango blocks it.
Tangaloulango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holtik blocks it with crossed arms.
Tangaloulango is looking to break free of the clinch but Holtik has double underhooks.
Tangaloulango looking to throw knees to the head but Holtik is blocking nicely.

Holtik breaks from the clinch.
Tangaloulango takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tangaloulango tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Holtik counters by clinching up.
Holtik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tangaloulango tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holtik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Holtik to work.

Holtik breaks from the clinch.
Holtik throws a right hand that Tangaloulango ducks under and follows up with a left that Tangaloulango also avoids with ease.
Holtik pushes Tangaloulango away with a front kick.
Tangaloulango looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holtik clinches.
Tangaloulango throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik lands an elbow that stopped Tangaloulango in his tracks for a moment.
Holtik is trying to break free.
Tangaloulango is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holtik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tangaloulango's brow.
Tangaloulango looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Holtik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Holtik moves into the clinch.
Tangaloulango with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holtik tries to break the clinch but Tangaloulango is controlling the position.

Holtik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangaloulango takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tangaloulango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holtik can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - Holtik scores with a four punch combination!

Holtik has closed the distance and engaged Tangaloulango in a clinch.
Tangaloulango changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holtik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holtik scores with a head kick.

Tangaloulango is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangaloulango closes the distance but Holtik moves to the side
and Holtik counters with a head kick. That will keep Tangaloulango thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tangaloulango is still on wobbly legs! Can Holtik finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Tangaloulango seems to have recovered his senses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tangaloulango checks a leg kick.
Tangaloulango doesn't manage to clinch there - Holtik circles away.
Tangaloulango clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch

and Holtik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Tangaloulango.

It looks like Brik Holtik has been cut.
Tangaloulango lands a damaging elbow.
Holtik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tangaloulango has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holtik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tangaloulango is looking to break free of the clinch but Holtik has double underhooks.
Holtik scores with a knee to the head.

Holtik breaks from the clinch.
Tangaloulango throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Holtik counters with a series of strikes. Tangaloulango will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Holtik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tangaloulango manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik feints and then cracks Tangaloulango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tangaloulango down.
Tangaloulango wants to clinch

and Holtik counters by clinching up.
Holtik blocks an elbow strike.
Tangaloulango misses with a knee strike.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Tangaloulango has double underhooks.
Tangaloulango tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Holtik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holtik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tangaloulango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holtik blocks it with crossed arms.
Holtik lands a knee to the head.
Tangaloulango with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holtik with a knee to the head.
Tangaloulango wants a takedown.
Brik Holtik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malang Tangaloulango.
Holtik blocks an elbow strike.
Tangaloulango tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tangaloulango looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtik can't break the clinch.

Holtik breaks from the clinch.

Holtik clinches with his opponent.
Holtik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tangaloulango has Holtik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holtik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holtik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangaloulango has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tangaloulango connects with a knee to the head.
Holtik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tangaloulango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holtik blocks it with crossed arms.
Tangaloulango pushes off an throws an elbow but Holtik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tangaloulango prevents Holtik from breaking the clinch.
Tangaloulango wants a takedown but no success here.
Holtik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tangaloulango comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tangaloulango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangaloulango shoots for a takedown but Holtik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holtik misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brik Holtik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brik Holtik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tangaloulango tries to land a leg kick but Holtik saw it coming and moves away.
Brik Holtik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tangaloulango tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holtik counters with a leg kick.
Tangaloulango wants to clinch
and Holtik counters with a head kick.
Holtik throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Holtik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tangaloulango takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tangaloulango on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tangaloulango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tangaloulango tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Holtik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holtik.
Holtik looking to throw knees to the head but Tangaloulango is blocking nicely.
Tangaloulango misses with an elbow over the top.

Holtik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangaloulango shoots in looking for a takedown. Holtik tries to sprawl out of it but Tangaloulango keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holtik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holtik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holtik.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holtik rushes Tangaloulango and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holtik can't break the clinch.

Holtik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holtik tries to bum rush Tangaloulango with a series of wild strikes but Tangaloulango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tangaloulango tries to clinch
and Holtik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holtik misses with the combination.
Tangaloulango tries to clinch but Holtik moves away
and Holtik counters with a left and a right that stings Tangaloulango.
Tangaloulango clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch

and Holtik counters by clinching up.

Holtik breaks the clinch.
Holtik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holtik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holtik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holtik throws a right hand that Tangaloulango ducks under and follows up with a left that Tangaloulango also avoids with ease.
Brik Holtik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tangaloulango wants to clinch but Holtik slips to the side

and Holtik counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Holtik looking to finish!
Tangaloulango is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tangaloulango pushes Holtik off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik misses with a double jab.
Tangaloulango clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch

and Holtik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holtik.
Holtik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tangaloulango prevents Holtik from breaking the clinch.
Tangaloulango tries a knee to the head but Holtik blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tangaloulango tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holtik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holtik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tangaloulango misses with a knee to the head.
Tangaloulango lands a nice elbow.
Tangaloulango tries a knee to the head but Holtik blocks it.
Holtik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tangaloulango throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tangaloulango is trying to break free.
Holtik tries a knee to the head but Tangaloulango blocks it.
Tangaloulango throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holtik has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holtik tries to break the clinch but Tangaloulango is controlling the position.
Holtik is trying to break the clinch but Tangaloulango has him pressed against the cage.
Tangaloulango using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holtik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tangaloulango is trying to break free.

Holtik breaks the clinch.
Holtik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holtik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Holtik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tangaloulango can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangaloulango looks to clinch
and Holtik counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brik Holtik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brik Holtik's cut.
That's time! Holtik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Holtik lands with a kick to the temple. Tangaloulango shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tangaloulango tries to clinch but Holtik moves away

and Holtik counters by clinching up.
Holtik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tangaloulango wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Holtik breaks the clinch.
Tangaloulango avoids the head kick by Holtik.
Holtik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tangaloulango looks to clinch
and Holtik counters with a left and a right that stings Tangaloulango.
Tangaloulango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holtik. Holtik obviously looking to wear him down.
Holtik feints and then cracks Tangaloulango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tangaloulango down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holtik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brik Holtik is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Tangaloulango or perhaps it was just good defense by Holtik which made him look bad.
Holtik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holtik counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holtik tries to land a front kick but Tangaloulango steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holtik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holtik tries a head kick but it misses.
Tangaloulango tries to clinch
and Holtik counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangaloulango tries to close the distance and clinch but Holtik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tangaloulango clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch
and Holtik counters with a nice body kick.
Tangaloulango doesn't manage to clinch there - Holtik circles away.
Tangaloulango tries to clinch but Holtik moves away
and Holtik counters with a big head kick but Tangaloulango shrugs it off.

Tangaloulango moves into range and clinches up with Holtik.
Tangaloulango prevents Holtik from breaking the clinch.

Holtik breaks the clinch.
Holtik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big head kick from Holtik and Tangaloulango is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Malang Tangaloulango has been cut.
Tangaloulango can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holtik controls the pace.
Tangaloulango is looking to stand up but Holtik isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holtik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four 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.

Holtik gets to his feet. Tangaloulango looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brik Holtik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holtik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brik Holtik!