PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki comes into the arena with Ratatat - Loud Pipes blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oliver Clothesoff enters the cage!

Tikki
vs
Clothesoff

183 cm
34
197 lbs
28 - 14 - 2

188 cm
34
190 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clothesoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikki can pounce on him.
Clothesoff is looking to slow Tikki down with leg kicks.
Tikki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Clothesoff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clothesoff scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Clothesoff as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Tatu Tikki has been cut.
Tikki tries to land a leg kick but Clothesoff saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Tikki lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clothesoff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clothesoff misses with an uppercut.
Clothesoff cracks Tikki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clothesoff lands with a right hand.
Tikki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clothesoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tikki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tikki misses.
Tikki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Clothesoff coming out on top.
Tikki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clothesoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Tikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tikki misses with a hook.
Tikki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clothesoff throws a shot from downtown. Tikki moves away and avoids it.
Tikki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Tikki misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clothesoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tikki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clothesoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikki.
Tikki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clothesoff lands a body shot.
Tikki keeps Clothesoff at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Oliver Clothesoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clothesoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tikki lands a jab to Clothesoff's midsection.
Tikki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clothesoff.
Tikki misses with a left hand
and Clothesoff counters with a nice body shot.
Clothesoff missing with a left hand there. Tikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clothesoff connects with a body shot that sends Tikki's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Clothesoff misses
and Tikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clothesoff's knee momentarily.
Clothesoff lands with a nice body punch.
Tikki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clothesoff looks to land a right hand but Tikki moved out of range.
Clothesoff throws a poor cross that misses
and Tikki counters with a left to the body.
Clothesoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tikki.
Clothesoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tikki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tikki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clothesoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tikki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Clothesoff as he connects with a hook.
Tikki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clothesoff defends it nicely.
Clothesoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clothesoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikki.
Tikki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tikki ducks right into an uppercut from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff thows a body shot but no joy.

Tikki shoots in and gets a takedown into Clothesoff's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Clothesoff is retaining full guard.
Tikki preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tikki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Clothesoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clothesoff wants to sweep here but Tikki controlling him for the moment.
Tikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Clothesoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Clothesoff working for a triangle but Tikki defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 cut man is working on Tatu Tikki'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.

Tikki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clothesoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clothesoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clothesoff lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tikki scores with a jab.
Tikki throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikki tries to bum rush Clothesoff with a series of wild strikes but Clothesoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clothesoff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clothesoff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikki lands with a thumping leg kick.

Clothesoff 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.
Clothesoff controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikki wants to control but Clothesoff passes easily into half guard.
Clothesoff wants to control but Tikki is keeping him busy.
Clothesoff trying to pass the guard but Tikki defending well.
Clothesoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clothesoff trying to control the action but Tikki is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff stalling away here and it's allowed Tikki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Clothesoff wants to control from the top but Tikki keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clothesoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tikki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clothesoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clothesoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tikki is keeping the position for now.
Tikki controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clothesoff defending well as Tikki loads up on a big left hand.
Clothesoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clothesoff swings for the body but Tikki moves out of range.
Clothesoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
Clothesoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tikki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clothesoff moves away.
Tikki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tikki looks to throw a body kick
letting Clothesoff counter with a right hand.
Clothesoff misses with a double jab
and Tikki counters with a nice leg kick.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clothesoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clothesoff walks into a left hand.
Tatu Tikki is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clothesoff throws a leg kick but Tikki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clothesoff walks into a left hand.
Tikki connects with an inside leg kick.

Tikki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clothesoff napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clothesoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tikki off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikki wants to control his opponent's hands but Clothesoff gets his hands free.
Tikki avoids the strikes from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tikki trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Clothesoff is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tikki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tikki for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oliver Clothesoff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tatu Tikki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tikki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clothesoff counters with a right hand to the body.
Clothesoff throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Tikki connects with a solid leg kick.
Clothesoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clothesoff swings for the body but Tikki moves out of range.
Clothesoff misses with a two punch combination.
Tikki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clothesoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clothesoff ducks right into an uppercut from Tikki.
Tikki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clothesoff feints a jab promting Tikki to slip. Clothesoff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tikki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clothesoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tikki.
Tikki swings for the body but Clothesoff moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clothesoff ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikki throws the kick towards the body but Clothesoff avoids it.
Tikki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clothesoff.
Clothesoff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clothesoff scrambles back to his feet.
Clothesoff misses with a head kick.
Tikki throws a push kick but Clothesoff slaps the foot to one side.
Tikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tikki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clothesoff digs a good body shot into Tikki's ribs.
Clothesoff throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tikki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clothesoff's calf.
Tikki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff ducks under a wild hook from Tikki.
Tikki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tikki thows a body shot but no joy.
Clothesoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clothesoff misses the jab.
Tikki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tikki is looking to chop away at Clothesoff's legs.
Clothesoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikki.
Nice straight punches there by Tikki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tikki.
Tikki looks for a takedown but Clothesoff sprawls well.
Tikki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clothesoff lands a jab to Tikki's midsection.
Clothesoff lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Clothesoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tikki ducks right into an uppercut from Clothesoff.
Tikki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clothesoff checks it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clothesoff, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Clothesoff. That snapped Tikki's head back.
Tikki throws a jab but it's blocked by Clothesoff.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the head.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clothesoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff misses with an uppercut. Tikki saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tikki checks the leg kick.
Clothesoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikki throws out the jab.
Tikki avoids a kick to the body.
Clothesoff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clothesoff wants it to stay on the feet.
Clothesoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clothesoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Tikki misses with a straight right.
Clothesoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Clothesoff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tikki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Tikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clothesoff throws out the jab.
Clothesoff scores with a nice head shot.
Clothesoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Clothesoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clothesoff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Clothesoff!