PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tikkanen
vs
Kristin

182 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristin slips a jab from Tikkanen.

Kristin drives through and clinches with Tikkanen against the cage.
Kristin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tikkanen avoids the damage to the body.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kristin takes the fight into the clinch.

Tikkanen manages to pull guard.

Tikkanen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tikkanen cracks Kristin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kristin slips a jab from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tikkanen wants to clinch.
Kristin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kristin wants to clinch up but Tikkanen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Kristin.
Kristin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kristin clinches with his opponent.
Kristin is looking to control Tikkanen's arms but Tikkanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kristin has his back to the cage.
Kristin lands a nice knee to the body.
Tikkanen is trying to break free.
Tikkanen managing to block the knees to the body from Kristin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johannes Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tikkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kristin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Kristin moves out of range.
Kristin throws a head kick that Tikkanen semi-blocks.
Kristin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tikkanen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kristin fakes the leg kick and cracks Tikkanen in the body.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kristin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tikkanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kristin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tikkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kristin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kristin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tikkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tikkanen is breathing heavily.
Kristin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tikkanen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristin as he jumps to the side.
Kristin scores with a one two! Tikkanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Kristin rushes Tikkanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tikkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tikkanen misses with the combination.
Tikkanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kristin.
Kristin scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kristin.
Kristin lands a head kick!
Tikkanen throws a hook but Kristin blocks it.

Kristin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tikkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kristin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kristin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tikkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Kristin to work.
Tikkanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kristin manages to break the clinch.
Kristin lands a high kick!
Kristin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Kristin.
Tikkanen swinging wilding here.
Kristin stalks Tikkanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tikkanen's face. Tikkanen staggers backwards, shaken.

Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Kristin crunches a lovely knee into Tikkanen's ribcage.
A short right from Tikkanen.

Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Tikkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen misses with a series of wild punches.

Kristin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Kristin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kristin backwards.

Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Tikkanen throws a hook but Kristin avoids it easily.

Kristin clinches.

Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Kristin moves out of range.
Kristin connects with a high kick.
Jana Kristin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tikkanen swinging wilding here.
Kristin fails to land with a series of punches.
Tikkanen misses with a combination

and Kristin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kristin.
Tikkanen wants to break free but Kristin has control.
Tikkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kristin has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kristin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tikkanen is trying to break the clinch but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
Kristin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tikkanen tries for a takedown but Kristin manages to get underhooks.

Kristin manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen looks to land a combination but Kristin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jana Kristin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tikkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Kristin lands a head kick. Tikkanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tikkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kristin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kristin scores with a one two! Tikkanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jana Kristin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tikkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kristin clinches up with Tikkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kristin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but Tikkanen blocks it.

Kristin breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kristin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Tikkanen tries to keep at a distance but Kristin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.

Tikkanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tikkanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tikkanen lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kristin.

Kristin instigates a clinch.
Kristin scores with a knee to the head.
Tikkanen is trying to break free.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tikkanen.
Kristin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kristin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kristin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tikkanen darts in trying to clinch
and Kristin counters with a nice body kick.
Kristin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Tikkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tikkanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tikkanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kristin counters with a one-two to the body.
Tikkanen looks to throw a body kick

and Kristin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristin avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick
and Kristin counters with a one-two to the body.
Kristin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johannes Tikkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot.
Tikkanen throws the left hand but Kristin avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen misses the jab.

Kristin instigates a clinch.
Kristin landing knees to the head.
Tikkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
Tikkanen wants to break free but Kristin has control.
Kristin misses with a knee strike.
Tikkanen blocks the elbow strike.
Tikkanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tikkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kristin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kristin throws a head kick that Tikkanen semi-blocks.
Kristin throws a nice head kick!
Tikkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kristin pinned against the cage. Kristin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tikkanen jabs at Kristin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristin circles away.
Tikkanen takes a swing at Kristin's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Kristin both land. Nice combination.
Kristin is looking to clinch but Tikkanen is avoiding it.
Tikkanen lands with a nice combination. Kristin backs away looking to recover.
Tikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tikkanen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kristin counters with a one-two to the body.
Kristin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kristin tries to clinch up.
Tikkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kristin tries to clinch there but Tikkanen circles away.

Kristin has closed the distance and engaged Tikkanen in a clinch.
Tikkanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tikkanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kristin landing knees to the body.

Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tikkanen does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tikkanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Kristin clinches.
Tikkanen pushes Kristin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tikkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kristin has double underhooks.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tikkanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kristin's head.
Tikkanen misses with a straight left.
Tikkanen is looking to clinch but Kristin is avoiding it.

Kristin gets a clinch.
Kristin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kristin prevents Tikkanen from breaking the clinch.
Kristin missing with knees to the body.
Kristin keeps control of Tikkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tikkanen can't break the clinch.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kristin rushes Tikkanen and presses him up against the cage.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tikkanen has had enough of the clinch but Kristin keeps him there for the moment.

Kristin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jana Kristin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kristin misses with a wild combination.

Kristin instigates a clinch.

Tikkanen manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen throws a right hand that Kristin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kristin also avoids with ease.
Tikkanen looks to land a left hand but Kristin moved out of range nicely.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kristin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.
Tikkanen is trying to break the clinch but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
Tikkanen has had enough of the clinch but Kristin keeps him there for the moment.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.
Tikkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kristin missing with knees to the body.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen wants to break free but Kristin has control.

Tikkanen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kristin regains guard immediately.

Kristin pushes Tikkanen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kristin drives through and clinches with Tikkanen against the cage.
Kristin crunches a lovely knee into Tikkanen's ribcage.
Tikkanen is trying to break the clinch but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
Kristin just leaning against Tikkanen, taking a breather.

Tikkanen manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristin wants to clinch.
Kristin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tikkanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Kristin's head.

Kristin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tikkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kristin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tikkanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tikkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kristin landing knees to the body.
Tikkanen lands with a short shot to the head.

Kristin manages to break the clinch.
Kristin throws a head kick that Tikkanen semi-blocks.
Tikkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kristin gets a clinch.

Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Kristin.
Kristin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Kristin.

Tikkanen darts in and clinches Kristin up against the cage.
Tikkanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kristin misses with an elbow over the top.
Tikkanen looking to stall.
Kristin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jana Kristin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristin tries to clinch up but Tikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tikkanen pinned against the cage. Tikkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tikkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tikkanen there.
Tikkanen slips a jab and a cross from Kristin.
Tikkanen blocks a head kick by Kristin.
Kristin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tikkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kristin throws a head kick but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Tikkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Tikkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kristin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tikkanen.
Kristin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kristin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kristin scores with a head kick.
Kristin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tikkanen circles away.
Tikkanen throws a chopping leg kick but Kristin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tikkanen sizes up Kristin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kristin lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tikkanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tikkanen avoids the head kick by Kristin.
Kristin is looking to clinch but Tikkanen is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Tikkanen finds it's target.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kristin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kristin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tikkanen avoids the damage to the body.
Tikkanen is working for takedown but Kristin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kristin keeps control of Tikkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kristin breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen lands a nice looking body shot.

Kristin pushes Tikkanen up against the cage in a clinch.

Kristin breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up but Kristin circles away and keeps his distance.
Tikkanen misses with a wild combination.
Kristin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tikkanen throws a right hand that Kristin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kristin also avoids with ease.
Johannes Tikkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jana Kristin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kristin 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jana Kristin!