PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . Tikkanen has chosen Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää! as his entrance music. Buster Knott had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Knott
vs
Tikkanen

188 cm
23
179 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

182 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Phantom Fightwear(50 $)
Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tikkanen is controlling Knott's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tikkanen can do anything to dispel that myth.

Knott is trying to work for a kimura but Tikkanen is defending well.
Tikkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knott.
Knott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tikkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Knott seems to be looking for submissions.
Knott is trying to control. Tikkanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tikkanen is trying is best to control the position here.
Tikkanen is refusing to be controlled, as Knott sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tikkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.

Knott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tikkanen sees it coming and defends easily.
Tikkanen wants to control but Knott is keeping busy.
Knott is pressing down on Tikkanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tikkanen is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knott wants to control but Tikkanen is keeping him busy.
Knott works his way into full mount!
Tikkanen wants to hold on but Knott pushes him away.
Knott cracks Tikkanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen wants to hold on but Knott pushes him away.
Knott with shots to the head and body - Tikkanen looks very uncomfortable down there.

Knott is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tikkanen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knott lands a big shot there that rocks Tikkanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knott 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.
Knott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen reaches up to try and control the position but Knott seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tikkanen rolls and tries to escape and now Knott has his back!
Knott gets his hands free as Tikkanen looks to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Knott is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Knott is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Tikkanen with him. Tikkanen is trying to defend but Knott has an arm under the chin now! Tikkanen grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buster Knott!
After winning the bout, Buster Knott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.