PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tikki's choice of entrance music: Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Halaus
vs
Tikki

180 cm
19
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Takomo

Combat Pro Design
Supreme Supplements (Q146 Recovery $20)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halaus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tikki misses with a few strikes there.
Halaus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Tikki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tikki looks to land a combination but Halaus avoids it well.

Halaus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Halaus pulls Tikki into guard.

Halaus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halaus wants to sweep here but Tikki controlling him for the moment.
Halaus pulls Tikki in close to prevent any damage.
Tikki trying to control but Halaus is working from the bottom.

Halaus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tikki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halaus working a defensive guard here.
Tikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki looking to pass the guard.
Tikki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Halaus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halaus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tikki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tikki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tikki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikki trying to control but Halaus is working from the bottom.
Halaus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halaus tries to strike from the bottom.

Halaus working for a triangle but Tikki defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Halaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatu Tikki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halaus motions for Tikki to come forward. Halaus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Toivo Halaus has been cut.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Halaus saw that one coming.
Tikki misses with the combination.
Tikki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki fails to land with a series of punches.
Halaus is looking to clinch.
Tikki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halaus.
Tikki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halaus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Halaus.
Tikki fails to land with a series of punches.
Tikki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tikki throws a series of punches but Halaus moves out of range.
Tikki throws a series of punches but Halaus avoids them all with ease.
Halaus connects with a body shot.
Tikki looks gassed!
Tikki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tikki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tikki looks to land a combination but Halaus avoids it well.
Tikki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tikki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halaus. Halaus obviously looking to wear him down.
Halaus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toivo Halaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halaus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Halaus shoots in for a takedown but Tikki shows good takedown defense.
Tikki tests Halaus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halaus has a takedown stuffed.
Tikki thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tikki swings for the body but Halaus moves out of range.
Tatu Tikki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halaus takes one to the side of the head.
Tikki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tikki looks to throw the jab but Halaus is out of range.
Halaus lands a with a good body shot.
Halaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tikki circles away.
Horrible takedown by Halaus or perhaps it was just good defense by Tikki which made him look bad.
Tikki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tikki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halaus misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Tikki scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikki clobbers Halaus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tikki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tikki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tikki thuds his right hand into Halaus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatu Tikki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toivo Halaus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tikki throws a jab when Halaus was well out of range.
Tikki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tatu Tikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Tikki.
Tikki checks the leg kick.
Halaus throws a hook to the side of Tikki's head but Tikki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halaus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halaus is looking to wear down Tikki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tikki dips to his left and cracks Halaus with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Tikki.

Halaus is rocked!

Toivo Halaus's cut is getting worse.
Tikki swinging wilding here.
Halaus takes one to the chin there.
Oh Halaus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halaus throws a leg kick but Tikki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halaus seems to have got his legs back now.
Tikki 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.
Tikki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Halaus throws a head kick but Tikki moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tikki.
Halaus throws a body kick that misses.
Halaus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halaus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halaus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tikki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tikki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halaus dodges the punch combination from Tikki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tikki connects with a body shot.
Halaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Tikki finds it's way through Halaus's defenses.
Tikki scores with a sloppy right hand. Halaus should have avoided that one.

Toivo Halaus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tikki drops Halaus with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tikki follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatu Tikki!