PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 4874 p4p, 69 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 16510 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tigiev
vs
Tycoon

193 cm
34
250 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

188 cm
30
255 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Good gas tank

VENUM MMA WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarmat Tigiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tycoon moves away.
Tycoon throws out a counter right but Tigiev avoids it with no problem.
Tycoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tigiev misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon unleashes a big counter combination but Tigiev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tycoon needs to keep his hands up - Tigiev had a free shot at his head there.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut. Tigiev saw that one coming.
Tycoon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tycoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tycoon wants to clinch up but Tigiev keeps it at a distance.
Tigiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tycoon moves away.
Tycoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tigiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tigiev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tycoon moves into the clinch successfully.
Tigiev misses with a body punch.
Tigiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Tycoon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tycoon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tigiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tycoon lands an elbow inside that Tigiev shrugs off.

It looks like Sarmat Tigiev has been cut.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
Tigiev has a couple of punches blocked by Tycoon.
Tigiev blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon scores with a shot to the side of Tigiev's head.
Tigiev misses with a body punch.
Tycoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon misses with some punches.

Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tigiev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tigiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon sizes up Tigiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tigiev staying out of range there.
Tigiev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tycoon! But no joy.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from Tigiev.
Tycoon staying out of range there.
Tycoon moves out of range as Tigiev strikes.
A head kick misses from Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a right and a left that Tigiev avoids nicely.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon lands a really nice looking cross but Tigiev seems unphased.
Tycoon misses with a straight right.
Tycoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tycoon! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tigiev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tycoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tigiev avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Tigiev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tycoon throws a hook but Tigiev avoids it easily.
It looked like Tigiev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tigiev slips under a jab from Tycoon.
Tigiev jabs at Tycoon's body.
Tigiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tycoon 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.
Tigiev throws a right hand that Tycoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tycoon also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Tycoon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tycoon looks to throw the jab but Tigiev is out of range.
Tigiev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Tycoon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tycoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tigiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tycoon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tycoon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tigiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from Tigiev.
Danga de danga de dang - Tigiev scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tycoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sarmat Tigiev'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.

Tigiev connects with a right hand. Tycoon shakes it off.
Tycoon stuns Tigiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tycoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tigiev to score with a decent uppercut.
Tycoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tycoon moves out of range as Tigiev strikes.
Tycoon catches Tigiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Tigiev misses the target.
Tigiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Tigiev misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Tigiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon throws the kick towards the body but Tigiev avoids it.
Tycoon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tycoon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tycoon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tigiev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigiev misses with an uppercut. Tycoon saw that one coming.
Tigiev misses with an uppercut.
Tycoon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a right and a left that Tigiev avoids nicely.
Tigiev throws the left hand but Tycoon avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon tries to clinch but Tigiev is having none of it.
Tigiev throws a body punch but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tigiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tycoon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tycoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigiev.
Tycoon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tycoon is breathing heavily.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
A little feinted left hand from Tigiev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tigiev closes the distance and catches Tycoon with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tycoon is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tycoon is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tycoon is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Tigiev takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sarmat Tigiev!
Our winner, Sarmat Tigiev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.