PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bickle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . Christmas has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bickle
vs
Christmas

185 cm
19
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
196 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Perkele!

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
Christmas swinging wildly here.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christmas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bickle.
Bickle misses with a hook

and Christmas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bickle's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bickle keeping full guard, as Christmas tries to pass.
Bickle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Christmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bickle keeping full guard, as Christmas tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pulls Christmas in to control the position.
Bickle wants to stand and escape but Christmas is having none of it.
Bickle wants to sweep here but Christmas controlling him for the moment.
Christmas is in close to Bickle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Christmas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christmas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Christmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bickle wants to sweep but no luck.
Christmas wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Christmas won't allow Bickle to sweep him here.
Bickle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christmas on the ground.
Bickle keeping full guard, as Christmas tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Christmas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bickle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bickle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bickle!
Bickle controls the position from side control.
Christmas is trying to control Bickle's posture but Bickle avoids it.
Christmas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bickle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is trying to get back to full guard.
Christmas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bickle passes to full mount!
Bickle looking to control but Christmas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christmas wants to hold on but Bickle pushes him away.
Bickle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bickle wants to control the pace but Christmas is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle content just to control the position here.
Christmas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet but Christmas is holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas can't escape the position.
Bickle looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Christmas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bickle connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christmas has time to react.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Christmas slips the punch.
Christmas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Christmas is rocked!
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Christmas is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Christmas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christmas seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.

Bickle cracks Christmas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Christmas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bickle finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle thanked the fans post fight for their support.