PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Raimo Tikkari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rabban Harkonnen's chin.

Harkonnen
vs
Tikkari

183 cm
34
168 lbs
18 - 9 - 3

172 cm
35
160 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tikkari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tikkari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tikkari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkonnen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a nice body kick.
Tikkari throws a body punch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Crunch! Harkonnen slams his shin into Tikkari's torso.
Harkonnen cracks Tikkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harkonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Harkonnen finds it's way through Tikkari's defenses.
Harkonnen scores with a nice head shot.
Tikkari swinging wildly here.
Tikkari thows a leg kick but Harkonnen checks it
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkari looks for the body kick but Harkonnen saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harkonnen lands with a right hand.
Tikkari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tikkari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Tikkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tikkari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikkari is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harkonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tikkari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harkonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tikkari's head.
Harkonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Tikkari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Harkonnen closes the distance and clinches.
Harkonnen trying to stall but Tikkari improves his position.
Tikkari is trying to break free.
Harkonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tikkari tries to land a front kick but Harkonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harkonnen connects with a high kick.
Tikkari throws a leg kick
and Tikkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tikkari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkonnen keeps Tikkari at a distance using the push kick.
Tikkari thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harkonnen takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harkonnen.
Tikkari is trying to push Harkonnen away but Harkonnen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tikkari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harkonnen prevents Tikkari from breaking the clinch.
Tikkari takes a shot to the head.

Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkonnen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Harkonnen.
Tikkari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkonnen, as that shot connected.
Tikkari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tikkari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Harkonnen catches Tikkari right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen cracks Tikkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tikkari has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harkonnen.
Tikkari fails to land with a series of punches.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body kick.
Tikkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harkonnen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Tikkari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tikkari tries to bum rush Harkonnen with a series of wild strikes but Harkonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikkari throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Tikkari takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Harkonnen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tikkari is trying to push Harkonnen away but Harkonnen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harkonnen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harkonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harkonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tikkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tikkari avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Harkonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harkonnen - that will leave a mark!
Tikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harkonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to bum rush Tikkari with a series of wild strikes but Tikkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harkonnen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rabban Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tikkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkonnen looks to throw a body kick
and Tikkari counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a leg kick
and Harkonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Tikkari misses.
Harkonnen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harkonnen checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick from Tikkari misses.
Jab, jab by Harkonnen - just one landing.
Tikkari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkari.
Harkonnen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Tikkari.
Harkonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tikkari can do to turn this around?
Tikkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkonnen digs a good hook to Tikkari's body.
Harkonnen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Tikkari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harkonnen.
Tikkari is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harkonnen checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Harkonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harkonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tikkari.
Tikkari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harkonnen lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkonnen.
Tikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harkonnen finds it's target.
Harkonnen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tikkari lands a leg kick that knocks Harkonnen off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Harkonnen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tikkari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harkonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tikkari throws a body kick that misses.
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that Tikkari semi-blocks.
Harkonnen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tikkari. Tikkari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Harkonnen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tikkari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tikkari blocks the body kick.
Harkonnen fakes the leg kick and cracks Tikkari in the body.
Tikkari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harkonnen. That one must have hurt.
Tikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Tikkari is looking to chop away at Harkonnen's legs.
Harkonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikkari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harkonnen throws a good cross that connects.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Harkonnen does it's job there.
Tikkari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harkonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good exchange - Harkonnen coming out on top.
Tikkari swinging wildly here.
Tikkari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harkonnen rather than just go for the knockout.
Tikkari misses the shot to the body.
Tikkari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harkonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikkari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tikkari throws a right hand that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Harkonnen scores with a shot to the body.
Harkonnen is looking to land body kicks.
Harkonnen lands a head shot.
Raimo Tikkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harkonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkari was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Tikkari avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Nice shot lands for Harkonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tikkari misses
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a push kick.
Harkonnen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tikkari momentarily.
Harkonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tikkari at a distance.
Nice body punch from Tikkari.
Harkonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikkari moves out of range of the body kick from Harkonnen.
A jab from Harkonnen does it's job there.
Tikkari misses with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen connects with a high kick.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tikkari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harkonnen. That did some damage!
Raimo Tikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Tikkari misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tikkari thinking.
Tikkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen wants to clinch up but Tikkari keeps it at a distance.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen cracks Tikkari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tikkari blocks the body kick.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Tikkari's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tikkari. That did some damage!
Harkonnen lands a jab to Tikkari's midsection.
Harkonnen catches Tikkari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harkonnen cracks Tikkari with an open hand slap.
Tikkari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harkonnen lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Tikkari moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harkonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tikkari throws the kick towards the body but Harkonnen avoids it.
Harkonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkari doesn't seem bothered though.
Harkonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkari doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tikkari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harkonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harkonnen moves away from the strike by Tikkari.
Harkonnen misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Tikkari misses.
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harkonnen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harkonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harkonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tikkari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rabban Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tikkari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rabban Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harkonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rabban Harkonnen!
During a confident post fight interview, Rabban Harkonnen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.