PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Grey
vs
Tikkanen

168 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

182 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Lava

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bear Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grey rushes Tikkanen and presses him up against the cage.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tikkanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grey tries to avoid it but Tikkanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grey to the ground. Grey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grey dodges the punch combination from Tikkanen.
Grey tries to clinch but Tikkanen moves out of range.

Grey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tikkanen tries to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Tikkanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grey lands a big shot there that rocks Tikkanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grey looking to control but Tikkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grey looking to finish with strikes here!
Grey scoring with strikes but Tikkanen is staying in there.
Tikkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey takes Tikkanen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Tikkanen is in trouble.
Grey has the hooks in. Tikkanen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Grey.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Grey.
Grey gets his hands free as Tikkanen looks to control.
Tikkanen is taking damage to the body and head.
Tikkanen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Tikkanen fending off the submission attempt from Grey.
Tikkanen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grey's guard. Nice work there by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is pushing down on Grey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grey is fighting to maintain full guard but Tikkanen has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grey is breathing heavily.
Tikkanen is pressing down on Grey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grey is holding on for now.
Tikkanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tikkanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grey is desperately trying to improve his position but Tikkanen has a good base and remains in mount.
Tikkanen moves to back control.

Tikkanen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grey is in bad spot here.
Grey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen tries to get the hooks in deep but Grey pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikkanen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Grey is really stuck here.
Tikkanen trying to control momentarily.
Grey breaks Tikkanen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Grey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tikkanen's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Grey shoots in but Tikkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tikkanen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tikkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grey is fending him off so far but Tikkanen persists. Nope, Grey circles away and we're back to standing.

Grey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tikkanen controls Grey momentarily but Grey frees himself.
Tikkanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grey's guard.

Grey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tikkanen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Grey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tikkanen's back instead.
Tikkanen breaks Grey's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tikkanen forces his way into half guard.
Tikkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Grey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Grey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tikkanen is looking to reverse the position.
Grey is chipping away with strikes.
Grey has knee on belly momentarily but Tikkanen bucks him off and regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tikkanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tikkanen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grey!

Tikkanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grey is looking for a sweep. Tikkanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tikkanen shoots in for a double leg but Grey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Grey.

Grey takes the fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tikkanen has his takedown stuffed

and Grey counters by clinching up.
Bear Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is trying to break the clinch but Grey has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen tries for a takedown but Grey manages to get underhooks.

Tikkanen breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey circles away.
Tikkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grey as he jumps to the side.

Grey scores with a takedown into Tikkanen's guard.

Tikkanen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grey escapes and throws Tikkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tikkanen struggling a bit here.
Tikkanen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Grey is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tikkanen wants to control but Grey is having none of it.

Grey looking to secure an arm triangle but Tikkanen defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tikkanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bear Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey slips a nice elbow through Tikkanen's hands, connecting with Tikkanen's forehead.
Grey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tikkanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tikkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey trying to control but Tikkanen is working from the bottom.
Grey passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is looking to reverse the position.
Tikkanen gets back to half guard.
Grey wants to get back to his feet.
Grey trying to mount his opponent but Tikkanen defends it.
Tikkanen manages to get to full guard.
Grey working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Grey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grey clinches up with Tikkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tikkanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Grey breaks the clinch.

Grey gets a takedown into half guard.
Tikkanen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Grey stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tikkanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grey sprawls well initially but Tikkanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grey is trying to get back to full guard.

Tikkanen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Grey has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tikkanen pulls his head out easily.
Tikkanen is nestled in close to Grey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grey trying to control but Tikkanen postures up.
Tikkanen tries to pass to full mount but Grey defends it.
Grey manages to get to full guard.
Tikkanen advances to half guard.

Grey looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tikkanen uses his free foot to push down on Grey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grey.
Tikkanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tikkanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tikkanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grey tries to improve his position but instead Tikkanen has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey fending off the submission attempt from Tikkanen.

Grey fending off the submission attempt from Tikkanen.
Grey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Grey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tikkanen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a big shot there that rocks Grey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tikkanen controlling the pace for now.
Tikkanen working Grey over with strikes here.

Tikkanen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tikkanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Grey's head.

Grey is rocked!

It looks like Bear Grey has been cut.
Grey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tikkanen counters with a huge right that knocks Grey out cold! Tikkanen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johannes Tikkanen!