PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Giggs
vs
Tikkari

184 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
41
160 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Giggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Giggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Tikkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Giggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giggs lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Raimo Tikkari has been cut.
Giggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Giggs has him pressed against the cage.
Giggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tikkari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giggs pushes Tikkari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Giggs has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike.
Giggs is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giggs lands a right hand.
Giggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tikkaris head.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giggs effectively controlling the action here.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Giggs is controlling him.
Giggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tikkari looks winded!
Giggs lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs lands a knee to the head.
Tikkari has had enough of the clinch but Giggs keeps him there for the moment.
Giggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Giggs pulls guard effortlessly.
Giggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Giggs is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tikkari frees his head nicely. Oh but Giggs has switched to an armbar! Tikkari is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wayne Giggs!