PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott comes into the arena with Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tikkanen's choice of entrance music: Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Knott
vs
Tikkanen

188 cm
22
178 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

182 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
Worldwide Nutrition (160q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott staying out of range there.
Tikkanen stuns Knott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buster Knott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knott throws a head kick that half lands.
Tikkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tikkanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Knott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Knott wants to take a breather but Tikkanen is having none of it.
Tikkanen trying to control from the bottom.

Knott seems to be working for a kimura but Tikkanen defends the submission attempt.
Tikkanen won't allow Knott to pass to mount.
Tikkanen is positioning himself well to prevent Knott advancing to mount.

Knott is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Knott gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knott lands with a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Knott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knott fails with the takedown
and Tikkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Knott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knott fails with the takedown
and Tikkanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knott misses with a body shot.
Knott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkanen manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott shoots in for a takedown but Tikkanen shows good takedown defense.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knott.
Tikkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikkanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knott. Tikkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tikkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tikkanen flicks out a counter leg kick but Knott steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen is looking to slow Knott down with leg kicks.
Knott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tikkanen as he jumps to the side.
Tikkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick which misses Knott's front leg but catches the back leg as Knott tries to avoid it.
Tikkanen misses the shot to the body.
Knott misses with an uppercut.
Tikkanen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tikkanen looks to land a body kick but Knott moved away.
Tikkanen lands a jab to the nose.
Esko Tikkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tikkanen.
Knott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tikkanen lands with a nice body punch.
Tikkanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knott.
Knott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tikkanen back to the cage. Knott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Knott.
Knott has a takedown stuffed.
Tikkanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knott is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Tikkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tikkanen missing with a left hand there. Knott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Tikkanen.
Knott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tikkanen. That one must have hurt.
Knott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tikkanen lands with a light punch inside.
Knott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tikkanen is defending well.
Knott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Knott avoids the damage to the body.
Knott avoids the elbow strike from Tikkanen, against the cage.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knott blocks the elbow strike.
Tikkanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tikkanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knott backwards.

Knott is rocked!
Tikkanen prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Knott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tikkanen digs a right hand into Knott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knott's gas tank.
Knott wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Tikkanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Esko Tikkanen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tikkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tikkanen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Knott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tikkanen controlling the position.
Knott seems to have got his legs back now.
Knott postures up.
Knott looking to sit in guard and control but Tikkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tikkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tikkanen controls the pace.
Tikkanen prevents Knott from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Knott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knott managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knott looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tikkanen is defending well. Knott quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tikkanen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Knott celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buster Knott!
Buster Knott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.