PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikaiah Rynn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tickel
vs
Rynn

196 cm
31
185 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

190 cm
30
204 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel jabs at Rynn's body.
Tickel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Tickel.
Tickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tickel doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Rynn counter with a right hand.

It looks like Will Tickel has been cut.
Tickel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rynn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tickel. Tickel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Tickel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rynn.
Rynn pulls Tickel in close to his closed guard and prevents Tickel from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tickel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tickel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Rynn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tickel defends it easily.
Tickel trying to control but Rynn is working from the bottom.

Rynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tickel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tickel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rynn trying to keep a closed guard but Tickel is proving a slippery customer.
Tickel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tickel postures up.
Rynn has momentary wrist control but Tickel slips an elbow through the middle.
Rynn working a defensive guard but Tickel manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tickel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rynn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tickel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tickel advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tickel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rynn is in a horrible position here. Tickel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rynn tries to hold on but Tickel postures up.
Tickel trying to control but Rynn is having none of it.
Rynn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Tickel.
Rynn looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Tickel looking for the choke from the back.

Tickel working for the choke.
Rynn breaks Tickel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tickel lands a decent shot there.
Tickel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rynn is trying to control but can't.
Rynn wants to get back to his feet.
Rynn won't allow Tickel to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Tickel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Tickel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Tickel. Rynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rynn! But no joy.
Tickel cracks Rynn with a good jab.
Tickel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tickel blocks a jab.
Tickel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rynn digs a good body shot into Tickel's ribs.
Tickel tries for a takedown but Rynn circles away easily
and Rynn counters with a nice uppercut.
Rynn misses with an uppercut
and Tickel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rynn misses with a wild body shot.
Tickel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Tickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rynn.
Tickel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rynn just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rynn misses with a hook
and Tickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Rynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tickel throws a shot to the body.

Tickel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tickel winds up and cracks Rynn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tickel is keen to just control but Rynn is a slippery customer.

Rynn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rynn can do to turn this around?

Tickel seems to be working for a kimura but Rynn defends the submission attempt.
Rynn wants to get back to full guard.
Will Tickel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tickel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Rynn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rynn is bucking up trying to escape but Tickel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Tickel working for a submission but Rynn is keeping him at bay.
Tickel lands with some strikes.

Rynn is rocked!
Tickel working the ground and pound effectively.
Rynn is still in real trouble! Can Tickel finish him?
Tickel loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rynn scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tickel land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tickel stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Tickel!
Will Tickel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.