PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albrerich Tiny Tim (ranked 4845 p4p, 24292 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sss Sss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tiny Tim
vs
Sss

150 cm
25
130
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
143
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albrerich Tiny Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sss misses with a low kick.
Tiny Tim looks for a takedown but Sss sprawls well.
Sss steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Sss throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiny Tim was covering up waiting for the punch and Sss finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tiny Tim pushes Sss off and gets back to his feet.

Tiny Tim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tiny Tim is looking to stand up but Sss isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiny Tim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sss is one step ahead there.
Tiny Tim is pulling down on Sss's head. It's preventing any offense from Sss, at least for the moment.
Tiny Tim wants to sweep here but Sss controlling him for the moment.
Tiny Tim seems keen to control Sss's posture.
Tiny Tim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sss stopping the sweep attempt from Tiny Tim.
Sss prevents Tiny Tim from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tiny Tim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiny Tim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sss's efforts to push away.

Tiny Tim manages to pull guard.
Tiny Tim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sss is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sss is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sss preventing the sweep.
Tiny Tim tries to strike from the bottom.
Sss wants to control from the top but Tiny Tim keeps moving.
Tiny Tim trying to control the position here.

Sss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tiny Tim moves into the clinch.
Sss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiny Tim has him pressed against the cage.
Tiny Tim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Sss gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tiny Tim regains guard.
Sss wants to get up but he can't break Tiny Tim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tiny Tim managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiny Tim wants to improve his position but instead Sss has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Albrerich Tiny Tim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tiny Tim with a poor takedown
and Sss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck for Tiny Tim with that takedown attempt.
Sss is trying to counter with his kicks.

Tiny Tim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Tiny Tim seems to be working for a kimura but Sss defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sss tries to kick Tiny Tim off but Tiny Tim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiny Tim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sss is trying to stand.
Sss is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiny Tim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sss tries to kick Tiny Tim off but Tiny Tim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tiny Tim is looking for a kimura here.
Tiny Tim could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.

Sss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiny Tim quickly recovers to half guard.
Sss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tiny Tim.
Tiny Tim wants to control but Sss passes into side.
Albrerich Tiny Tim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiny Tim tries to improve position but can't.
Tiny Tim is not content to let Sss control the position.
Tiny Tim manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sss is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiny Tim keeps working.
Sss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tiny Tim.
Sss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiny Tim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiny Tim keeping hold of Sss's head, controlling as best he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tiny Tim manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sss trying to control but Tiny Tim is working from the bottom.
Sss might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tiny Tim haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiny Tim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tiny Tim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sss to the mat! Sss manages to get full guard.

Tiny Tim stands up and waves to Sss to follow him.
Tiny Tim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sss counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Albrerich Tiny Tim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tiny Tim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sss lands in his opponent's guard.

Tiny Tim manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Sss has clasped his hands together around Tiny Tim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tiny Tim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sss is looking to take a break and control but Tiny Tim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiny Tim can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiny Tim is trying to improve his position.
Tiny Tim is trying to control Sss's posture but Sss avoids it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tiny Tim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tiny Tim is looking to reverse the position.
Tiny Tim is working hard here to advance position.

That's two 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.
Sss tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sss trying to control the action but Tiny Tim is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiny Tim.
Sss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiny Tim with a body shot.
Tiny Tim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sss looking to score a takedown here. Tiny Tim is defending well but Sss drives through and ends up in Tiny Tim's guard.
Albrerich Tiny Tim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tiny Tim wants to get back to his feet but Sss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sss wants to control from the top but Tiny Tim keeps moving.
Sss is looking to stand up but Tiny Tim won't let him.
Sss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tiny Tim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tiny Tim closes the distance and clinches.
Sss is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiny Tim has double underhooks.
Sss has had enough of the clinch but Tiny Tim keeps him there for the moment.
Tiny Tim wants a takedown.
Sss Sss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiny Tim fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albrerich Tiny Tim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Albrerich Tiny Tim.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiny Tim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Albrerich Tiny Tim!
An out of breath Albrerich Tiny Tim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.