PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 1255 p4p, 1476 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 139 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kentas
vs
Timmon

176 cm
26
159
10 - 6 - 0

186 cm
41
152
26 - 16 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kentas clinches up with Timmon and pushes him back against the cage.
Kentas struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Timmon blocking some punches.

Kentas lands a takedown into guard.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kentas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Timmon is proving hard to escape from.
Timmon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kentas dives into side control.
Kentas wants to control but Timmon is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon prevents Kentas from moving into mount.
Timmon is pushing Kentas's head away, looking to escape. Kentas manages to hold on to the position though.

Kentas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Timmon stops Kentas from passing to mount.

Kentas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Timmon, who protects the arm well.

Timmon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Timmon.
Kentas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Kentas tries to clinch but Timmon is having none of it.
Timmon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Timmon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kentas.
Kentas is looking to slow Timmon down with leg kicks.
Braylin Timmon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kentas moves into the clinch successfully.
Kentas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kentas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Timmon prevents it.
Timmon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kentas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kentas tries to pull guard but Timmon holds him up against the cage and eventually Kentas drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon stalls.
Timmon gets underhooks to prevent Kentas's takedown attempt.
Kentas tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Kentas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
Come on Timmon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Timmon is looking to control Kentas's arms but Kentas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Timmon has his back to the cage.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kentas tries to pull guard but Timmon won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kentas has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kentas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timmon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kentas tries to pull guard but Timmon won't allow it.
Kentas working aggressively here.
Kentas scores with a shot to the side of Timmon's head.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Kentas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Timmon smiles and moves away.

Kentas pushes Timmon up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kentas misses with the head strike.
Timmon stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kentas tries to clinch but Timmon is having none of it.
Timmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kentas counters with a left to the body.
Kentas is looking to clinch.
Kentas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braylin Timmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kentas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kentas tries to clinch up but Timmon circles away and keeps his distance.

Timmon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Kentas can't get the takedown.
Kentas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Timmon is looking to control Kentas's arms but Kentas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Timmon has his back to the cage.
Kentas misses with some punches.
Timmon prevents Kentas from breaking the clinch.
Come on Timmon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kentas looking to throw knees to the head but Timmon is blocking nicely.
Timmon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Kentas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kentas pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kentas lands a shot to the body.
Rimtas Kentas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kentas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Timmon taking a breather.
Kentas fails to pull guard.
Timmon is pushing Kentas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Timmon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas misses with a body punch.
Kentas misses with a body punch.
Kentas fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Timmon to work.
Timmon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Timmon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Braylin Timmon.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kentas moves in looking to clinch but Timmon pushes him off.
Timmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon keeps the fight on the outside.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timmon tries to clinch up but Kentas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timmon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kentas is looking to clinch but Timmon is avoiding it.
Timmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kentas moves in looking to clinch but Timmon pushes him off.
A punch combination from Timmon misses.
Kentas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmon avoids it really well and circles away.
Kentas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kentas's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braylin Timmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Timmon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kentas wants to clinch up but Timmon keeps it at a distance.
Timmon throws a series of punches but Kentas moves out of range.
Timmon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Rimtas Kentas has been cut.
Kentas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timmon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kentas tries to clinch there but Timmon circles away.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timmon throws a right and a left that Kentas avoids nicely.
Kentas wants to clinch up but Timmon keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Timmon misses.

Kentas rushes Timmon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kentas tries to pull guard but Timmon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kentas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kentas can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kentas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kentas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kentas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kentas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Timmon clinches with his opponent.
Kentas tries a knee to the head but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon throws a head punch that misses.
Kentas tries to pull guard but Timmon won't allow it.
Kentas lands a shot to the body.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
Kentas has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Kentas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Timmon smiles and moves away.

Timmon clinches up with Kentas and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kentas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Timmon.
Kentas swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon prevents the takedown attempt.
Kentas throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Kentas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Come on Timmon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Timmon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon is trying to stall.
Timmon gets underhooks to prevent Kentas's takedown attempt.
Timmon tries to stall but Kentas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Timmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kentas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kentas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Timmon or not.
Kentas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kentas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kentas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Timmon walks away with a smile on his face. Kentas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas tries to clinch but Timmon moves out of range.
Kentas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kentas shoots in and drives through. Timmon sprawls well.
Kentas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmon wants to counter with a clinch but Kentas pushes him away.

Kentas moves into the clinch successfully.
Kentas has Timmon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Timmon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Timmon to keep the fight standing.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Timmon is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braylin Timmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Timmon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).