PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ZipZap Tinkelbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tinkelbery
vs
Bawls

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ZipZap Tinkelbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claude Bawls!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawls moves in looking to clinch but Tinkelbery pushes him off.
Tinkelbery throws a right hand that Bawls ducks under and follows up with a left that Bawls also avoids with ease.
Claude Bawls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawls scores with a hook.
Tinkelbery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bawls.
A combination from Tinkelbery does no damage.
Bawls tries to clinch up.
Bawls misses with a double jab
and Tinkelbery counters with a two punch combo.
Bawls wants to clinch
and Tinkelbery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkelbery slips under a jab from Bawls.
Bawls scores with a jab to the head.
Bawls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tinkelbery counters with a three punch combo that has Bawls backing up. Bawls nods at Tinkelbery to acknowledge the strikes.
Tinkelbery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bawls.
Bawls closes the distance but Tinkelbery moves to the side
and Tinkelbery counters with a series of strikes. Bawls will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawls throws a series of punches but Tinkelbery avoids them all with ease.
Bawls wants to clinch
and Tinkelbery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Bawls there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tinkelbery misses with a combination
and Bawls counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkelbery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Bawls fails with a takedown attempt.
Bawls throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tinkelbery counters with a left and a right that stings Bawls.
ZipZap Tinkelbery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bawls throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tinkelbery misses with the combination.
Bawls is looking to clinch.

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.
Tinkelbery throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bawls counters with a leg kick.
Bawls clinches but Tinkelbery breaks the clinch
and Tinkelbery counters with a one-two to the body.
Tinkelbery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tinkelbery is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bawls throws a head kick that misses.
Tinkelbery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bawls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Bawls dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tinkelbery misses with a double jab
and Bawls counters with a series of strikes. Tinkelbery will be more careful next time no doubt.
ZipZap Tinkelbery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bawls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bawls lands with a hook. Tinkelbery tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tinkelbery throws a combination that misses
and Bawls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bawls throws the left hand but Tinkelbery avoids the punch easily.
Bawls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tinkelbery counters with a series of strikes. Bawls will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bawls misses with a wild combination.
Bawls misses with a head kick.
Tinkelbery throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bawls counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Bawls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bawls knocks Tinkelbery to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Tinkelbery is rocked!

It looks like ZipZap Tinkelbery has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinkelbery is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bawls is looking to take a break and control but Tinkelbery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bawls has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tinkelbery is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bawls yanks on the arm and Tinkelbery is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bawls.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claude Bawls!