PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keith Urban - Stupid Boy. Boy has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Timberloke
vs
Boy

188 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

201 cm
20
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Boy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Timberloke misses.

Boy lands a big head kick that sends Timberloke tumbling to the mat! Boy takes a step backwards and waves Timberloke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Justin Timberloke has been cut.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Boy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy scores with a knee to the head.
Timberloke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy leaning against his opponent.
Boy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timberloke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Timberloke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Timberloke is blocking nicely.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Timberloke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy looks gassed!
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Boy connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boy connects with a knee to the head.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
Boy stalls.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timberloke is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timberloke is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Timberloke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy lands a knee to the head.
Boy connects with a knee to the head.
Timberloke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Timberloke in his tracks for a moment.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Timberloke wants to break free but Boy has control.
Timberloke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy keeps control of Timberloke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Timberloke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Timberloke avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timberloke blocks an uppercut.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks with his arms.
Boy prevents Timberloke from breaking the clinch.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Timberloke tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
Boy lands an elbow just above Timberloke 's eye.
Timberloke tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Timberloke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timberloke tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boy stalling.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timberloke is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks with his arms.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Timberloke's face.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timberloke's efforts to push away.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Timberloke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Timberloke is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Timberloke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boy keeps control of Timberloke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Timberloke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Timberloke tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Timberloke is blocking nicely.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy lands an elbow just above Timberloke 's eye.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Timberloke's face.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timberloke blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Timberloke's cut.
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.

Timberloke throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Timberloke looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Timberloke misses with a few strikes there.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Timberloke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timberloke throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Timberloke misses with a wild body shot.

Boy drives through and clinches with Timberloke against the cage.
Boy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boy landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks with his arms.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy keeps control of Timberloke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Timberloke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Timberloke tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Boy prevents Timberloke from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Timberloke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Timberloke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Timberloke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Timberloke is blocking nicely.
Timberloke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Timberloke is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Timberloke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy wants to stall.
Timberloke can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Timberloke tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Timberloke working hard to break the clinch.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timberloke can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Timberloke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Timberloke blocks it with crossed arms.
Timberloke tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timberloke is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Boy.
Boy prevents Timberloke from breaking the clinch.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Timberloke blocks it with crossed arms.
Timberloke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy stalling in the clinch but Timberloke improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Timberloke is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Boy has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Timberloke can't break the clinch.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy tries to stall but Timberloke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks with his arms.
Boy has Timberloke pressed against the cage, preventing Timberloke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy prevents Timberloke from breaking the clinch.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timberloke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timberloke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Timberloke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Timberloke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Timberloke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timberloke keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timberloke.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Timberloke.

Boy has Timberloke up against the cage in a clinch.
Boy with a knee to the head.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Timberloke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy scores with a knee to the head.
Timberloke is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timberloke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timberloke tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Timberloke blocks an elbow strike.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Timberloke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timberloke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timberloke wants to break free but Boy has control.
Timberloke is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Timberloke is defending well for now.
Timberloke dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timberloke tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Timberloke is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Timberloke tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timberloke avoids it.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Timberloke blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy lands a good knee to the midsection. Timberloke won't want to take too many of those.
Timberloke working hard to break the clinch.
Timberloke dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timberloke's efforts to push away.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timberloke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timberloke is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy looking to stall.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timberloke's efforts to push away.
Timberloke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timberloke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boy.
Tommy Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Timberloke's face.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks with his arms.
Timberloke is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Timberloke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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.
Boy keeps control of Timberloke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timberloke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Timberloke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Timberloke is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boy tries a knee to the head but Timberloke blocks it.
Justin Timberloke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy has Timberloke pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Boy.
Well Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boy!