PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Riggins
vs
Tamlin

188 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Explosion Dominance Clothing
Conviction

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riggins shoots for a takedown but Tamlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tamlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tamlin swivels and escapes.
Tamlin fails with the takedown

and Riggins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamlin's guard.
Tamlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riggins throwing strikes but missing.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Tamlin blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riggins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riggins misses with a takedown

and Tamlin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riggins!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamlin controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins working to try and regain half guard.
Tamlin looking to finish Riggins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Riggins!
Tamlin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is working to get back to half guard.
Tamlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tamlin prevents Riggins from getting the reversal.
Tamlin controlling his opponent.

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.
Tamlin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tamlin looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brick Tamlin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamlin fails with the takedown

and Riggins counters with a shoot takedown. Tamlin fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
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.

Riggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamlin.
Tamlin with a poor takedown

and Riggins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Riggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riggins with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamlin stuns Riggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tamlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggins.
Nice takedown defense from Riggins. No joy for Tamlin on that attempt.
Riggins ducks under a wild hook from Tamlin.
Tamlin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Riggins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamlin's guard.
Tim Riggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlin.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tamlin's head.
Tamlin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tamlin pulls Riggins in close to prevent any damage.
Riggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riggins postures up in Tamlin's guard and throws a big left but Tamlin blocks it.
Tamlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tamlin seems keen to control Riggins's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riggins takes one on the button.
Tamlin with a poor takedown

and Riggins counters with a single leg into guard. Tamlin didn't expect that.
Riggins postures up in Tamlin's guard and throws a big left but Tamlin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riggins distracts Tamlin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamlin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tamlin's head.
Riggins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Tamlin blocks nicely.
Riggins thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riggins misses with a takedown

and Tamlin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamlin.
Tamlin is stalling in the full guard.
Riggins striking from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Riggins misses with a takedown attempt

and Tamlin counters with a takedown into side control.
Riggins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tamlin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Riggins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tamlin has his hands clasped together around Riggins's back. He's all about the action.
Tamlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggins.
Tamlin taking some punishment here, with Riggins in his half guard.
Riggins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tamlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Riggins decides to return to a standing position.
Brick Tamlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tamlin moves into the clinch.
Tamlin stops a takedown attempt from Riggins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tamlin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Riggins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Tamlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Riggins manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tamlin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggins keeping full guard, as Tamlin tries to pass.
Tamlin trying to control but Riggins is working from the bottom.
Riggins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamlin controls the pace.

That's four 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.
Tamlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggins is keeping the position for now.

Riggins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tamlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tamlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tamlin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamlin controls from within his opponent's guard.

Riggins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamlin 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamlin!