PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jari Timmonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthias Sieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Timmonen
vs
Sieber

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Timmonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthias Sieber!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmonen slips under a jab.

Timmonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Timmonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sieber is trying to maintain the position but Timmonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Timmonen trying to pass the guard but Sieber defending well.
Timmonen is taking a breather. Sieber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Jari Timmonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Timmonen pushes Sieber up against the cage in a clinch.

Timmonen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sieber clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieber looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Timmonen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Timmonen looking for the RNC.
Sieber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sieber wants to control but Timmonen is having none of it.
Timmonen controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieber is looking to improve his position but Timmonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Sieber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Timmonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sieber is looking to escape.
Timmonen avoids the attempt from Sieber to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Timmonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sieber on the ground.
Timmonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Timmonen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sieber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Timmonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timmonen controlling from the full mount.
Timmonen is breathing heavily.
Sieber tries to hold on but Timmonen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieber gets back to half guard.
Sieber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sieber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sieber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sieber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Timmonen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jari Timmonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Timmonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sieber tries to clinch but Timmonen is having none of it.
Sieber slaps away a takedown attempt from Timmonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Timmonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Timmonen staying calm.
Timmonen wants to control but Sieber is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sieber is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieber can't do much from the bottom here.
Sieber is not content to let Timmonen control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Timmonen working away.
Sieber is not content to let Timmonen control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jari Timmonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Timmonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timmonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Timmonen shoots in for a double leg but Sieber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Timmonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sieber moves in looking to clinch but Timmonen pushes him off.
Timmonen blocks a head kick by Sieber.
Sieber tries to clinch there but Timmonen circles away.
Timmonen walks into a left hand.
Sieber keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sieber. Timmonen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sieber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timmonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sieber tries to clinch but Timmonen moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sieber.
Timmonen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Timmonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sieber is looking to clinch.
Sieber tries to clinch but Timmonen is having none of it.
Sieber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timmonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmonen moves in looking to clinch but Sieber pushes him off.
Sieber throws a head kick but Timmonen moves out of range.
Sieber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sieber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timmonen.
Sieber tries to clinch there but Timmonen circles away.
Sieber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timmonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sieber tries to clinch but Timmonen is having none of it.
Sieber tries to clinch there but Timmonen circles away.
Jari Timmonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matthias Sieber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Timmonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Timmonen slips a straight right by Sieber.
Sieber throws a series of punches but Timmonen avoids them all with ease.
Timmonen misses with a two punch combination.
Sieber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmonen.

Timmonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Timmonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sieber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sieber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timmonen trying to control the action but Sieber is working from the bottom.
Sieber tries to get to full guard but Timmonen has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sieber actively working from the bottom here.
Sieber trying to control here.
Timmonen trying to control from half guard but Sieber is working away.
Sieber is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmonen is looking to stall here but Sieber recovers full guard.
Timmonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sieber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timmonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jari Timmonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sieber looks to throw the jab but Timmonen is out of range.
Matthias Sieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sieber tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieber fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmonen moves in looking to clinch but Sieber pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sieber. Timmonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sieber misses with a body shot.
Sieber wants to clinch up but Timmonen keeps it at a distance.
Sieber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timmonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sieber misses with a hook.
Sieber tries to clinch up.
Sieber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Sieber gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sieber up against the cage.
Sieber tries to work over Timmonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sieber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Timmonen is defending well.
Timmonen prevents a body shot from Sieber.
Timmonen blocks a body shot from Sieber.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sieber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Timmonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sieber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Timmonen to keep the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthias Sieber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sieber 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthias Sieber!