PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Timonyn
vs
Starburst

175 cm
25
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

185 cm
25
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn shoots in and drives through. Starburst sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starburst.
Starburst scores with a head kick. Timonyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
Timonyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Timonyn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starburst paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Starburst as Timonyn shoots in.
Starburst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starburst takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Timonyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starburst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starburst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Starburst tries to score with a low kick but Timonyn moves his leg out of the way.
Starburst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timonyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starburst swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Starburst gets caught napping as Timonyn dives in and scores a takedown. Starburst manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Timonyn wanted to stand there but Starburst had control of the position.
Timonyn preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Timonyn stands up from Starburst's guard - Timonyn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Starburst is looking to clinch but Timonyn is avoiding it.
Starburst explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Timonyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Starburst.

Timonyn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Starburst's guard.
Starburst wants to sweep here but Timonyn controlling him for the moment.
Starburst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timonyn.
Timonyn is looking to stand up but Starburst won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timonyn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Starburst manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Timonyn has Starburst in his guard.

Timonyn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Starburst uses it to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timonyn tries to improve position but can't.
Starburst works to advance to full mount. Timonyn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Timonyn is wriggling around trying to escape.

Starburst working for a submission but Timonyn is keeping him at bay.
Timonyn tries to reverse the position but Starburst maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timonyn is looking to escape.
Starburst controlling from the full mount.
Timonyn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Timonyn is squirming around, avoiding Starburst's attempts to control the action.
Timonyn is looking to get to half guard.
Timonyn regains half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Timonyn is looking for a sweep. Starburst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timonyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timonyn tries to roll over but Starburst keeps him under control.

Starburst stands up out of the half guard.
Starburst clobbers Timonyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starburst circles away quickly and effectively.
Starburst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starburst throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Timonyn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starburst misses with a body shot.

Timonyn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Starburst keeping moving, preventing Timonyn from controlling successfully.
Starburst has a closed guard, preventing Timonyn from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Starburst throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Starburst connects with an inside leg kick.
Timonyn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Starburst avoids nicely.
Starburst throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Starburst lands.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Starburst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starburst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timonyn throws a sloppy body shot

and Starburst moves into the clinch.
Starburst working aggressively here.
Starburst works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Timonyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Starburst gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Starburst fails to land.
Timonyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timonyn is trying to break free.
Timonyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timonyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starburst pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Timonyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starburst pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Timonyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starburst looks to land a combination but Timonyn avoids it well.
Timonyn clobbers Starburst with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starburst lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timonyn's sensitive parts.
Zeddicus Starburst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Starburst avoids nicely.
Starburst swings for the body but Timonyn moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Starburst. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Starburst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starburst but Starburst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starburst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Starburst throws a push kick but Timonyn slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Starburst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starburst catches Timonyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown but Starburst shows good takedown defense.
Timonyn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Dmitry Timonyn's cut is getting worse.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starburst.

Timonyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timonyn wants to stand up but Starburst manages to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Timonyn wants to stand but Starburst is controlling his posture from full guard.
Starburst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Timonyn wants to stand but Starburst has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Timonyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Starburst is proving hard to escape from.
Starburst controls Timonyn momentarily but Timonyn frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Timonyn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Zeddicus Starburst has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Starburst with a series of wild strikes but Starburst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Starburst. Timonyn shrugs it off though.
Starburst misses with a wild body shot.
Timonyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starburst's waist but Starburst gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Timonyn off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Starburst looks to land a left hand but Timonyn moved out of range nicely.
Starburst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.

Timonyn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Starburst lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Timonyn!
Starburst prevents Timonyn from getting the reversal.
Timonyn is squirming around, avoiding Starburst's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Starburst tries to get the hooks in deep but Timonyn pushed the leg off.
Timonyn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Timonyn rolls, trying to escape but Starburst keeps control of the position.
Starburst tries to get the hooks in deep but Timonyn pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starburst is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Starburst trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Timonyn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starburst controlling the positon.
Timonyn is keeping busy.
Starburst is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Timonyn tries to escape but Starburst has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Timonyn breaks Starburst's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Timonyn gets to his feet. Starburst looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starburst motions for Timonyn to come forward. Starburst throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Starburst. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Timonyn takes a swing at Starburst's ribcage but misses.

Starburst forces Timonyn back against the cage and clinches.
Starburst lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starburst is working Timonyn over against the cage.
Starburst throws a punch but it's blocked by Timonyn.

Starburst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starburst throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starburst jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Starburst thows a body shot but no joy.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starburst lands a head kick!
Dmitry Timonyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn scores with a nice strike.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dmitry Timonyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starburst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starburst connects with an inside leg kick.
Timonyn avoids the body shot from Starburst.
Timonyn moves out of range as Starburst strikes.
Timonyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starburst.
Starburst is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Timonyn rather than just go for the knockout.
Timonyn throws a low kick but Starburst moves out of range easily.
Timonyn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn dips to his left and cracks Starburst with an uppercut!
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Starburst.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Starburst dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Starburst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starburst winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Starburst!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeddicus Starburst thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.