PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fennwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fennwick
vs
Timma

190 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Fennwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaspars Timma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fennwick clinches.
Timma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fennwick's elbow.
Fennwick misses with a knee strike.
Fennwick misses with the head strike.
Timma avoids the elbow strike from Fennwick, against the cage.

Timma manages to break the clinch.
Timma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Timma lands a jab to Fennwick's midsection.
Fennwick tries to close the distance and clinch but Timma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fennwick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fennwick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fennwick tries to land a knee to the head but Timma blocks with his arms.
Timma is trying to force a seperation but Fennwick has the dominant position.
Fennwick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fennwick tries to land knees in the clinch but Timma avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Timma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fennwick blocking some punches.
Fennwick lands a nice elbow.
Fennwick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timma swings wildly with an uppercut but Fennwick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timma dodges an elbow strike from Fennwick.
Timma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fennwick trying to land knees to the body.
Timma lands an uppercut.
Fennwick lands a nice elbow.
Timma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fennwick trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Timma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fennwick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Timma is defending well for now.
Timma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fennwick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timma blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timma.
Fennwick misses with a body punch.
Timma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fennwick misses with an elbow over the top.
Timma looking to stall.
Timma lands with a short shot to the head.
Timma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timma looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Timma on the inside.
Timma misses with a punch on the inside.
Timma taking a breather.
Fennwick missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma stalls.
Timma dodges an elbow strike from Fennwick.
Timma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fennwick backwards.
Timma lands a hook that snaps the head of Fennwick backwards.

Timma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Timma drops Fennwick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fennwick looks back up at him and smiles so Timma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Fennwick is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timma lands an uppercut, right on the button! Fennwick tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaspars Timma!