PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Berisha
vs
Timmons

178 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrik Berisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons throws a body punch but Berisha moves out of range.

Berisha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berisha connects with a couple of short punches.
Berisha trying to control but Timmons is working from the bottom.
Berisha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timmons's head.

Berisha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Berisha forces his way into half guard.
Timmons is trying to stand up here but Berisha is controlling him well.

Timmons is defending against the submission attempts here by Berisha.
Berisha prevents Timmons from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berisha passes to side control.

Berisha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Timmons to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berisha darts in and clinches Timmons up against the ropes.

Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.
Berisha is looking to stand up but Timmons isn't so interested in that idea.

Berisha looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.
Timmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Berisha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berisha is breathing heavily.

Berisha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Timmons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Timmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Berisha is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Berisha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Berisha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Berisha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Berisha tries to stand but can't do so whilst Timmons controls his leg.
Timmons slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to get back to his feet.
Berisha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berisha is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Timmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berisha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Berisha shoots in and bounces Timmons off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Berisha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timmons striking off his back but it's not causing Berisha any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berisha trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berisha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Timmons is trying to get back to half guard.
Berisha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Timmons down.
Berisha is looking to take a break and control but Timmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Berisha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Timmons to his feet.
Berisha dodges the punch combination from Timmons.

Berisha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Berisha 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.

Timmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Berisha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Berisha lands a knee to the head.
Berisha goes for a takedown attempt but Timmons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Timmons shoots and misses

and Berisha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Berisha stands up and waves to Timmons to follow him.
Berisha throws a head kick that half lands.

Berisha moves into the clinch successfully.
Timmons has had enough of the clinch but Berisha keeps him there for the moment.
Timmons wants to break free but Berisha has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.

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

Timmons gets to his feet. Berisha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha throws a head kick that Timmons semi-blocks.
Berisha lands with a kick to the temple. Timmons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timmons falls off balance throwing a combination

and Berisha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Timmons's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Timmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Timmons keeping moving, preventing Berisha from controlling successfully.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to sweep him here.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet but Berisha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berisha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to get back to his feet.

Berisha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Patrik Berisha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berisha passes Timmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berisha moves into full mount! Timmons won't be happy about that!
Berisha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Timmons hang on?
Timmons wants to get back to his feet.
Berisha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Timmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Timmons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Berisha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Timmons has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Berisha goes for an armbar but Timmons turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Timmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berisha looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.

Berisha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Timmons stopping the sweep attempt from Berisha.

Timmons stands up and waves to Berisha to follow him.
Timmons tries to clinch

and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Timmons won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timmons throws Berisha to one side and escapes!
Timmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Berisha is just out of range.
Timmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berisha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmons tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Berisha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berisha.
Berisha 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berisha with a nice head shot there.
Berisha prevents Timmons from getting back to his feet.

Timmons has his feet on Berisha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Timmons walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmons looks to clinch
and Berisha counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Berisha dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Berisha scores with a takedown into Timmons's guard.
Berisha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Berisha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Timmons is pushing Berisha's head away, looking to escape. Berisha manages to hold on to the position though.

Berisha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berisha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Berisha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Timmons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Berisha's guard! Nice work there by Timmons!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmons trying to control but Berisha is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha is looking to stand up but Timmons isn't so interested in that idea.
Berisha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berisha looking for a sweep. Not yet Berisha, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Timmons closes the distance but Berisha moves to the side

and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berisha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Timmons is keeping the position for now.

Berisha stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons fails to land the takedown.

Berisha moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Berisha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Timmons's brow.

Timmons manages to break the clinch.
Patrik Berisha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timmons wants to clinch

and Berisha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Timmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Berisha manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Berisha working for a triangle but Timmons defends it easily.
Timmons wants to stand but Berisha is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berisha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Timmons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Timmons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Timmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berisha is keeping the position for now.
Berisha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Timmons's guard.
Johnny Timmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Berisha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Timmons, up you get!
Timmons misses with a combination

and Berisha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Berisha is working for a kimura but Timmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berisha is working for a kimura but Timmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Berisha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet.
Berisha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berisha works his way into full mount!
Timmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Berisha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berisha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!

Patrik Berisha wins by unanimous decision!