PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Huxi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Timber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Huxi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Huxi
vs
Timber

170 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Huxi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bad Timber!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timber swinging wildly here.
Timber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huxi.
Huxi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Huxi throws a head kick that Timber semi-blocks.
Huxi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huxi.
Huxi misses with a few strikes there.
Huxi cracks Timber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huxi scores with a jab to the body.
Huxi throws a nice head kick!
Huxi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Timber does no damage.
Timber misses with a wild body shot.
Huxi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huxi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxi throws a head kick that misses.
Huxi fails to land the takedown.
Timber throws a right hand that Huxi ducks under and follows up with a left that Huxi also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Huxi.

Timber is rocked!
Huxi lands with a nice body kick.
Huxi throws a head kick that misses.
Huxi throws a front kick that sends Timber stumbling back into the cage.
Huxi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timber throws out the jab.
Huxi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Timber is fending him off so far but Huxi persists. Nope, Timber circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Huxi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timber misses with a double jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Huxi.
Huxi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Timber.
Timber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huxi.
Timber is still on wobbly legs! Can Huxi finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Timber seems to have recovered his senses.
Timber leaves Huxi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huxi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huxi scores with a hook.
Timber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Huxi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huxi closes the distance and clinches up with Timber, looking for a takedown. Huxi pushes Timber against the cage but Timber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huxi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Timber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huxi lands a two punch combo.
Huxi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huxi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxi slips a jab and a cross from Timber.
Huxi scores with a one two! Timber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Huxi connects with a single shot there.
Huxi scores with a one two! Timber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Huxi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timber avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huxi is defended easily by Timber.
Huxi is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timber throws a series of punches but Huxi moves out of range.

Huxi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Timber is trying to defend but Huxi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Timber wants to get back to his feet.
Timber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Huxi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huxi trying to control the action but Timber is working from the bottom.
Huxi is looking to stall here but Timber recovers full guard.
Huxi wanted to stand there but Timber had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timber wriggles free and stands up.
Huxi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huxi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timber fails to land with a series of punches.
Huxi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Timber misses with a two punch combination.
Huxi is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Timber misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxi lands a nice shot to the body.
Huxi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Timber backs up against the cage.
Huxi thuds his shin into the meat of Timber's side.
We've been informed that Timber has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huxi throws a head kick that half lands.
Timber misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Huxi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Huxi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huxi staying out of range there.
Huxi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huxi throws a head kick but Timber moves out of range.
Huxi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huxi scoring well with a low kick there.
Timber throws a right and a left that Huxi avoids nicely.
Huxi closes the distance and clinches up with Timber, looking for a takedown. Huxi pushes Timber against the cage but Timber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huxi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huxi avoids the body shot from Timber.
Huxi misses with a takedown attempt - Timber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huxi slips a jab and a cross from Timber.
Thomas Huxi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxi misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Timber.
Thomas Huxi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huxi lands with a nice combination. Timber backs away looking to recover.
Timber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timber misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huxi is defended easily by Timber.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Huxi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huxi scores with a nice body kick.
Timber blocks a head kick by Huxi.
Huxi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huxi lands a jab to the nose.
Timber throws a jab when Huxi was well out of range.
Timber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huxi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice combination there by Huxi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber misses with the combination.
Timber misses with a body shot.
Huxi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timber can do to turn this around?
Timber throws a series of punches but Huxi avoids them all with ease.
Thomas Huxi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Timber. No joy for Huxi on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timber fails to land with a series of punches.
Timber avoids the head kick by Huxi.
Timber throws a right and a left that Huxi avoids nicely.
Huxi throws a series of punches but Timber moves out of range.
No joy there for Huxi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huxi.
Timber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huxi circles away quickly and effectively.
Timber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huxi swinging wildly here.
Timber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Huxi.
Huxi throws a series of strikes that have Timber backpedaling.
Timber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Timber is able to avoid easily.
Timber throws a series of punches but Huxi avoids them all with ease.
Timber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huxi counters with a head kick. That will keep Timber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Timber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huxi throws a leg kick but Timber sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Huxi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huxi.
Timber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Huxi counters with a nice body kick.
Huxi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Timber as he avoids it easily.
Timber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Timber misses with an uppercut.
Huxi scores with a spinning back kick!
Huxi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Timber misses with a hook. Huxi ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timber.
Timber throws a nice looking combination but Huxi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Huxi.
Timber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huxi throws a nice looking combination but Timber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Huxi.
Timber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huxi.
Huxi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Timber circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huxi throws a leg kick which misses Timber's front leg but catches the back leg as Timber tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Timber does no damage.
Huxi misses with a series of wild punches.
Huxi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Huxi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Huxi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Timber but Timber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huxi looks to land a combination but Timber avoids it well.
Huxi misses with a double jab.
Huxi looks for the body kick but Timber saw that one coming.
Huxi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timber manages to avoid it.
Timber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timber misses with a combination
and Huxi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Timber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huxi thuds his shin into the meat of Timber's side.
Timber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huxi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huxi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Timber is fending him off so far but Huxi persists. Nope, Timber circles away and we're back to standing.
Timber looks to land a combination but Huxi avoids it well.
Huxi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Timber does no damage.
Timber misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Huxi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huxi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huxi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxi cracks Timber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huxi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huxi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huxi lands with a nice combination. Timber backs away looking to recover.
Timber throws a series of punches but Huxi moves out of range.
Timber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huxi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bad Timber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timber swinging wildly here.
Huxi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Timber looks to land a combination but Huxi avoids it well.
Huxi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Timber has time to react.
Huxi misses with the combination.
Huxi feints and then cracks Timber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timber down.
Timber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huxi manages to avoid it.
Timber blocks a head kick by Huxi.
A head kick from Huxi lands but Timber takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timber dodges the punch combination from Huxi.
Timber misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timber blocks a head kick by Huxi.
Timber misses with a body shot.
Timber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timber misses with an uppercut
and Huxi counters with a series of strikes. Timber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Timber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huxi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Timber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huxi rather than just go for the knockout.
Timber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Timber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Timber misses with a wild combination.
Timber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Timber avoids the head kick by Huxi.
Huxi fails with a takedown attempt.
Timber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas Huxi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huxi misses with a head kick.
Timber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Huxi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Huxi.
Timber misses with a double jab
and Huxi counters with a right hand to the body.
Timber blocks a head kick by Huxi.
Huxi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Timber avoids the head kick by Huxi.
Sloppy strikes from Timber. Those never looked like landing.
Timber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huxi moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timber misses with a wild combination.
Timber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bad Timber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timber misses with a double jab
and Huxi counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Huxi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huxi 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Huxi!