PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Godfredson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Timber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helmut Godfredson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lim Timber's chin.

Godfredson
vs
Timber

177 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Helmut Godfredson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lim Timber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timber takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Godfredson clinches with his opponent.
Timber connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Helmut Godfredson has been cut.
Timber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Godfredson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Godfredson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Godfredson tries to stall but Timber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Timber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Timber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timber connects with a knee to the head.
Godfredson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Godfredson's efforts to push away.
Godfredson tries to break free but Timber pushes him back against the cage.
Timber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Godfredson's face.
Timber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Timber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Godfredson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godfredson.
Godfredson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Timber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Timber obliges.
Timber is stalling here.
Godfredson tries to pull guard but Timber won't allow it.
Timber lands an elbow that stopped Godfredson in his tracks for a moment.
Timber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Godfredson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Timber landing knees to the body.
Godfredson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Timber.
A body shot lands from Timber.
Timber with a knee to the head.
Timber leaning against his opponent.
Godfredson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Timber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Timber shoots in and drives through. Godfredson sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timber closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Timber.
Timber slows down the pace here.
Timber scores a nice knee to the body.
Godfredson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Godfredson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Timber gets control of Godfredson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Timber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Timber managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfredson trying to control but Timber is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lim Timber wasn't active enough on the ground.

Godfredson tries to keep at a distance but Timber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Timber lands a shoulder strike.
Timber struggles to land a body shot inside as Godfredson controls his hands.
Timber landing knees to the body.
Godfredson avoiding damage as Timber throws knees to the body.
Godfredson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfredson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Timber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Timber landing knees to the body.
Godfredson goes for a takedown attempt but Timber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Godfredson enables Timber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Godfredson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Timber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Timber is in close to Godfredson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Timber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Godfredson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Godfredson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Godfredson!
Timber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Timber struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I wouldn't like to be where Timber is right now.
Timber tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lim Timber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helmut Godfredson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Timber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Timber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Timber wants to work for an arm triangle but Godfredson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Godfredson wants to control but Timber is keeping busy.

Timber decides to return to a standing position.

Timber scores with a takedown into Godfredson's guard.

Timber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Godfredson dives in and grabs Timber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Timber pushes down on Godfredson's head and hops out.
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!

Timber has managed to clinch.
Timber lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Timber lands a nice knee to the body.
Timber scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godfredson is trying to pull guard but Timber has him pressed against the cage.
Godfredson takes an elbow to the temple.
Timber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Timber's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Timber lands an elbow inside.

Helmut Godfredson's cut is getting worse.
Timber has Godfredson pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Timber.
Lim Timber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Godfredson is trying to drag Timber to the mat but Timber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Godfredson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godfredson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timber landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Timber obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Timber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Timber.
Timber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Godfredson tries to break free but Timber pushes him back against the cage.
Timber leaning his opponent against the cage.

Godfredson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Timber has a takedown stuffed.
Helmut Godfredson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godfredson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Godfredson avoids it really well and circles away.
Godfredson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Godfredson shoots in looking for a takedown. Timber tries to sprawl out of it but Godfredson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Timber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Godfredson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Godfredson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Timber gets to his feet - Godfredson follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godfredson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Timber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Godfredson avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lim Timber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helmut Godfredson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Timber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfredson swivels and escapes.
Godfredson throws a shot to the body.
Timber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godfredson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Timber somewhat.

Timber closes the distance and clinches.
Timber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Timber lands a good knee to the midsection. Godfredson won't want to take too many of those.
Godfredson jumps guard but Timber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Godfredson being controlled against the cage.
Godfredson is trying to maintain a safe position but Timber gets an underhook and turns Godfredson into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Timber has Godfredson pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Timber.
Timber connects with a knee to the head.
Timber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Godfredson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Timber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Timber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Godfredson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Timber after a bit of a struggle.
Timber looking to throw knees to the head but Godfredson is blocking nicely.
Timber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Timber lands an elbow that stopped Godfredson in his tracks for a moment.
Timber prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Godfredson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timber is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfredson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Timber.

Helmut Godfredson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Timber tries a body shot but Godfredson blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Timber obliges.
Timber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Timber jumps guard.
Godfredson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godfredson won't allow Timber to sweep him here.
Timber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Timber stands up and beckons Godfredson to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Timber.

Godfredson tries to keep at a distance but Timber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Godfredson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfredson wants to get back to striking at distance but Timber won't allow it.
Godfredson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Godfredson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Timber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Timber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Godfredson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Timber prevents it.
Timber lands an elbow inside that Godfredson shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timber lands a nice knee to the body.
Timber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Timber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godfredson being controlled against the cage.
Lim Timber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Timber scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Helmut Godfredson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Timber slowing the pace effectively.
Timber prevents a body shot from Godfredson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Godfredson's face.
Godfredson goes for a takedown attempt but Timber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Helmut Godfredson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Timber feints and as Godfredson raises his hands in defense, Timber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lim Timber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Timber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lim Timber!