PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazio Nuvolari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim comes to the cage accompanied by God Bless Us, EVERYONE!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tim
vs
Nuvolari

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Demonic Clothing
Demonic Drugs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiny Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tazio Nuvolari!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tim.
Nuvolari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim keeps the fight on the outside.

Nuvolari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tim, pushing him back against the cage.
Nuvolari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuvolari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuvolari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tim tries to pull guard but Nuvolari won't allow it.
Nuvolari misses with a knee to the head.
Nuvolari is stalling here.
Nuvolari trying to control the position but instead, Tim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nuvolari into the cage.
Nuvolari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuvolari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuvolari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nuvolari fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Nuvolari forces Tim back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Tim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuvolari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tim blocks an elbow strike from Nuvolari.
Nuvolari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuvolari tries to land a knee to the head but Tim blocks with his arms.
Tim looking for a takedown.
Nuvolari is struggling to control the position.

Tim successfully pulls guard.
Nuvolari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nuvolari stopping the sweep attempt from Tim.

Nuvolari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tim, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nuvolari wants to get back to his feet but Tim passes into half guard.
Nuvolari looks gassed!
Tim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Nuvolari is defending against the submission attempts here by Tim.

Tim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nuvolari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Tim wants to work for an arm triangle but Nuvolari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Tim is looking for a kimura here.

Tim wants to work for an arm triangle but Nuvolari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nuvolari!

Nuvolari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tim.
Tim 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim looking to ground and pound but Nuvolari is blocking nicely.

Nuvolari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tim.
Nuvolari's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nuvolari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nuvolari squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Tim has hold of Nuvolari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nuvolari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Tim working for a guillotine from mount but Nuvolari is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiny Tim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nuvolari stuffs the takedown.
Tim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuvolari is looking to clinch.
Nuvolari moves out of range of the strikes.
Tazio Nuvolari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tim shoots in and bounces Nuvolari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nuvolari is keeping the position for now.

Tim drops back looking for a leg! Nuvolari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nuvolari manages to kick Tim off! Tim jumps back into Nuvolari's guard.

Tim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nuvolari dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Tim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuvolari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuvolari stopping the sweep attempt from Tim.
Nuvolari is looking to stand up but Tim won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuvolari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nuvolari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tim looking for a guillotine here but Nuvolari defends easily.
Nuvolari wants to stand but Tim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim controls Nuvolari momentarily but Nuvolari frees himself.

Tim has his foot on Nuvolari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nuvolari works his way back into a safe position though.

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

Nuvolari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tim, up you get!
Nuvolari wants to clinch.
Tim misses with a hook.
Nuvolari is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim keeps the fight on the outside.
Tim fails to land with a series of punches.
Tim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuvolari's waist but Nuvolari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tim off to one side.
Nuvolari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuvolari wants to clinch up but Tim keeps it at a distance.

Tim shoots in and bounces Nuvolari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tim lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiny Tim 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!

Nuvolari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuvolari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuvolari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuvolari tries to clinch but Tim moves out of range.
Nuvolari tries to close the distance and clinch but Tim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuvolari doesn't manage to clinch there - Tim circles away.
Nuvolari doesn't manage to clinch there - Tim circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tim looks for a takedown but Nuvolari sprawls well.
Tim just misses with a punch to the body.

Tim gets the takedown into side control.

Tim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nuvolari has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuvolari wants to get back to his feet but Tim drags him back down.

Tim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nuvolari is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Tim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nuvolari stops Tim from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuvolari is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tim moves into full mount!

Tim with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tim has control of Nuvolari's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nuvolari regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tim throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tim tries to control but Nuvolari wriggling away.
Nuvolari wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tim looking to finish Nuvolari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nuvolari!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim wants to take Nuvolari's back here but Nuvolari is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tim breaks from Nuvolari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nuvolari is looking to escape.

Tim with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tiny Tim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuvolari is squirming around, avoiding Tim's attempts to control the action.
Tazio Nuvolari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Tim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Tim!