PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Timmons's choice of entrance music: Don't Listen. Jordan Timmons has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alonso Poole's chin.

Poole
vs
Timmons

207 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

158 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonso Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Timmons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Timmons is keen to just control but Poole is a slippery customer.
Timmons is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Poole is looking to improve his position.
Timmons tries to pass to full mount but Poole defends it.
Poole is not content to let Timmons control the position.
Timmons is looking to stall here but Poole recovers full guard.
Timmons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jordan Timmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Timmons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poole to the mat! Poole manages to get full guard.
Timmons sitting in guard here, content to control.
Timmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poole swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Poole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmons looking to pass the guard.
Poole looking for a sweep. Not yet Poole, not yet.
Timmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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

Timmons shoots in and gets a takedown into Poole's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole trying to control the position.
Poole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Timmons wants to control from the top but Poole keeps moving.
Timmons not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Poole enables Timmons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Poole manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Poole controlling Timmons's posture.
Poole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons wants to control from the top but Poole keeps moving.
Timmons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Poole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jordan Timmons.
Poole swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Timmons dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Timmons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poole blocks a leg kick.
Poole tries to clinch up but Timmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Timmons. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Timmons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Timmons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Timmons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Timmons wants to take a breather but Poole is having none of it.
Poole wants to get back to his feet.
Timmons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons is taking a breather. Poole says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jordan Timmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Poole throws a leg kick which misses Timmons's front leg but catches the back leg as Timmons tries to avoid it.
Poole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timmons.
Poole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Poole keeping full guard, as Timmons tries to pass.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Poole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jordan Timmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Timmons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poole is trying to defend but Timmons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Timmons prevents Poole from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timmons trying to control from half guard but Poole is working away.
Timmons trying to control the pace.
Poole is not content to let Timmons control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Jordan Timmons has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Timmons throws a push kick but Poole slaps the foot to one side.
Timmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Timmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Poole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmons throws a strike but Poole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Timmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Timmons throws a leg kick which misses Poole's front leg but catches the back leg as Poole tries to avoid it.

Timmons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poole is not content to let Timmons control the position.
Poole trying to control from the bottom.
Timmons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Poole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Timmons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Timmons trying to control but Poole is working from the bottom.
Timmons wants to pass the guard but Poole is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Timmons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jordan Timmons was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Timmons lands a two punch combo.
Timmons throws a head kick but Poole moves out of range.

Poole gets caught flat footed, as Timmons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Timmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poole working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poole is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Timmons is controlling him.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poole is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Timmons controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonso Poole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Timmons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Poole was covering up waiting for the punch and Timmons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Timmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poole pulls Timmons in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Timmons is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Timmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Timmons 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Timmons!
Our winner, Jordan Timmons, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.