PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy The Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager comes to the cage accompanied by My Kreet. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

De Jager
vs
The Gun

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy The Gun!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager cracks a nice hook into The Gun's ribs.
A big left from De Jager misses.

The Gun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Gun lands in his opponent's guard.
The Gun trying to control but De Jager is working from the bottom.
The Gun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Gun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Gun cracks De Jager with a solid left hand.
The Gun postures up in De Jager's guard and throws a big left but De Jager blocks it.
De Jager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Jager tries to get out of the position.
The Gun trying to control but De Jager is working from the bottom.
The Gun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Gun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Gun trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Gun throwing strikes from guard but De Jager blocks nicely.
The Gun wants to control from the top but De Jager keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Timmy The Gun wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Jager.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Gun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Gun trying to control the position but De Jager is working away.
The Gun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Jager is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Gun off and has taken his back!
The Gun controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Gun is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gun has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager controls the position.
A lull in the action here.
The Gun holding both De Jager 's hands and preventing any damage.
De Jager biding his time, controlling The Gun.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Gun looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
De Jager is looking to control The Gun but The Gun is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The Gun has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The Gun is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Jager.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gun is trying to get back to his feet but De Jager has full control of the position and if anything, The Gun has just worked his way into a worse spot.
De Jager tries to get the hooks in deep but The Gun pushed the leg off.
The Gun is trying to stand back up.
De Jager controls the action.
The Gun holding both De Jager 's hands and preventing any damage.
De Jager is riding his opponent, not letting The Gun buck him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gun is trying to get back to his feet but De Jager has full control of the position and if anything, The Gun has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left and a right from De Jager both land. Nice combination.
The Gun closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Jager circles away.
A jab lands there for De Jager.
The Gun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Jager tries to avoid it but The Gun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Jager to the ground. De Jager escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Gun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
The Gun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Jager pinned against the cage. De Jager gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bismarck De Jager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy The Gun.
De Jager with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Gun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Jager but De Jager pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Gun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The Gun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Jager did well to prevent The Gun getting side control.
Timmy The Gun has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Jager wants to get back to his feet.
The Gun is stalling here. De Jager is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! The Gun seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Jager has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The Gun is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager trying to control the action but The Gun is working from the bottom.
The Gun stops De Jager from passing to mount.
De Jager trying to control the action but The Gun is working from the bottom.
The Gun is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Jager wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Gun keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Jager is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Gun's shoulder. That is not cool.

The Gun throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Gun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Gun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Jager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Gun.
De Jager scores with a jab to the head.
The Gun shoots in for a takedown but De Jager shows good takedown defense.

De Jager tries to sprawl but The Gun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Jager is holding on to half guard well.
The Gun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gun trying to pass the guard but De Jager defending well.
De Jager is positioning himself well to prevent The Gun advancing to mount.
De Jager wants to get back to full guard.
De Jager is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Gun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Gun tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Jager knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gun working De Jager over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Gun shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Gun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Jager's head.
De Jager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Jager.
De Jager looking to control.
The Gun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Gun throwing strikes but missing.
The Gun throwing strikes but missing.
De Jager keeping moving, preventing The Gun from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Gun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Gun content to stall in guard here.
The Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but De Jager has wrist control.
De Jager keeping moving, preventing The Gun from controlling successfully.
De Jager working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Gun.
De Jager wants to sweep here but The Gun controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gun postures up.
De Jager looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Gun puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The Gun passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Jager!
The Gun with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Gun working De Jager over with strikes here.
De Jager wants to control but The Gun is having none of it.
The Gun landing strikes from the mount and De Jager is in trouble!
De Jager tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gun landing punches.
The Gun looking to ground and pound but De Jager is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by The Gun.

De Jager is rocked!

It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gun trying to control but De Jager is having none of it.
The Gun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager is desperately trying to improve his position but The Gun has a good base and remains in mount.
De Jager tries to hold on but The Gun pushes him away.
De Jager is in a horrible position here. The Gun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Jager doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
De Jager is squirming around, avoiding The Gun's attempts to control the action.
The Gun with shots to the head and body - De Jager looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Jager tries to hold on but The Gun postures up.
De Jager is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy The Gun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Gun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy The Gun!