PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Son Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Longly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Longly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Figueroa
vs
Longly

167 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Son Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Longly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longly misses with the combination.
Figueroa looks for a takedown but Longly sprawls well.
Longly throws a right hand that Figueroa ducks under and follows up with a left that Figueroa also avoids with ease.
Longly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figueroa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Longly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figueroa.
Longly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Figueroa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Longly misses with a combination
and Figueroa counters with a one-two to the body.
Figueroa shoots in for a double leg but Longly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Longly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figueroa.
Longly misses with a few strikes there.
Longly swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longly misses with a double jab.
Longly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Figueroa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Longly throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Longly scores with a one two! Figueroa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Longly misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Figueroa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figueroa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longly.
Longly tries to bum rush Figueroa with a series of wild strikes but Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tim Longly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longly looks winded!
Longly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Figueroa drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Figueroa lands a couple of digs.
Figueroa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Figueroa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueroa throws a big elbow that misses.
Figueroa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Longly is trying to control the position but Figueroa postures up.
Figueroa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Figueroa is looking to work some ground and pound but Longly has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Figueroa gets to his feet - Longly follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Longly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Longly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figueroa jabs Longly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Longly tries to bum rush Figueroa with a series of wild strikes but Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Longly.
Longly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tim Longly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longly slips a jab and a cross from Figueroa.
Longly misses with the combination.

Longly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Figueroa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Longly is trying to keep Figueroa in close.

Figueroa gets to his feet. Longly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longly misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Figueroa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown but Longly shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Figueroa backs up against the cage.
Longly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Longly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Longly wants to sweep but no luck.
Figueroa throwing strikes from guard but Longly blocks nicely.
Longly has momentary wrist control but Figueroa slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is working Longly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Figueroa stops Longly from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Figueroa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Figueroa landing with the ground and pound.
Figueroa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Longly wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling the position.
Longly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Figueroa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Figueroa working some strikes from top position.
Figueroa prevents Longly from getting back to his feet.
Figueroa with a nice head shot there.
Figueroa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Figueroa is in close to Longly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Figueroa manages to get himself to full guard.

Figueroa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Figueroa looking for a sweep. Not yet Figueroa, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Longly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Son Figueroa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Longly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longly fails to land with a series of punches.
Longly throws a right hand that Figueroa ducks under and follows up with a left that Figueroa also avoids with ease.
Longly misses with a wild combination.
Longly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Figueroa throws out the jab.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Longly.
Tim Longly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Figueroa back to the cage. Longly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Longly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Figueroa dives in for a single leg takedown but Longly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Longly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Longly is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longly tries to bum rush Figueroa with a series of wild strikes but Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Longly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longly leaves Figueroa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Figueroa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt.
Longly misses with the combination.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Longly throws a combination. Figueroa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt.
Son Figueroa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longly throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Longly misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Figueroa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longly.
Longly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Longly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Figueroa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longly has momentary wrist control but Figueroa slips an elbow through the middle.
Longly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Figueroa preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Figueroa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Longly throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Longly fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longly misses with a double jab
and Figueroa counters with a left to the body.
Figueroa shoots in looking for a takedown but Longly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Figueroa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Longly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longly.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown but Longly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Longly unleashes a big counter combination but Figueroa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Longly throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
It looked like Figueroa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longly.
Longly misses with a series of wild punches.
Longly throws a right hand that Figueroa ducks under and follows up with a left that Figueroa also avoids with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Longly enables Figueroa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Longly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Figueroa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa stops Longly from standing up.
Figueroa is working Longly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longly controls Figueroa momentarily but Figueroa frees himself.
Longly wants to get back to his feet but Figueroa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Figueroa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Longly trying to control the position.
Figueroa stands up over Longly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Figueroa drops back looking for a leg! Longly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Longly manages to kick Figueroa off! Figueroa jumps back into Longly's guard.
Longly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Longly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Son Figueroa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Longly fails to land with a series of punches.
Figueroa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Longly scores with a four punch combination!
Figueroa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Longly throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
Longly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Figueroa.
Figueroa is trying to drag Longly to the mat but Longly 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 Son Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Longly manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longly swinging wildly here.
Figueroa throws a big counter combination but Longly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longly misses with the combination.
Longly throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Longly.
Longly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Figueroa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longly.
Longly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Figueroa circles away quickly and effectively.
Longly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Figueroa shoots in and gets a takedown into Longly's guard.
Figueroa lands a couple of elbows.
Longly is looking to stand up but Figueroa isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Figueroa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Figueroa stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Figueroa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Figueroa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longly's head.
Figueroa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Figueroa cracks Longly with a solid left hand.
Longly pulls Figueroa in close to prevent any damage.
Longly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Figueroa is one step ahead there.

Figueroa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Figueroa lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Figueroa or perhaps it was just good defense by Longly, which made it look bad.
Longly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Longly throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.

Figueroa feints and as Longly raises his hands in defense, Figueroa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Figueroa preventing the sweep.
Longly controls Figueroa momentarily but Figueroa frees himself.
Figueroa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Figueroa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Figueroa won't allow Longly to get back to his feet.
Figueroa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Son Figueroa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figueroa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Figueroa is controlling him.

Figueroa stands and steps away. Longly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Longly looks to land a combination but Figueroa avoids it well.
Longly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters with a nice body shot.
Figueroa fails with the takedown.
Longly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Figueroa backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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

Longly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Figueroa has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Son Figueroa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Longly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Figueroa has Longly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Longly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Longly.
I've got Longly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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