PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma and Elias Jude. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Timma
vs
Jude

189 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaspars Timma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jude gets a clinch.
Timma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timma tries to stall but Jude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timma misses with some punches.
Timma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judes head.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Timma has a couple of punches blocked by Jude.
Jude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jude misses with a punch on the inside.

Jude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timma connects with a solid leg kick.
Jude blocks a head kick by Timma.
Jude tries to clinch up but Timma circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jude clinches.
A shot in the inside from Jude.
A hook to the body from Timma.
Timma prevents a body shot from Jude.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Jude scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jude tries to throw a body punch but Timma avoids it by throwing Jude back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kaspars Timma has been cut.
Timma tries to throw a body punch but Jude avoids it by throwing Timma back against the cage.

Timma breaks from the clinch.
Jude tries to clinch up.
Timma avoids the head kick by Jude.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timma keeps the fight on the outside.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Timma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timma throws a body punch but Jude moves out of range.
Jude tries to clinch but Timma is having none of it.

Jude clinches up with Timma and pushes him back against the cage.
Jude lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jude.
Timma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jude working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timma trying to control the position but instead, Jude has worked for underhooks and has pushed Timma into the cage.
Jude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timma.
Timma scores with a shot to the side of Jude's head.
Jude throws a punch but it's blocked by Timma.
Jude blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jude throws a punch but it's blocked by Timma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jude.
Jude has a couple of punches blocked by Timma.
Timma trying to stall but Jude improves his position.
Timma misses with some punches.
Jude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timma avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Jude.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Timma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma is stalling here.
Jude creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timma's defenses.
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timma lands with a left to the head.

Jude manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Timma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jude tries to clinch there but Timma circles away.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jude wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jude blocks the leg kick.
Jude tries to clinch but Timma is having none of it.
Timma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Timma just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jude checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Jude's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Timma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jude's calf.
Timma swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Jude clinches up with Timma and pushes him back against the cage.
Timma swings wildly with an uppercut but Jude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timma swings wildly with an uppercut but Jude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timma lands with a light punch inside.
Timma blocks a body shot from Jude.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Timma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timma misses with a body punch.
Jude landing knees to the head.
Jude lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Jude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Timma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jude has closed the distance and engaged Timma in a clinch.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Timma blocks an elbow strike from Jude.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jude.
Timma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timma digs a right hand underneath Jude's ribcage. Jude let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jude scores with a knee to the head.
Jude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jude has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Timma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jude can turn it around.
A short right from Jude on the inside.
Jude dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jude is trying to maintain a safe position but Timma gets an underhook and turns Jude into the cage.
Elias Jude seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timma's elbow.
Timma slows down the pace here.
Jude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jude creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Timma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Timma.
Timma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Timma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jude.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jude closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Timma - that landed with a thud.
Timma lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timma.
Jude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jude is breathing heavily.
Timma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timma.
Timma is working Jude over against the cage.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Timma blocks with his arms.
Jude lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Timma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Timma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elias Jude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma connects with a crisp jab.
Timma lands a big head kick that sends Jude to the canvas! Timma follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Timma!