PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stafford
vs
Timmons

199 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calvin Stafford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucious Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stafford gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Timmons is looking to work some ground and pound but Stafford has wrist control.
Stafford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stafford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timmons trying to control but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Stafford wants to sweep but no luck.
Timmons trying to control but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Stafford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timmons trying to control but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Stafford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stafford is striking but Timmons is not phased and passes to half guard.
Stafford throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Timmons manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Timmons wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stafford manages to get back to half guard.
Stafford throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Timmons manages to pass to side control.
Timmons trying to control the position but Stafford is working away.
Timmons tries to move to mount but Stafford blocks the move with his legs.
Stafford tries to bench press Timmons off him but Timmons keeps the position.
Stafford is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Timmons fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stafford is looking for a sweep.

Timmons stands up.
Stafford misses with a takedown attempt
and Timmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stafford is breathing heavily.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from Timmons.

Timmons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Stafford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stafford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Timmons on the ground.
Stafford is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Timmons is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Timmons landing punches.
Stafford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Timmons is trying to control the position but Stafford postures up.
Stafford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stafford stopping the sweep attempt from Timmons.
Timmons pulls Stafford in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Stafford gets to his feet - Timmons follows without any prompting.

Stafford gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Timmons to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Stafford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timmons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stafford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Timmons is looking to control Stafford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Timmons avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucious Timmons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Timmons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stafford!
Stafford manages to work his way to half guard, despite Timmons's best efforts.
Stafford is looking to improve his position.
Stafford flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Timmons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stafford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stafford.
Stafford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Stafford.
Timmons wants to control but Stafford is keeping him busy.
Stafford punching from the bottom.
Stafford tries to roll over but Timmons keeps him under control.
Timmons trying to mount his opponent but Stafford defends it.
Timmons trying to control the action but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Stafford works his way to full guard. Good work.
Timmons won't allow Stafford to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Timmons puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Timmons works his way into full mount!
Timmons looking to control but Stafford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stafford is wriggling around trying to escape.
Timmons tries to control but Stafford wriggling away.
Timmons landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stafford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Stafford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Timmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stafford is looking for a sweep. Timmons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Stafford is defending against the submission attempts here by Timmons.
Stafford wants to get back to full guard.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Stafford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Timmons works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stafford regains half guard.
Timmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stafford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stafford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Timmons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Timmons's back!
Timmons trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmons tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Timmons is looking to improve his position but Stafford isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucious 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. This is the final round!

Timmons drives through with a takedown into Stafford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stafford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stafford doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Timmons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Timmons won't allow Stafford to sweep him here.
Timmons wants to stand and escape but instead Stafford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Timmons trying to keep a closed guard but Stafford is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stafford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Timmons is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Timmons has escaped and now he's on top!

Stafford keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Timmons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Timmons preventing the sweep.
Timmons wants to control from the top but Stafford keeps moving.
Stafford has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Timmons has passed into side control.
Timmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stafford keeps working.
Lucious Timmons has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford tries to improve position but can't.
Timmons trying to control the position but Stafford is working away.
Stafford manages to work his way to half guard, despite Timmons's best efforts.
Stafford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Timmons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Timmons stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stafford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Timmons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stafford keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Stafford looking for a sweep. Not yet Stafford, not yet.
Timmons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stafford's guard.
Stafford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stafford is keeping the position for now.

Timmons gets to his feet - Stafford follows without any prompting.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses.
Timmons misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Stafford closes the distance and clinches.
Timmons working hard to break the clinch.

Timmons pulls guard.
Timmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Timmons throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmons has momentary wrist control but Stafford slips an elbow through the middle.
Timmons throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Calvin Stafford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucious Timmons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Timmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucious Timmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Timmons 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucious Timmons!