PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 1371 p4p, 72 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 1857 p4p, 100 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Experiment
vs
Timmon

170 cm
26
138 lbs
6 - 2 - 2

186 cm
26
133 lbs
6 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kimura Klothing

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 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment tries a low kick but Timmon avoids it.

Timmon clinches.
Timmon's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Timmon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Experiment misses with the head strike.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timmon gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmon lands with a light punch inside.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Timmon taking a breather.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Experiment leaning his opponent against the cage.
Timmon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Experiment is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Timmon to work.

Experiment breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Experiments jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment throws a low kick but it's checked well by Timmon.
Timmon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Experiment manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Experiment throws a body punch but Timmon moves out of range.
Experiment finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Experiment displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmon throws out the jab.

Experiment has taken the fight to the clinch.
Experiment throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmons head.
Timmon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon stalling.
Experiment misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Timmon letting Experiment take a breather here.
Experiment effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Experiment for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Timmon stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon misses with some punches.
Experiment letting Timmon take a breather here.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Experiment letting Timmon take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Timmon's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Timmon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Braylin Timmon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timmon, as that shot connected.
Timmon connects with a right hand. Experiment shakes it off.
Timmon throws a good cross that connects.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Experiment throws a push kick but Timmon slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment misses with a wild body shot.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Timmon scores with a punch to the head.
Experiment misses with a hook to the body

and Timmon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Experiment lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmon avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiments head.
Timmon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Experiment misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment digs a right hand underneath Timmon's ribcage. Timmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Timmon's brow.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Experiment fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylin Timmon dominated that round.
That's time! Experiment's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Timmon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Timmon throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment.
Timmon avoids the head kick by Experiment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Timmon. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Experiment.
Experiment with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment throws a leg kick which misses Timmon's front leg but catches the back leg as Timmon tries to avoid it.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Experiment there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Timmon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Experiment getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Timmon jumps back.
Finnish Experiment is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment throws a big shot that misses.
Timmon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Experiment with a body shot.
Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Experiment looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmon is just out of range.
Experiment takes a swing at Timmon's ribcage but misses.
Experiment gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Experiment keeps the fight on the outside.

Timmon has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Experiment is looking to control Timmon's arms but Timmon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Experiment has his back to the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Timmon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Experiment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Timmon to work.
Experiment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Experiment misses with some punches.
Timmon slowing the pace effectively.
Experiment tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon looking to stall.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Timmon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braylin Timmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Timmon fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment avoiding damage.
Timmon being controlled against the cage.
Experiment seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Timmon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timmon's defenses.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.

Experiment breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment lunges at Timmon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Timmon's hand.
Experiment motions for Timmon to come forward. Experiment throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timmon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Timmon has closed the distance and engaged Experiment in a clinch.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Experiment.
Experiment tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiments head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Finnish Experiment will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Experiment feints and then cracks Timmon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timmon down.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiment swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmon doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiment circles away.
Experiment avoids the body shot from Timmon.
Timmon tries to clinch up.
Experiment appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment takes a jab right on the kisser.
Timmon misses with a body shot.
Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Timmon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Timmon! But no joy.
A low kick from Experiment is predictable there
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Experiment throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Experiment swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment works Timmon's body with a nice hook.
Experiment on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Experiment fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Experiment tried to score with a low kick but Timmon checks it.
Timmon misses the jab.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment slips under a jab from Timmon.
Experiment is looking to wear down Timmon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Timmon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Experiment can pounce on him.
Timmon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timmon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmon at a distance.

Timmon has closed the distance and engaged Experiment in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Experiment's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Experiment wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Timmon's brow.
Experiment lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Experiment pushes Timmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Experiment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmon.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon lands a shot to the body.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Timmon trying to stall but Experiment improves his position.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Timmon in his tracks for a moment.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Timmon lands with a light punch inside.
Timmon is trying to maintain a safe position but Experiment gets an underhook and turns Timmon into the cage.
Timmon tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Timmon.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timmon's defenses.
Experiment lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Experiment.

It looks like Braylin Timmon has been cut.
Timmon misses with some punches.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Experiment's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Experiment.
Experiment scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timmon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Timmon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Finnish Experiment.
I think Experiment has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
A relieved looking Finnish Experiment thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.