PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 1011 p4p, 121 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 938 p4p, 110 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escobar Chavez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar Chavez
vs
Timmon

179 cm
34
150 lbs
23 - 6 - 3

186 cm
30
152 lbs
13 - 7 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Timmon misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Timmon didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Escobar Chavez does it's job there.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Timmon's ribs.
Escobar Chavez clobbers Timmon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Timmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Timmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Timmon throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Timmon is out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Timmon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Timmon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
Timmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Timmon staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmon.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmon is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timmon throws a head kick that Escobar Chavez semi-blocks.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Timmon cracks the inside of Escobar Chavez's front leg.
Escobar Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Timmon down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez pushes Timmon away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timmon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Timmon does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Timmon! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws out a leg kick but Timmon moves out of range and Escobar Chavez only half commits.
Timmon throws a big counter head kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Timmon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar Chavez thinking.
Timmon avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Timmon.
Timmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Timmon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Timmon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timmon slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTimmon.
Escobar Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timmon. That did some damage!
Timmon missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Timmon saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez throws a right and a left that Timmon avoids nicely.
Timmon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Timmon throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar Chavez has time to react.
Timmon checks a leg kick nicely.
Timmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmon.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Timmon's belly button to the back.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Timmon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Timmon moves out of range.
Timmon slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez thows a leg kick but Timmon checks it
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.

Timmon has closed the distance and engaged Escobar Chavez in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Timmon's head.
Timmon lands a nice shot to the body.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Timmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Timmon.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Timmon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but Timmon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Timmon defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Timmon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Timmon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Timmon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timmon tries to clinch up.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Timmon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tests Timmon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick from Timmon lands but Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez sets himself, and Timmon steps forward looking for the clinch! Escobar Chavez avoids it this time.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Timmon moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Timmon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Timmon throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Timmon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Timmon clinches up with Escobar Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmons head.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Timmon tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Escobar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmon can do to turn this around?
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Braylin Timmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Timmon takes a shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Timmon lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Timmon's head.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timmon.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Timmon pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Timmon throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Timmon misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Timmon.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Timmon takes a shot to the head.
Timmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Timmon.
Timmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Timmon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon gets through Escobar Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Timmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Timmon.

Escobar Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmon.
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 Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Timmon misses with the head strike.

Escobar Chavez breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Escobar Chavez.
Timmon tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez is having none of it.
Timmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Timmon to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.

Timmon moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.

Escobar Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Timmon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar Chavez's head.
Escobar Chavez throws out a leg kick but Timmon moves out of range and Escobar Chavez only half commits.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmon manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timmon.
Timmon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Timmon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Timmon connects with a body shot.
Timmon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Timmon.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Timmon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing.
Timmon tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Timmon is out of range.
Timmon checks a leg kick.
Timmon thumps Escobar Chavez with a low kick.
Timmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Timmon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmon jabs at Escobar Chavez's body.
The crowd cheers as Escobar Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Timmon doesn't seem phased though.
Timmon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Timmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timmon lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Timmon instigates a clinch.

Escobar Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Timmon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar Chavez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braylin Timmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Timmon moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Timmon slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escobar Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Timmon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Timmon's head but Timmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmon slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Timmon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Timmon misses with a body punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timmon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timmon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
Timmon avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Timmon moves into range and clinches up with Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.