PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 383 p4p, 52 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 871 p4p, 118 weight class). Stewart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by free ma niggas!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Timmermans
vs
Stewart

187 cm
35
201 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

183 cm
36
187 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Timmermans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from Timmermans.
Stewart slips a jab from Timmermans.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Timmermans pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Timmermans tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Timmermans misses.
Timmermans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stewart defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Timmermans misses with an uppercut.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmermans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Timmermans missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.

Timmermans clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Timmermans blocking some punches.
Stewart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Timmermans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmermans.
Timmermans blocks an uppercut.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Timmermans blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmermans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmermans gets through Stewart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmermans lands a left hand.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Timmermans.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Timmermans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmermans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart working aggressively here.

Timmermans breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Timmermans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.

Timmermans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stewart is trying to defend but Timmermans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Timmermans moves into full mount! Stewart won't be happy about that!
Timmermans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Timmermans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Timmermans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stewart's face.
Timmermans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stewart regains half guard.
Timmermans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Timmermans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stewart has hold of Timmermans's hands but Timmermans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Timmermans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stewart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stewart tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Timmermans moves nicely into side control.
Stewart is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans cracks Stewart with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Timmermans trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart tries to improve position but can't.
Timmermans trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Timmermans wants to stand but Stewart has his arm trapped.
Stewart throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stewart is trying to improve his position.
Timmermans avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stewart.
Stewart is not content to let Timmermans control the position.
Stewart throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Timmermans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.

Timmermans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Timmermans preventing the sweep.
Timmermans wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Casper Timmermans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stewart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Timmermans trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Timmermans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmermans thows a leg kick but Stewart checks it

and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Timmermans is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stewart won't allow Timmermans to get back to his feet.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses. Timmermans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stewart's guard. Nice move by Timmermans!

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Timmermans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Timmermans preventing the sweep.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart being controlled here, momentarily.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Timmermans sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Timmermans working some strikes from top position.
Timmermans trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Timmermans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart connects with a couple of short punches.
Stewart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Timmermans blocks nicely.
Timmermans wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Timmermans looking for a sweep. Not yet Timmermans, not yet.
Stewart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timmermans's head.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Timmermans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmermans's head.
Timmermans wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart throws a strike but Timmermans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Stewart doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Timmermans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stewart is keeping the position for now.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Timmermans takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Timmermans controlling him for the moment.
Stewart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Stewart.
Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
Timmermans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circling - Timmermans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Timmermans doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans cracks Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans misses with a combination

and Stewart counters with a shoot takedown. Timmermans fights it but they end up in guard.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart stands up over Timmermans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stewart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Timmermans trying to control the position here.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Timmermans controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stewart distracts Timmermans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmermans looking for a sweep. Not yet Timmermans, not yet.
Timmermans trying to control the position here.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timmermans looking to control.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Stewart cracks Timmermans with a solid left hand.
Stewart is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmermans has wrist control.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stewart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmermans's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stewart is working Timmermans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stewart postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.

Timmermans is rocked!
Stewart postures up and lands a big shot to Timmermans's brow.
Oh Timmermans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timmermans seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Stewart!
Don Stewart decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.