PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 255 p4p, 33 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 997 p4p, 125 weight class). Winston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Lost Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Winston enters the cage!

Timmermans
vs
Winston

187 cm
36
201 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

178 cm
37
200 lbs
27 - 25 - 0

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World class MT
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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 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winston throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Timmermans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winston is in Timmermans's guard.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston won't allow Timmermans to get back to his feet.
Winston throws a strike but Timmermans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winston is on top in guard.

Timmermans has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timmermans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmermans has wrist control.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston with a nice head shot there.
Winston lands a couple of digs.
Timmermans trying to control the position.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Timmermans is keeping the position.
Winston is looking to advance position but Timmermans has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Winston is working to get back to half guard.
Winston keeps trying to improve his position.
Winston has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Timmermans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winston is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans wants to control the pace but Winston is squirming around nicely.
Timmermans controlling the position easily from mount.
Winston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Timmermans controlling his opponent.
Timmermans trying to control but Winston is having none of it.
Winston sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmermans controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Timmermans swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Timmermans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Timmermans takes one to the side of the head.
Timmermans lands a jab.
Timmermans throws a hook to the side of Winston's head but Winston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Timmermans misses with a head kick.
Timmermans scores with a punch to the head.
Timmermans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Timmermans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston throws a body punch but Timmermans moves out of range.
Timmermans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timmermans. Timmermans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmermans scores with a three punch combo!
Winston misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Timmermans misses with a looping left.
Timmermans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Winston looks to move away, Timmermans throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Timmermans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winston walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Timmermans. Those never looked like landing.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Winston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Timmermans on his heels. He'll look to pass Timmermans's guard now, I'm sure.
Timmermans wants to sweep but no luck.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston throws an elbow that misses. Timmermans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winston's guard. Nice move by Timmermans!

Timmermans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Winston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Timmermans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmermans won't allow Winston to sweep him here.

Winston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Timmermans stacks Winston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Timmermans!
Winston is trying to work for a sweep but Timmermans has mounted him!
Winston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Timmermans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timmermans controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Winston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Timmermans is one step ahead there.
Winston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston 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.
Timmermans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Winston's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Timmermans is pushing down on Winston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Winston is fighting to maintain full guard but Timmermans has managed to sneak the leg through.
Winston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Timmermans is working away from the top position though.
Winston wants to improve his position but Timmermans is controlling well.
Winston trying to get back to full guard but Timmermans takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Timmermans controlling from the full mount.
Winston tries to reverse the position but Timmermans maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Winston looks for a takedown but Timmermans sprawls well.

Winston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmermans has wrist control.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmermans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timmermans's head.
Winston postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winston passes into half guard.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Winston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Winston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Timmermans wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a head shot. Timmermans uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston cracks Timmermans with a solid left hand.
Timmermans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Timmermans trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans wants to get back to his feet but Winston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Winston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winston is still trying to improve position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Winston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Timmermans keeps Winston under control for a moment.

Winston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winston scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is looking to regain half guard here but Winston keeps moving and retains side control.

Winston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Timmermans, who protects the arm well.
Timmermans gets back to half guard.
Winston working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston throwing shots but Timmermans is blocking nicely.
Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winston 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!
Harry Winston managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.