PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Addy Shooter (ranked 5039 p4p, 4626 weight class) and Saveli Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter comes to the cage accompanied by The Bees Knees By, Juice WRLD. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shooter
vs
Timur

182 cm
16
160
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Addy Shooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saveli Timur!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shooter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shooter thows a leg kick but Timur checks it

and Timur counters with a single leg into guard. Shooter didn't expect that.

Shooter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A big right from Shooter misses.
Timur feints the counter takedown.
Shooter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Shooter.
Shooter connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter throws a lazy right hand but Timur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Timur throws out a counter right but Shooter avoids it with no problem.
Shooter throws a low kick but Timur moves out of range easily.
Timur just misses with a punch to the body.
Shooter throws a poor cross that misses

and Timur counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Timur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Timur lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timur working over Shooter with some ground and pound. Shooter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Timur throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shooter to regain full guard.
Timur connects with a couple of short punches.
Timur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Timur throwing strikes from guard but Shooter blocks nicely.
Timur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Timur stopping the sweep attempt from Shooter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timur connects with a couple of short punches.
Shooter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timur has gone for a leg lock! Shooter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Timur's guard.

Timur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Timur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shooter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Timur.
Timur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Timur is trying to work for a kimura but Shooter is defending well.
Timur winds up and cracks Shooter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timur looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Timur working over Shooter with some ground and pound. Shooter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shooter moves into full guard.
Timur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shooter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shooter, not yet.
Timur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Timur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timur is working Shooter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Timur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Timur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Timur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Timur is looking to advance position but Shooter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Timur is squirming around, avoiding Shooter's attempts to control the action.
Timur tries to lock up and control but Shooter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saveli Timur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Timur misses with a body shot.
Timur throws a hook to the side of Shooter's head but Shooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shooter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Timur staying out of range there.
A combination from Shooter does no damage.
It seemed like Timur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shooter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timur avoids the head kick by Shooter.
Timur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shooter.

Shooter tries to sprawl but Timur drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Timur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shooter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shooter has hold of Timur's hands but Timur slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Timur with the ground and pound but Shooter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Timur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Timur is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shooter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timur is looking to advance position but Shooter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Timur wants to hold on but Shooter pushes him away.
Shooter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timur working to try and regain half guard.
Shooter tries to control but Timur wriggling away.
Timur is looking to improve his position but Shooter isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timur tries to lock up and control but Shooter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Timur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shooter tries to control but Timur wriggling away.
Timur is working to get back to half guard.
Shooter tries to control but Timur wriggling away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter is really struggling to control Timur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Timur sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Timur is looking for a sweep. Shooter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Timur tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Timur wants to get back to full guard.
Timur is controlling Shooter's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Timur wants to get back to full guard.
Saveli Timur has got the better of the ground game so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Timur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Timur is staying active underneath Shooter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timur trying to control from the bottom.
Timur tries to roll over but Shooter keeps him under control.

Timur actively working from the bottom here.
Shooter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Timur wants to control but Shooter is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Timur closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shooter did well to prevent Timur getting side control.
Shooter manages to get to full guard.
Timur trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shooter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Timur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shooter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Timur is staying tight to Shooter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Timur tries to advance to mount but Shooter denies him.
Timur lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shooter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Timur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timur tries to pass to full mount but Shooter defends it.
Shooter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Timur is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shooter taking some punishment here, with Timur in his half guard.
Timur working the head and body with strikes.
Timur is thwarting Shooter's attempts to control the position.

Timur seems to be looking for submissions.
Timur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timur seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Timur prevents Shooter from improving his position.
Timur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Shooter is rocked!
Timur lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Shooter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timur lands with a punch from half guard.
Timur lands a big elbow - Shooter is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Timur!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saveli Timur!
In his post fight interview, Saveli Timur started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.