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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Timone (ranked 3663 p4p, 5411 weight class) and Vince Huffman (ranked 192 p4p, 228 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baba Timone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timone has managed to clinch.
Timone 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.
Huffman tries to circle away but Timone has him pinned against the ropes.
Huffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Timone jumps guard but Huffman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Timone jumps guard but Huffman stands there with Timone around his waist. Timone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Timone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huffman walks away with a smile on his face. Timone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baba Timone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman loads up on a big right hand but Timone slips the punch.
Timone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huffman, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timone prevents Huffman from breaking the clinch.
Huffman misses with the head strike.
Huffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huffman working hard to break the clinch.
Huffman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Timone jumps guard.
Huffman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Timone is proving hard to escape from.
Huffman stops Timone from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Huffman wanted to stand there but Timone had control of the position.
Timone is looking to stand up but Huffman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huffman wants to stand and escape but instead Timone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Huffman wants to stand but Timone is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Huffman fails to land.
Timone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huffman's efforts to push away.
Huffman tries to circle away but Timone has him pinned against the ropes.
Huffman working hard to break the clinch.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Timone is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huffman is trying to force a seperation but Timone has the dominant position.
Timone is trying to pull guard but Huffman has him pressed against the ropes.
Timone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huffman uses from the top position.
Huffman prevents Timone from getting back to his feet.
Huffman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Timone's guard.
Huffman stands up and waves to Timone to follow him.
Timone clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huffman smiles and moves away.
Huffman misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baba Timone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Timone darts in and clinches Huffman up against the ropes.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Timone is controlling him.
Timone gets control of Huffman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Timone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huffman gets to his feet - Timone follows without any prompting.
Timone darts in and clinches Huffman up against the ropes.
Huffman is trying to push Timone away but Timone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Timone jumps guard but Huffman stands there with Timone around his waist. Timone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Timone uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Huffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timone fails to pull guard.
Huffman is trying to push Timone away but Timone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Timone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huffman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baba Timone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman has had enough of the clinch but Timone keeps him there for the moment.
Timone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huffman smiles and moves away.
Huffman misses with an uppercut. Timone saw that one coming.
Timone darts in and clinches Huffman up against the ropes.
Huffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timone keeps control of Huffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Timone.
That's two 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.
Timone tries to pull guard but Huffman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Timone drops back down to his feet.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Timone is controlling him.
Timone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Timone pulls guard effortlessly.
Huffman wants to stand but Timone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Timone is looking to stand up but Huffman isn't so interested in that idea.
Huffman wants to stand but Timone is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Timone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huffman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Timone manages to pass to side control.
Huffman is trying to stand up here but Timone is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huffman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Timone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Timone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huffman wants to get back to his feet.
Huffman 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timone is trying to control the action in half guard but Huffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Timone prevents Huffman from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baba Timone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Timone.
Huffman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Baba Timone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timone scores with a takedown into Huffman's guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Huffman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huffman has had enough of the clinch but Timone keeps him there for the moment.
Timone jumps guard and drags Huffman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Huffman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Timone, up you get!
Timone darts in and clinches Huffman up against the ropes.
Timone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Huffman to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timone jumps guard but Huffman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Huffman fails to land.
Timone blocking some punches.
Huffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Huffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Timone won't allow it.
Huffman can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Huffman fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Timone.
Timone has Huffman pressed against the ropes, preventing Huffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huffman is trying to break the clinch but Timone is controlling him.
Huffman tries to circle away but Timone has him pinned against the ropes.
Timone is trying to pull guard but Huffman turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baba Timone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Timone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huffman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Huffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Timone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huffman has a couple of punches blocked by Timone.
Huffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Timone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huffman wants to break free but Timone has control.
Timone gets control of Huffman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Timone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huffman is looking to stand up but Timone won't let him.
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.
Huffman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Timone wants to get back to his feet but Huffman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huffman on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huffman tries to stand but Timone is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Huffman.
Huffman tries to bum rush Timone with a series of wild strikes but Timone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timone appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Huffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Timone 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Baba Timone!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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