PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between taylor timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think timmy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to here come the boom. Omega has chosen Smells like teen spirit as his entrance music. Kenny Omega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

timmy
vs
Omega

194 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, taylor timmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Omega!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Omega shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches timmy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

timmy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Excellent takedown into side control there by timmy.
timmy is looking to take a break and control but Omega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
timmy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
timmy gets to mount! Omega was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Omega is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Omega that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omega bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
timmy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omega is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
timmy is trying to control the position but Omega postures up.
Omega throws a big right hand that misses.
timmy has a closed guard, preventing Omega from standing up.
Omega postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omega cracks timmy with a solid left hand.
Omega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
timmy wants to sweep here but Omega controlling him for the moment.
Omega chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega working some strikes from top position.
Omega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omega postures up in timmy's guard and throws a big left but timmy blocks it.
Omega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
timmy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omega's guard.
timmy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Omega is looking for a triangle but timmy pushes his legs off easily.
Omega will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Omega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omega scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
timmy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omega is keeping the position for now.
timmy is breathing heavily.

Omega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
timmy trying to control but Omega is working from the bottom.
Omega 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.
timmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Omega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omega throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Omega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omega scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Omega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. timmy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four 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.
Omega throwing strikes but missing.
Omega postures up in timmy's guard and throws a big left but timmy blocks it.
Omega throws a big right hand that misses.
Omega is working timmy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Omega cracks timmy with a solid left hand.
Omega stands up over timmy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Omega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
timmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Omega 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.
Omega is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Omega postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Omega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

timmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Omega pinned against the cage. Omega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Omega gets a clinch.
Omega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but timmy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
timmy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omega.
Omega tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. timmy smiles and moves away.
timmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omega manages to avoid it.

Omega instigates a clinch.
Omega has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. timmy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
taylor timmy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Omega.
Omega is working for takedown but timmy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
timmy stops a takedown attempt from Omega.
timmy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
timmy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Omega.
Omega has timmy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. timmy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega tries to score a body lock takedown but timmy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Omega has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. timmy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

timmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
timmy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Omega shoots for a takedown but timmy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
timmy lands with a slapping head kick.

timmy gets a takedown into half guard.
timmy passes to full mount!
Omega tries to get back to half guard but can't.
timmy blocks Omega's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega is working to get back to half guard.
timmy wants to control the pace but Omega is squirming around nicely.
Omega is trying to reverse the position but instead timmy has taken his back - oops!
Omega turns into timmy and is now in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Omega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omega stands up over timmy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenny Omega has got the better of the ground game so far.

Omega drops back looking for a leg! timmy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and timmy manages to kick Omega off! Omega jumps back into timmy's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as timmy holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
timmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
timmy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omega with a nice head shot there.
Omega landing with the ground and pound.
Omega makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four 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.
Omega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omega scoring with some ground and pound.

Omega stands and steps away. timmy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Omega tries to clinch but timmy is having none of it.
Omega throws a lazy head kick
and timmy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but timmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Omega bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
timmy is pushing Omega's head away, looking to escape. Omega manages to hold on to the position though.

Omega decides to stand up, so the ref orders timmy to his feet.
Omega throws a head kick that misses.

Omega moves into the clinch successfully.
Omega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of timmy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Omega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

timmy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
timmy keeps the fight on the outside.

Omega shoots in and bounces timmy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Omega connects with a couple of short punches.
Omega stopping the sweep attempt from timmy.
timmy is working hard here to advance position.
Omega connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

timmy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Omega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omega working some strikes from top position.
Omega with a nice head shot there.
Omega is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Omega is in close to timmy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
timmy is trying to keep Omega in close.

timmy working for a triangle but Omega defends it easily.
timmy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Omega working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of timmy's head.
Omega is in close to timmy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
timmy working a defensive guard here.
Omega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
timmy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Omega puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
timmy taking some punishment here, with Omega in his half guard.
Omega slips a nice elbow through timmy's hands, connecting with timmy's forehead.
Omega is nestled in close to timmy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
timmy is trying to control but can't.
Omega lands strikes from half guard.
Omega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Omega is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Omega stops timmy from getting back to his feet.

Omega looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Omega looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega stops timmy from getting back to his feet.
Omega working over timmy with some ground and pound. timmy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Omega has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can timmy defend it? Omega steps over the head and cranks it - timmy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Omega!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Omega!