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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Masson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masson has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Louis Masson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Masson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Masson is trying to defend but Timmons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Masson 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.
Masson is trying to stand.
Timmons is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Timmons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Timmons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Timmons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Masson is looking to improve his position.
Timmons seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Masson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Timmons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Timmons's back!
Masson scores with punches and elbows.
Masson misses with an elbow to the head.
Masson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masson is not going to allow Timmons to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Timmons right now.
Masson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Timmons has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Masson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Timmons is defending well though. Masson let's go of the attempt for now.
Masson controlling well, preventing Timmons from escaping the position.
Masson doesn't have the hooks in and Timmons manages to turn into his guard.
Masson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Timmons trying to hold on to Masson's head to control him but Masson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is trying to stand back up but Masson is controlling him
Masson looks gassed!
Timmons trying to control from the bottom.
Timmons wants to get back to full guard but Masson has passed into side control.
Timmons taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Timmons manages to control the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons wants to hold on but Masson pushes him away.
Masson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timmons is looking to escape.
Masson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Timmons kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Timmons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Timmons tries to get out of the position.
Timmons is looking to get to half guard.
Timmons wants to hold on but Masson pushes him away.
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.
Timmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Timmons tries to hold on but Masson postures up.
Timmons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Timmons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Timmons wants to control but Masson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Masson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Timmons blocks a head kick by Masson.
Bart Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmons wants to clinch up but Masson keeps it at a distance.
Timmons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Timmons scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Timmons lands a few punches from side control.
Masson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Timmons's best efforts.
Timmons is taking a breather. Masson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Masson moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masson wants to hit a switch here but Timmons passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Masson there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Timmons has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Timmons landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Timmons is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Masson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Masson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Timmons with a couple of short strikes.
Timmons controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bart Timmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Timmons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Timmons politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Timmons prefers to stall for the moment though.
Timmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masson on the ground.
Masson manages to get back to half guard.
Masson is trying to maintain the position but Timmons is very close to passing his half guard.
Masson wants to improve his position but Timmons is controlling well.
Timmons content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Timmons is nestled in close to Masson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Timmons seems content to control.
Timmons prevents Masson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Masson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Masson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Timmons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Timmons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Timmons dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Timmons tries to clinch but Masson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmons scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masson with a poor takedown
and Timmons counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masson!
Masson tries to reverse the position but Timmons maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmons is working for a guillotine from mount but Masson frees his head quite easily.
Timmons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masson wants to hold on but Timmons pushes him away.
Timmons prevents Masson from getting the reversal.
Masson throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Timmons really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Masson.
Timmons has the hooks in. Masson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masson wants to control his opponent's hands but Timmons gets his hands free.
Bart Timmons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Timmons looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Timmons is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Timmons gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Timmons gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Timmons apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Timmons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Timmons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masson manages to get to full guard.
Timmons postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Timmons stopping the sweep attempt from Masson.
Timmons won't allow Masson to get back to his feet.
Masson wants to sweep here but Timmons controlling him for the moment.
Timmons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four 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.
Masson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Timmons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Timmons wants to control but Masson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Timmons is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Masson trying to control from half guard but Timmons is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Timmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Timmons has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Timmons!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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