PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ste Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tims
vs
Thompson

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Tims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ste Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tims. That did some damage!
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tims circles away.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Tims saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tims wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side

and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tims struggling a bit here.
Tims is looking for a sweep.
Tims is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Thompson.
Tims is looking for a sweep.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson controlling the position from side mount.
Thompson trying to control the position but Tims is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tims fails with the takedown.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tims.
Tims closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tims changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Tims manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tims clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch

and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Thompson controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tims has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.

Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tims is breathing heavily.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Tims tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tims wants a takedown.
Tims tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is working for takedown but Tims is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Tims.
Tims looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Tims tries to pass.

Thompson has his feet on Tims's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thompson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tims takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tims avoids it really well and circles away.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tims goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Thompson successfully pulls guard.

Tims gets to his feet - Thompson follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tims defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ste Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tims lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tims.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Tims.
Tims throws a sloppy head kick

and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timss head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson striking off his back but it's not causing Tims any problems.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tims got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tims has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson is controlling Tims's posture.
Tims trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.

Thompson kicks Tims off and gets to his feet.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Tims avoids them all with ease.

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.
Tims closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Tims shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tims throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Tims fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Danny Tims is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tims.
Tims closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Tims pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tims throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a nice kick to the body.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tims closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Tims shrugs it off.
Tims dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Tims throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
Tims tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tims defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tims is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Tims changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thompson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tims is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson prevents Tims from improving position.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ste Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tims.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tims throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Tims wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tims fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tims tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tims fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tims tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tims is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tims throws a sloppy head kick
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson shoots in but Tims avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tims shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danny Tims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ste Thompson.

Thompson rushes Tims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Tims tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tims is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed

and Tims counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Tims sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tims scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson 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.
Tims wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tims has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.

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.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tims falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tims is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Thompson moves into the clinch.

Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Tims stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tims as he avoids it easily.
Tims throws a lazy head kick

and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danny Tims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ste Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tims throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tims has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Tims showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ste Thompson!