PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cryin' Like A Bitch!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perciwall
vs
Timonyn

185 cm
21
172 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

175 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Perciwall moves out of range.
Timonyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dmitry Timonyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Timonyn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perciwall to the ground. Timonyn is now in Perciwall's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Timonyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Timonyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timonyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Timonyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perciwall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perciwall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timonyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perciwall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perciwall tries to get out of the position.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet but Timonyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timonyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Timonyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perciwall wants to stand up but Timonyn is controlling him.
Timonyn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timonyn won't allow Perciwall to get back to his feet.
Timonyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Perciwall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timonyn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Timonyn cracks Perciwall with a solid left hand.
Timonyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet but Timonyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Timonyn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Perciwall wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Perciwall with a series of wild strikes but Perciwall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Perciwall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Timonyn was covering up waiting for the punch and Perciwall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timonyn keeping moving, preventing Perciwall from controlling successfully.
Perciwall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Timonyn is keeping the position for now.

Timonyn kicks Perciwall off and gets to his feet.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perciwall sprawls well. Perciwall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Timonyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perciwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timonyn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perciwall defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perciwall.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Perciwall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Timonyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perciwall stuffs the takedown attempt from Timonyn. Timonyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Johan Perciwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Timonyn.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perciwall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Timonyn circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Perciwall wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Perciwall. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Perciwall tries to clinch but Timonyn is having none of it.
Timonyn misses with a takedown attempt - Perciwall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perciwall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timonyn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perciwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perciwall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perciwall is looking to clinch.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timonyn is defended easily by Perciwall.
Timonyn misses with the combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall tests Timonyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Dmitry Timonyn has been cut.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Perciwall or perhaps it was just good defense by Timonyn which made him look bad.

Timonyn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perciwall was covering up waiting for the punch and Timonyn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet but Timonyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timonyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Timonyn is looking to stand up but Perciwall won't let him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perciwall is looking to stand up but Timonyn isn't so interested in that idea.
Timonyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timonyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Timonyn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown but Perciwall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Timonyn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perciwall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perciwall shoots in but no luck this time.
Perciwall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Timonyn sprawls well. Timonyn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perciwall gets slowly back to his feet.
Perciwall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Timonyn fails with the takedown.
Timonyn looks gassed!
Perciwall throws a sloppy head kick and Timonyn moves out of range easily.
Perciwall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perciwall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Timonyn is fending him off so far but Perciwall persists. Nope, Timonyn circles away and we're back to standing.
Perciwall throws a body punch but Timonyn moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Timonyn. No joy for Perciwall on that attempt.
Timonyn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perciwall is fending him off so far but Timonyn persists. Nope, Perciwall circles away and we're back to standing.
Timonyn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perciwall doesn't manage to clinch there - Timonyn circles away.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Perciwall tries to clinch but Timonyn is having none of it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Perciwall. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Perciwall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Perciwall with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Perciwall catches Timonyn right on the button with a cross.
Timonyn misses with a two punch combination.
Perciwall moves in looking to clinch but Timonyn pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perciwall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Perciwall.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perciwall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Timonyn takes a step back to recover.
Timonyn keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Perciwall with that takedown attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Perciwall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timonyn is defended easily by Perciwall.
Perciwall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perciwall sprawls well. Perciwall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Timonyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Timonyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perciwall.
Nice sprawl there from Timonyn as Perciwall shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Timonyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Timonyn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Perciwall is looking to clinch.
Johan Perciwall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perciwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perciwall slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Perciwall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perciwall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Perciwall takes the fight into the clinch.
Perciwall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Timonyn is working for takedown but Perciwall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perciwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timonyn tries for a takedown but Perciwall manages to get underhooks.
Timonyn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perciwall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johan Perciwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Timonyn.

Timonyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perciwall circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn is breathing heavily.
Perciwall is looking to clinch but Timonyn is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perciwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Perciwall scores with a head kick. Timonyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perciwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perciwall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Timonyn defends it nicely.
Perciwall lands a high kick!

Timonyn scores with a takedown into Perciwall's guard.
Perciwall wants to stand but Timonyn is controlling the position.
Perciwall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Timonyn on the ground.
Perciwall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timonyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timonyn postures up and lands a big shot to Perciwall's brow.
Perciwall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timonyn.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perciwall keeping moving, preventing Timonyn from controlling successfully.
Perciwall wants to stand but Timonyn is controlling the position.
Dmitry Timonyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Timonyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Perciwall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dmitry Timonyn.
Perciwall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perciwall.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perciwall.
Nice takedown defense from Perciwall. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Perciwall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timonyn.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Perciwall does no damage.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Perciwall.
Perciwall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Perciwall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Timonyn as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Perciwall. No joy for Timonyn on that attempt.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perciwall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timonyn scores with a three punch combo!
Perciwall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Perciwall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Perciwall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perciwall looks to land a combination but Timonyn avoids it well.
Timonyn shoots for a takedown but Perciwall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perciwall fails to land with a series of punches.
Perciwall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Perciwall avoids it well.
Perciwall leaves Timonyn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Perciwall rushes Timonyn and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Perciwall.
Perciwall pushes off an throws an elbow but Timonyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Timonyn is trying to break the clinch but Perciwall has him pressed against the ropes.
Timonyn is trying to push Perciwall away but Perciwall has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perciwall crunches a lovely knee into Timonyn's ribcage.

Perciwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perciwall is looking to clinch but Timonyn is avoiding it.
A combination from Perciwall does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perciwall dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Timonyn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perciwall.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Perciwall.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Perciwall tries to clinch but Timonyn is having none of it.
Perciwall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perciwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn dodges the punch combination from Perciwall.

Timonyn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perciwall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timonyn wants to control from the top but Perciwall keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet but Timonyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timonyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Timonyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Timonyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Timonyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Perciwall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timonyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perciwall keeping moving, preventing Timonyn from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Timonyn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dmitry Timonyn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Timonyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Perciwall lands with a slapping head kick.
Timonyn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perciwall's head backwards.
Perciwall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn shoots in but Perciwall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Timonyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perciwall as he jumps to the side.

Timonyn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Timonyn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Timonyn landing strikes from the mount and Perciwall is in trouble!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall is squirming around, avoiding Timonyn's attempts to control the action.
Perciwall trying desperately to get to his feet.
Timonyn wants to control the pace but Perciwall is squirming around nicely.
Timonyn scoring with strikes but Perciwall is staying in there.
Perciwall really wants to buck Timonyn off and get back to his feet.
Perciwall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Timonyn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perciwall is squirming around, avoiding Timonyn's attempts to control the action.
Perciwall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitry Timonyn.
I think Timonyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Dmitry Timonyn!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Dmitry Timonyn!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dmitry Timonyn!

Dmitry Timonyn wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dmitry Timonyn waved his t-shirt featuring [GTI] Divine Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.