PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 1526 p4p, 196 weight class) and Casper Timmermans (ranked 1007 p4p, 140 weight class). Timmermans has chosen Doom Gloom Heartache and Whiskey as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Alexandrov
vs
Timmermans

192 cm
38
200 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

187 cm
34
201 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans avoids the body shot from Alexandrov.
Timmermans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Timmermans throws a sloppy head kick and Alexandrov moves out of range easily.
Alexandrov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alexandrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Timmermans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexandrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Timmermans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmermans slips under a jab from Alexandrov.
Timmermans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Timmermans looks to throw a body kick

so Alexandrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmermans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans controlling the position.
Alexandrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmermans has wrist control.
Alexandrov connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov looking to sit in guard and control but Timmermans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Alexandrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Timmermans is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working hard here to advance position.
Timmermans cracks Alexandrov with a solid left hand.
Timmermans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexandrov, not yet.
Timmermans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Timmermans wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexandrov's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alexandrov holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Timmermans throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.
Alexandrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timmermans.
Timmermans digs a good body shot into Alexandrov's ribs.
Timmermans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexandrov has time to react.

Timmermans rushes Alexandrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Timmermans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov pushes Timmermans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmermans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmermans misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmermans lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
Timmermans lands an uppercut.
Timmermans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Timmermans misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Timmermans fails to land.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Timmermans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Timmermans or not.

Timmermans breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Timmermans to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Timmermans misses.
Casper Timmermans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
And Timmermans tries to counter it with a takedown but Alexandrov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alexandrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timmermans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alexandrov misses with an uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a nice body shot.
Timmermans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmermans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmermans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Alexandrov rushes Timmermans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timmermans misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmermans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alexandrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Alexandrov blocks the low kick.
Timmermans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexandrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut.
Timmermans connects with an inside leg kick.
Timmermans throws a head kick but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Timmermans throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov connects with a looping right hand.
Timmermans looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov is just out of range.
Timmermans throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Timmermans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alexandrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexandrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Timmermans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Timmermans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timmermans scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Timmermans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Timmermans throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Timmermans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Alexandrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Timmermans feints and then cracks Alexandrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexandrov down.
Alexandrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov dives in and grabs Timmermans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Timmermans pushes down on Alexandrov's head and hops out.
Timmermans avoids the body shot from Alexandrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexandrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmermans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Timmermans walks into a straight right hand from Alexandrov.
Timmermans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timmermans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmermans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Timmermans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timmermans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Timmermans. Those never looked like landing.
Alexandrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Timmermanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Timmermans connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Timmermans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alexandrov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Timmermans's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is not content to let Timmermans control the position.
Alexandrov is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Timmermans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alexandrov is pressing down on Timmermans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Timmermans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexandrov is proving hard to escape from.
Timmermans trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
Timmermans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Timmermans trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Timmermans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmermans is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Timmermans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Timmermans lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Timmermans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Timmermans tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Timmermans lands a slapping body shot.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timmermans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alexandrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Timmermans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Alexandrov counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Timmermans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexandrov connects with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmermans.
Timmermans looks to land a left hand but Alexandrov moved out of range nicely.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Timmermans moves out of range.
Timmermans misses with a hook.

Alexandrov rushes Timmermans and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Casper Timmermans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timmermans misses with some punches.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexandrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Timmermans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmermans misses with an elbow over the top.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmermans's elbow.

Alexandrov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Timmermans is trying to keep an underhook but Alexandrov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alexandrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Timmermans defending well though.
Timmermans wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandrov.
Timmermans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov looks to land a strike but Timmermans avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timmermans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Timmermans is continuing to stall.
Alexandrov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Timmermans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexandrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexey Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Timmermans wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alexandrov manages to pass to side control.
Alexey Alexandrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Timmermans pushes Alexandrov off looking to stand but Alexandrov dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alexandrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alexandrov's back!
Alexandrov wants to escape the position.
Timmermans just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Alexandrov is really stuck here.
Alexandrov breaks Timmermans's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Timmermans 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Timmermans!
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