PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juska Timoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Zed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Timoska
vs
Zed

180 cm
23
196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
199 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juska Timoska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angelo Zed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zed moves out of range as Timoska strikes.
Timoska throws a looping overhand right but Zed ducks down to avoid it.
Timoska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Timoska scrambles back to his feet.
Timoska misses with a hook.
Timoska missing with a left hand there. Zed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Juska Timoska has been cut.
Zed slips a straight right by Timoska.
Zed lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timoska. Zed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timoska lands a jab to Zed's midsection.
Timoska slips under a jab from Zed.
Zed throws a leg kick
and Timoska counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zed's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timoska blocks a low kick nicely.
Zed looks to score with a jab to the body but Timoska is just out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zed enables Timoska to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Timoska throws a big right hand that misses.
Zed controlling the position.
Timoska trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zed manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zed looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Timoska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zed tries to stand but Timoska is controlling from the bottom.
Timoska trying to control the position.
Zed looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zed controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zed stopping the sweep attempt from Timoska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Timoska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Timoska thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zed working to try and regain half guard.
Timoska landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Timoska lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zed tries to lock up and control but Timoska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Timoska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zed looks a forlorn figure.
Timoska raining down hammerfists from mount.
Timoska fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Timoska throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Timoska working Zed over with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Timoska there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zed can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Timoska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zed is surviving well by controlling Timoska's body position as best he can.
Zed wants to try and get back to his feet.
Timoska lands a big shot there that rocks Zed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zed tries to lock up and control but Timoska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Timoska throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Timoska swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zed is now in Timoska's guard. A big mistake from Timoska there, giving up the dominant position!
Timoska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zed is one step ahead there.
Zed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Timoska is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timoska postures up in Zed's guard and throws a big left but Zed blocks it.
Zed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timoska postures up.
Timoska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timoska throwing strikes from guard but Zed blocks nicely.
Timoska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timoska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Timoska scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Timoska throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timoska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zed is trying to control the position but Timoska postures up.
Timoska cracks Zed with a solid left hand.
Timoska trying to control the position from guard on top but Zed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juska Timoska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juska Timoska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zed thuds his right hand into Timoska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zed moves out of range of the strikes.
Zed throws a series of strikes that have Timoska backpedaling.
Timoska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zed was well out of range. Poor timing from Timoska.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timoska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zed just misses with a punch to the body.
Zed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timoska misses the jab.
Zed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zed wants it to stay on the feet.
Zed throws a wild body kick that Timoska sees coming a mile off.
Zed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zed swings for the body but Timoska moves out of range.
Zed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timoska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zed throws a hook but Timoska blocks it.
Zed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zed misses with a wild body shot.
Zed swinging wildly here.
Zed misses with an uppercut. Timoska saw that one coming.
Zed throws a chopping leg kick but Timoska manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timoska misses with a hook.
Timoska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zed swivels and escapes.
Zed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Timoska tries to clinch up but Zed circles away and keeps his distance.
Zed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timoska.
Zed defending well as Timoska loads up on a big left hand.
Zed throws a good cross that connects.
Timoska fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juska Timoska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zed thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Zed coming out on top.
Zed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zed cracks Timoska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zed looks to score with a jab to the body but Timoska is just out of range.

Zed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Timoska postures up.
Zed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timoska.

Zed pushes Timoska off and scrambles back to his feet.
Timoska connects with a crisp jab.
Timoska shoots for a takedown but Zed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timoska looks to throw the jab but Zed is out of range.
Zed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angelo Zed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timoska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Timoska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Timoska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timoska not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Zed kicks off Timoska and gets to his feet.
Timoska throws out a powerful jab.
Zed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Timoska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Timoska blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Timoska checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zed thuds a left hand into Timoska's body.

Timoska shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Timoska was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zed blocking the ground and pound.
Timoska 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.
Timoska breaks from Zed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Timoska scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoska prevents Zed from getting the reversal.
Zed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Timoska unloads with some shots from mount but Zed bucks and avoids them well.
Timoska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zed is breathing heavily.
Zed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Timoska with shots to the head and body - Zed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Timoska lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Timoska misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Timoska cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Timoska postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Zed badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Timoska around the waist but Timoska pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Timoska is the winner by TKO! Timoska jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juska Timoska!
An out of breath and clearly excited Juska Timoska thanked Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).