PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timi Timi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Timi
vs
Force

193 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timi Timi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mase Force!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timi throws a head kick but Force moves out of range.
Timi throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily.
Timi motions for Force to come forward. Timi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timi throws a body kick that misses.

Force has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Force.
Timi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Force looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Force is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.
Force blocks an elbow strike from Timi.
Timi trying to land knees to the body.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force swings wildly with an uppercut but Timi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force stalling the fight.
Timi blocking some punches.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force avoids a wild elbow strike from Timi.
Timi stalling in the clinch but Force improves position.
Timi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Force's defenses.
Timi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Timi.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Timi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timi blocks a body shot from Force.
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Force blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Force avoids it.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Timi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Timi pushes off an throws an elbow but Force leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Timi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timi pushes off an throws an elbow but Force leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timi lands an elbow that stopped Force in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mase Force has been cut.
Timi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Force blocks an elbow strike.
Force leaning against his opponent.
Timi throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timi.
Timi misses with an elbow strike.
Timi throws an elbow but it misses.
Timi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Force avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Force up against the cage.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Timi blocks a body shot from Force.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.
Force is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Force avoids a wild elbow strike from Timi.
Force avoids the elbow strike from Timi, against the cage.
Timi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Timi avoiding damage.
Force blocks an elbow strike from Timi.
Timi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Force is trying to stall.
Timi throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Force tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Force misses with the head strike.
Timi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Timi tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Timi stalling the fight.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timi blocking some punches.
Force lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Timi Timi has been cut.
Timi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Force tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timi throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Timi Timi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Force wants to clinch up but Timi keeps it at a distance.
Timi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timi keeps the fight on the outside.
Force is looking to clinch but Timi is avoiding it.

Force gets a clinch.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
Force avoiding damage as Timi throws knees to the body.
Force avoiding damage as Timi throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Timi Timi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Timi blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Timi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Timi misses with an elbow over the top.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Timi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Force's brow.
Timi looking to stall.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timi throws an elbow that misses.
Timi trying to stall but Force improves his position.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timi is trying to maintain a safe position but Force gets an underhook and turns Timi into the cage.
Force avoids a wild elbow strike from Timi.
Timi tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Timi blocking some punches.
Timi trying to land knees to the body.
Force misses with the head strike.
Force goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timi throws an elbow but it misses.
Force wants to stall.
Force avoiding damage as Timi throws knees to the body.
Force is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Force - that landed with a thud.
Timi tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.
Force misses with the head strike.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
Timi looking to slow down the pace here.
Force stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timi misses with an elbow over the top.
Force blocks an elbow strike.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Force.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Timi blocks an uppercut.
Timi blocking some punches.
Force stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Timi throws an elbow but misses.
Timi pushes off an throws an elbow but Force leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
A bit of stalling here from Force.
A right hook to the body lands for Force.
Force lands a hook to the side of the head.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Timi misses with an elbow over the top.
Timi prevents a body shot from Force.
Force lands a nice uppercut.
Force blocks an elbow strike from Timi.
Force taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timi letting Force take a breather here.
Force tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Force.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timi lands an elbow that stopped Force in his tracks for a moment.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
A shot in the inside from Force.

Timi Timi's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Timi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Force.
Force avoiding damage as Timi throws knees to the body.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Timi.
A right hook to the body lands for Force.
Force working aggressively here.
Timi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force working aggressively here.
Timi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Force.
Force lands an uppercut.
Timi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Force - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Force avoids a wild elbow strike from Timi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mase Force showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Force tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Force. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Force.
Force is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Force avoids the head kick by Timi.

Force pushes Timi up against the cage in a clinch.
Timi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Timi lands a damaging elbow.
Force avoids the elbow strike from Timi, against the cage.
Timi is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Force as the two fighters clinch.
Timi letting Force take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timi prevents a body shot from Force.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Force lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Force.
Force is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Force pushes Timi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Force is pushing Timi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Timi throws an elbow but misses.
Timi blocks an uppercut.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force avoids the elbow strike from Timi, against the cage.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Force dodges an elbow strike from Timi.
Force working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timi stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Timi throws an elbow but misses.
Timi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Timi blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Force takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Timi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Force.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
Force has Timi pushed against the cage.
Force tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timi's elbow.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Force is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Force misses with a punch to the body.
Timi blocking some punches.
Force misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Timi.
Force takes an elbow to the temple.
Force swings wildly with an uppercut but Timi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Timi.
Timi missing with knees to the body.
Force lands a right hand.
Force lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Force.
Timi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Timi blocks an uppercut.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Timi controls the action.
Timi stalling in the clinch but Force improves position.
Timi blocks an uppercut.
Force leaning his opponent against the cage.
Force receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force lands with a left to the head.

Timi Timi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Timi trying to land knees to the body.
Timi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force lands with a right to the head.
Force throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timis head.
Timi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Force avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Timi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Force's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Timi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Force's brow.
Force swings wildly with an uppercut but Timi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timi lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Force.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mase Force comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Force 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mase Force!