PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Charles Blackburn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blackburn
vs
Timmons

182 cm
29
268 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

190 cm
37
234 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
KnockOut

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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Timmons !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blackburn.

It looks like Bill Timmons has been cut.
Timmons shoots and misses
and Timmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Timmons misses.
Blackburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Timmons lands.
Blackburn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timmons 's head backwards.
Blackburn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackburn lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackburn slips a straight right by Timmons .
Timmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Timmons lands a head shot.
Blackburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn misses the shot to the body.
Blackburn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Timmons .
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackburn.

Blackburn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Timmons is trying to control but can't.
Timmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blackburn is trying to control. Timmons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackburn throws a strike but Timmons avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blackburn trying to control but Timmons is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmons has Blackburn pulled in close to control his posture.
Blackburn 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Timmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timmons trying to keep a closed guard but Blackburn is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blackburn slips under a jab from Timmons .
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Timmons keeps it at a distance.
Timmons scores with a jab to the body.
Timmons walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws an off balance right hand
and Timmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bill Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Timmons with a hook.
Timmons misses with a straight right.
Timmons scores with a nice right hand.
Timmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blackburn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Timmons .
Blackburn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timmons .
Timmons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Timmons is out of range.
Jab, jab by Timmons - just one landing.
Timmons looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Timmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmons .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
A big right from Blackburn misses.
Timmons tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Timmons throws a hook but Blackburn blocks it.
Timmons throws a hook to the side of Blackburn's head but Blackburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmons loads up on a big right hand but Blackburn slips the punch.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Blackburn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches up with Timmons , looking for a takedown. Blackburn pushes Timmons against the cage but Timmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmons 's hands.
A combination from Blackburn does no damage.
Timmons stuns Blackburn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackburn misses with a few strikes there.
Blackburn moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Timmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Timmons 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Timmons scores with a punch to the head.
Bill Timmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackburn ducks right into an uppercut from Timmons .
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackburn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blackburn looks to land a left hand but Timmons moved out of range nicely.
Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timmons .
Blackburn misses with a hook. Timmons ducked under it nicely.
Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timmons .
Timmons throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Blackburn counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Timmons trying to control from the bottom.
Blackburn tries to pass to full mount but Timmons defends it.

Blackburn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Timmons is working away.
Blackburn prevents Timmons from improving his position.
Timmons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Timmons .
Timmons looking to control.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Blackburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Timmons has control of Blackburn's left arm, preventing Blackburn from doing any damage.
Timmons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Timmons moves out of range.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Timmons .
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmons manages to avoid it.
Timmons scores with a shot to the body.
Blackburn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmons throws out the jab.
Timmons staying out of range there.
Blackburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmons lands a jab.
Timmons slips under a jab.
Timmons tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Timmons misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Blackburn misses.

Timmons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blackburn to the mat! Blackburn manages to get full guard.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Timmons 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blackburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackburn being controlled here, momentarily.
Timmons tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackburn is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Timmons defends it easily.
Timmons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Timmons slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackburn struggling a bit here.

Timmons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blackburn, who protects the arm well.
Blackburn sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill Timmons will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bill Timmons 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Timmons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Timmons throws the left hand but Blackburn avoids the punch easily.
Blackburn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Timmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timmons takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timmons lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackburn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackburn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Blackburn looking to score a takedown here. Timmons is defending well but Blackburn drives through and ends up in Timmons 's guard.
Blackburn postures up.
Blackburn being controlled here momentarily.
Blackburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmons 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons 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.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Timmons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blackburn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blackburn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blackburn throwing strikes from guard but Timmons blocks nicely.
Timmons is trying to keep Blackburn in close.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Timmons keeps moving.
Blackburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Timmons is keeping the position for now.
Blackburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blackburn works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Blackburn is trying to work for a kimura but Timmons is defending well.
Blackburn is thwarting Timmons 's attempts to control the position.
Timmons has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Timmons keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Timmons regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blackburn cracks Timmons with a solid left hand.
Timmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blackburn is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmons has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackburn's guard.

Blackburn looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.

Timmons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Timmons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Timmons defends it easily.
Blackburn seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Charles Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmons with a nice head shot there.
Timmons is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons scoring with some ground and pound.
Timmons won't allow Blackburn to sweep him here.
Timmons sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blackburn's guard.

Timmons seems to be working for a kimura but Blackburn defends the submission attempt.

Blackburn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Blackburn.
I think Timmons 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Timmons !
A very excited looking Bill Timmons rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.