PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Magolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Tim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tim
vs
Magolis

176 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

167 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Magolis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magolis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magolis dodges the punch combination from Tim.

Magolis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tim is pulling down on Magolis's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Magolis from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim controlling the position.
Magolis wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
Tim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

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.
Tim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tim passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magolis trying to get back to full guard but Tim takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tim's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Magolis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Magolis looks to land a combination but Tim avoids it well.
Magolis shoots in but Tim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magolis misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magolis.
Tim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Magolis throws a right hand that Tim ducks under and follows up with a left that Tim also avoids with ease.
Tim is looking for a counter combo.
Magolis checks a leg kick.
Magolis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magolis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tim circles away quickly and effectively.
Tim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tim avoids the body shot from Magolis.
Tim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magolis is out of range and Tim settles back down.
Magolis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tim defends it nicely.
Tim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Magolis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magolis somewhat.
Tim Tim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Magolis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Magolis throws a nice looking combination but Tim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tim slaps away a takedown attempt from Magolis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Magolis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tim.
Tim Tim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magolis closes the distance and clinches up with Tim, looking for a takedown. Magolis pushes Tim against the cage but Tim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tim. No joy for Magolis on that attempt.
Magolis lands with a shot to the body.
Magolis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tim swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Magolis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magolis misses with a series of wild punches.
Magolis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tim manages to avoid it.
Tim misses with a few strikes there.
Magolis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tim.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tim.
And Magolis tries to counter it with a takedown but Tim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Magolis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tim misses with a kick to the body.
Magolis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magolis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tim throws a big counter combination but Magolis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Magolis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tim rather than just go for the knockout.
Magolis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tim.
Tim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tim throws a front kick aimed at Magolis's knee but Magolis avoids it well.
Magolis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tim with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magolis avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magolis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tim manages to avoid it.
Magolis shoots in but Tim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Magolis looks to move away, Tim throws a big counter combo but Magolis just gets out of the way.
Magolis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Magolis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magolis fails to land with a series of punches.
Tim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Magolis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tim is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim looks to land a combination but Magolis avoids it well.
Magolis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tim just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Magolis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magolis moves out of range of the body kick from Tim.
Magolis digs a good body shot into Tim's ribs.
Magolis takes a swing at Tim's ribcage but misses.
As Magolis looks to move away, Tim throws a big counter combo but Magolis just gets out of the way.
A jab from Magolis does it's job there.
Magolis lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magolis misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Magolis does no damage.
Tim Tim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magolis throws a body punch but Tim moves out of range.
Tim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Magolis misses with a series of wild punches.
Magolis fails with a takedown attempt.
Tim Tim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Magolis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magolis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tim is just out of range.
It looked like Tim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Magolis.
Magolis tries to bum rush Tim with a series of wild strikes but Tim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magolis misses with a straight left.
As Magolis looks to move away, Tim throws a big counter combo but Magolis just gets out of the way.
Magolis lands with a good body shot.
Magolis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magolis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Magolis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magolis 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Magolis!
A very excited looking Peter Magolis 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.