PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braylin Timmon (ranked 422 p4p, 420 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 48 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Timmon
vs
Megalos

186 cm
35
152
21 - 11 - 3

170 cm
33
149
27 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Braylin Timmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target.
Timmon throws a sloppy head kick
and Megalos counters with a thumping low kick.
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmon.
Timmon missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timmon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Megalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braylin Timmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Megalos's hands.
Megalos pushes Timmon away with a front kick.
Timmon digs a good body shot into Megalos's ribs.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Timmon throws a head kick but Megalos moves out of range.
Timmon throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Timmon throws a jab but it's blocked by Megalos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
Timmon throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
A jab from Megalos does it's job there.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Timmon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timmon moves out of range of the body kick.
Megalos cracks Timmon with a good jab.
Timmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Timmon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Timmon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Timmon is looking to counter punch.

Megalos rushes Timmon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Megalos's ribcage. Megalos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Timmon or not.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megalos's elbow.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Timmon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.

Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon misses with a right hand
and Megalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
Timmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megalos throws out the jab.
Megalos lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Megalos.
Timmon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megalos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megalos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Megalos takes a swing at Timmon's ribcage but misses.
Timmon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Timmon misses
and Megalos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Timmon's knee momentarily.
Timmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon looks to land a right hand but Megalos moved out of range.
Megalos slips a straight right by Timmon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Timmon.
Megalos digs a good body shot into Timmon's ribs.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Timmon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Megalos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Megalos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Timmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Megalos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos cracks a nice hook into Timmon's ribs.
Megalos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Megalos gets a clinch.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Timmon tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Megalos.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos cracks Timmon with a nice body shot.
Megalos tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon throws a sloppy head kick
and Megalos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Timmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Timmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timmon's sensitive parts.
Megalos moves out of range as Timmon strikes.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Timmon cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Megalos tenderised Timmon's leg. Timmon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Megalos connects with a body shot that sends Timmon's belly button to the back.
Timmon throws a head kick but Megalos moves out of range.
Crunch! Megalos slams his shin into Timmon's torso.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megalos tries to clinch but Timmon is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Timmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmon.
Megalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's time! Timmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Megalos avoids the head kick by Timmon.
Timmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
Timmon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Timmon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Timmon misses
and Timmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megalos throws the left hand but Timmon avoids the punch easily.
Timmon throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Timmon misses with a body shot.
Timmon moves forwards but Megalos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Timmon misses the body punch
and Megalos counters with a good, hard body kick but Timmon shrugs it off.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Timmon misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos lands with a straight right. Timmon didn't see that one coming.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Timmon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timmon misses the body punch
and Timmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon scores with a head kick. Megalos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Timmon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megalos.
Timmon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Megalos tenderised Timmon's leg. Timmon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timmon's sensitive parts.
Timmon loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Timmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
Megalos thuds his right hand into Timmon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Timmon digs a good body shot into Megalos's ribs.
Timmon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timmon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Timmon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timmon misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timmon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megalos.
Megalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Megalos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Megalos.
Megalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megalos.
A swing and a miss from Timmon.
Megalos throws the kick towards the body but Timmon avoids it.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Timmon throws a sloppy body shot
and Megalos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Megalos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Timmon will feel that in the morning.
Timmon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos takes a kick to the side of the head.

Megalos is rocked!
Timmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Megalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Megalos throws a head kick that half lands.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Timmon throws a head kick but Megalos moves out of range.
Timmon misses with a looping right.
Timmon throws a hook but Megalos blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Timmon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Timmon.
Megalos lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos connects with a nice looking jab.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Megalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timmon.
Timmon looks to throw a body kick
and Megalos counters with an inside leg kick.
Megalos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos sizes up Timmon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Timmon misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmon at a distance.
Megalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmon.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses
and Megalos counters with a nice uppercut.
Megalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timmon.
Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Megalos thuds a left hand into Timmon's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon misses the shot to the body.
Timmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Megalos connects with a single shot there.
Timmon throws a big shot that misses.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Timmon's shoulder, as Timmon tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Nice straight punches there by Megalos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Megalos.
Timmon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos scores with the left hand. Timmon knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Megalos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses
and Megalos counters with a one-two to the body.
Timmon throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos's corner calls for a 1-2. Megalos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Timmon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Timmon misses with a looping left.
Timmon lands with an overhand left.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos throws the left hand but Timmon avoids the punch easily.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Timmon shakes it off.
Timmon throws a hook but Megalos blocks it.
Timmon misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos scores with a nice head shot.
Megalos connects with a body shot.
Timmon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos blocks a head kick by Timmon.
Timmon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Megalos to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timmon tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timmon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timmon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Timmon.
Megalos checks a leg kick.
Megalos tests Timmon's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos jabs at Timmon's body.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Megalos scores with a spinning back kick!
Megalos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.

Megalos moves into range and clinches up with Timmon.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Timmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Megalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Megalos gets through Timmon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Timmon is rocked!
Timmon tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braylin Timmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Timmon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Timmon with a big uppercut! Timmon tries to clinch up but Megalos pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Timmon to the mat! Timmon covers up and Megalos unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vasilios Megalos!