PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Teemster (ranked 4449 p4p, 4436 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Teemster
vs
With

175 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
144
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Teemster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teemster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts With as he jumps to the side.
With throws out a loose jab but Teemster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teemster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
With misses with an uppercut
and Teemster counters with a straight right hand.
Teemster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but With paws at him with a jab and circles away.
With throws a hook to the side of Teemster's head but Teemster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teemster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
With scores with a jab. Teemster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
With looks to land a right hand but Teemster moved out of range.
With slips a jab and a cross from Teemster.
It seemed like With was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
With avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teemster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teemster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
Teemster defending well as With loads up on a big left hand.
Teemster moves in looking to clinch but With pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from With on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teemster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and With takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teemster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teemster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
With tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teemster was well out of range. Poor timing from With.
Teemster looks to land a combination but With avoids it well.
Teemster is trying hard to land a takedown here. With sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Teemster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teemster darts in looking for a takedown but With gets double underhooks and turns Teemster into the cage.
Teemster stalling.
With misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from With.
With has Teemster pressed against the cage, preventing Teemster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from With.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Teemster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
With lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from With.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teemster tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Teemster decides to pull guard.
Teemster is breathing heavily.

With decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teemster on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Teemster is rocked!
With is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teemster.
With takes a swing at Teemster's ribcage but misses.
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teemster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teemster slips under a jab.
Teemster doesn't manage to clinch there - With circles away.
With connects with a body shot.
With missing with a left hand there. Teemster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teemster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Teemster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robert With is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by With! Teemster is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert With!