PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Bell (ranked 5728 p4p, 5840 weight class) and Lucius Timmons (ranked 266 p4p, 274 weight class). Timmons has chosen Tee Grizzley - Built To Last as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bell
vs
Timmons

150 cm
25
130
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
135
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Timmons is looking to stand back up but Bell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Timmons.

Timmons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Timmons taking some punishment here, with Bell in his half guard.
Bell 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell moves nicely into side control.
Bell cracks Timmons with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell controls the position.
Bell moves into full mount!
Bell controlling the position easily from mount.

Bell has control of Timmons's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Timmons regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bell controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to finish Timmons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Timmons!
Bell unloading with bombs!
Bell controlling the pace for now.
Bell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bell controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bell prevents Timmons from getting the reversal.
Bell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Timmons wants to control but Bell is having none of it.
Timmons is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bell has taken his back.

Bell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bell.
Bell scores with punches to the body.
Bell controls the action.

Timmons is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Timmons preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Bell dominated that round.
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!

Timmons shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Timmons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Timmons is trying to pull guard but Bell has him pressed against the cage.
Timmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bell is trying to trip Timmons. He has hold of a leg but Timmons is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bell manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bell passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet but Bell is dominant here and he's now got Timmons's back!
Timmons is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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 defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Timmons. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Timmons preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bell.
Bell controlling the position well here. Timmons rolled but Bell kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bell looking for the choke from the back.
Timmons is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bell keeps control of the position easily here as Timmons tries to buck him off.
Timmons tries to roll but Bell sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Timmons to escape the position.
Bell has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Timmons's body.
Bell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Bell tightening his grip on Timmons, looking for the choke.

Timmons defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bell's arms.
Timmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell working for a choke but Timmons is defending well.

Timmons defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lucius Timmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell punishes Timmons with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Harrison Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 20:17
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 20:17
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 20:17

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Bell!
The defeated Lucius Timmons had this to say: 'Unfortunetly, my opponent was a little more on point than I was tonight. But im gonna hit the gym, get back to work and come back to secure the win! Have a good night everyone! Jah Bless!'.