PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 2011 Remix. This should be fireworks!

ORielly
vs
Timmons

180 cm
35
163 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

177 cm
31
161 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayson Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly connects with a jab.

Timmons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into ORielly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ORielly is keeping the position for now.
ORielly is pulling down on Timmons's head. It's preventing any offense from Timmons, at least for the moment.
Timmons throws a big right hand that misses.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ORielly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Timmons moves into range and clinches up with ORielly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons wants a takedown but no success here.
ORielly is trying to break the clinch but Timmons is controlling him.
Timmons drops to a knee looking for a takedown but ORielly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Timmons tries to land a knee to the head but ORielly blocks with his arms.
ORielly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmons is pushing ORielly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
ORielly struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmons controls his hands.
Timmons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Timmons has ORielly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORielly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aiden ORielly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Timmons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timmons.

Timmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aiden ORielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly connects with the punch.

Timmons has ORielly up against the cage in a clinch.

ORielly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmons lands a nice shot to the body.
ORielly lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons thows a body shot but no joy.
Timmons wants to clinch up but ORielly keeps it at a distance.

Timmons changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ORielly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
ORielly tries to bench press Timmons off him but Timmons keeps the position.
ORielly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Timmons looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is thwarting ORielly's attempts to control the position.
Timmons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
ORielly tries to roll over but Timmons keeps him under control.
ORielly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly looking for a sweep. Not yet ORielly, not yet.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
ORielly looking for a sweep. Not yet ORielly, not yet.
ORielly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jayson Timmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Timmons lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmons scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORielly.
Timmons scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Timmons dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

ORielly scores with a spinning back kick!
Timmons lands a nice leg kick that just misses ORielly's sensitive parts.
Timmons throws a right hand that ORielly ducks under and follows up with a left that ORielly also avoids with ease.
ORielly connects with a right hand. Timmons shakes it off.
ORielly scores with a leg kick.
Timmons walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORielly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Timmons.
Timmons with a nice cross.
ORielly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

ORielly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ORielly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmons regains half guard.
Timmons trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly is keen to just control but Timmons is a slippery customer.
Timmons is trying to control but can't.
ORielly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Timmons wants to control but ORielly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Timmons tries to get to full guard but ORielly has control of the leg.
Timmons trying to control from the bottom.
ORielly is nestled in close to Timmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
ORielly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Timmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ORielly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timmons actively working from the bottom here.
ORielly wants to pass to mount but Timmons is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with ORielly in particular looking to stall.
ORielly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Timmons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
ORielly is thwarting Timmons's attempts to control the position.
Timmons wants to improve his position but ORielly is controlling well.
Timmons trying to hold on to ORielly's head to control him but ORielly postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ORielly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
ORielly trying to control from half guard but Timmons is working away.
Ground and pound from ORielly.
ORielly stalling away here and it's allowed Timmons to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Timmons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ORielly defends well.
Aiden ORielly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
ORielly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ORielly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ORielly trying to control but Timmons is working from the bottom.
ORielly is pushing down on Timmons's leg trying to pass to half guard. Timmons is fighting to maintain full guard but ORielly has managed to sneak the leg through.
ORielly wants to control but Timmons is keeping him busy.
ORielly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmons tries to roll over but ORielly keeps him under control.
Timmons works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ORielly content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

ORielly misses with a straight right.
ORielly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Timmons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ORielly.
Timmons digs a good body shot into ORielly's ribs.
Timmons 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.
Timmons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Timmons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ORielly rather than just go for the knockout.
ORielly tries to land a front kick but Timmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jayson Timmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Timmons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORielly is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on ORielly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons happy to just control the position for now.
Timmons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
ORielly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Timmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ORielly is trying is best to control the position here.
Timmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but ORielly keeps working.
Timmons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
ORielly is concentrating on defense, preventing Timmons from advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Timmons is working for a submission of some sort.
Timmons is looking to advance position but ORielly won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is trying to control the action in half guard but ORielly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
ORielly tries to roll over but Timmons keeps him under control.
ORielly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Timmons scores with a couple of nice shots.

Timmons seems to be working for a kimura but ORielly defends the submission attempt.
Timmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but ORielly keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
ORielly is looking to improve his position.
ORielly is pressing down on Timmons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
ORielly pulls Timmons in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmons showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jayson Timmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Timmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayson Timmons!
A very excited looking Jayson Timmons made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.