PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 1869 p4p, 94 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 2762 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hetfield
vs
Timmon

170 cm
30
145 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

186 cm
24
133 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
We've been hearing reports that Hetfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Timmon.
A punch combination from Hetfield misses.
Timmon wants to counter the offense by Hetfield and move into the clinch position.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
letting Timmon counter with a right hand.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the body.
Hetfield misses with a straight right.
Timmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook. Timmon ducked under it nicely.
Timmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.

Timmon has managed to clinch.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Timmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Hetfield wants to break free but Timmon has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Timmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon lands a body shot.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut. Timmon saw that one coming.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Timmon counters with a stiff right hand.
Timmon cracks Hetfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hetfield is rocked!

It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timmon has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Timmon.

Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Timmon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hetfield.
Hetfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Timmon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hetfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Timmon has closed the distance and engaged Hetfield in a clinch.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon scores with a shot to the side of Hetfield's head.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmon has double underhooks.
Timmon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hetfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hetfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Braylin Timmon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hetfield shoots in for a double leg but Timmon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hetfield throws a nice looking combination but Timmon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hetfield.

Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hetfield, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Hetfield is trying to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling him.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmon lunges at Hetfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hetfield's hand.
Oh Hetfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmon thuds a left hand into Hetfield's body.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut
enabling Timmon to counter with a crisp jab.

Timmon moves into the clinch.
Hetfield tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield is trying to break free.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon leaning against his opponent.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylin Timmon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Hetfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hetfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Hetfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmon at a distance.
Hetfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timmon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Timmon moves out of range.
Timmon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Timmon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timmon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hetfield misses with a left hand

and Timmon counters by clinching up.
Timmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hetfield breaks the clinch.
Timmon cracks Hetfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Timmon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
Timmon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timmon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield shoots and misses

and Timmon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch but Timmon keeps him there for the moment.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
Timmon keeps control of Hetfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike.
Braylin Timmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.

Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hetfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Timmon has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon is pushing Hetfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon has Hetfield pushed against the cage.
Timmon prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.

Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hetfield gets tackled into the cage by Timmon. Timmon maintains the clinch.
Timmon has Hetfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hetfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hetfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Timmon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmon has double underhooks.
A short left from Hetfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield is trying to break free.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
Timmon is working Hetfield over against the cage.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon misses with some punches.
Timmon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Timmon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hetfield seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Timmon can turn it around.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hetfield tries to circle away but Timmon has him pinned against the cage.

Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Timmon scores with a nice head shot.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield cracks Timmon with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timmon moves into range and clinches up with Hetfield.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon has Hetfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hetfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hetfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
Timmon keeps control of Hetfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timmon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Timmon misses.
Hetfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hetfield misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Timmon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Timmon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Timmon on the inside.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylin Timmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Timmon forces Hetfield back against the cage and clinches.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Hetfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon slips a jab from Hetfield.
Hetfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
Timmon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon lands with a cross.
Timmon throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield backs away from a small jab... but Timmon lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hetfield crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Timmon with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Braylin Timmon!
During a confident post fight interview, Braylin Timmon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.