PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rene Schweidler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jimenez
vs
Schweidler

195 cm
22
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.

Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Schweidler.

Schweidler lands a takedown into guard.
Schweidler tries to free his leg and advance position but Jimenez is retaining full guard.
Jimenez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schweidler trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jimenez is adopting a defensive guard.
Schweidler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schweidler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.

Jimenez has his feet on Schweidler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jimenez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schweidler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Schweidler moves out of range.
Jimenez feints and then cracks Schweidler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schweidler down.
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
Schweidler is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jimenez.
Schweidler looks gassed!
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schweidler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez is looking to slow Schweidler down with leg kicks.
Jimenez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!

Jimenez pushes Schweidler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jimenez.
Jimenez is pushing Schweidler up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez crunches a lovely knee into Schweidler's ribcage.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Schweidler shrugs off.
Schweidler is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jimenez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jimenez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a knee to the head.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez'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.
Jimenez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Jimenez - that landed with a thud.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schweidler backwards.
Schweidler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jimenez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antonio Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Schweidler.
Jimenez connects with a knee to the head.
Jimenez crunches a lovely knee into Schweidler's ribcage.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jimenez landing knees to the head.
Schweidler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jimenez pulls his leg out and moves away.

Jimenez closes the distance and pushes Schweidler back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.
Schweidler takes an elbow to the forehead.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Schweidler has eaten all the pies!
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Schweidler blocks with his arms.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schweidler trying to stall but Jimenez improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimenez.
Jimenez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Schweidler misses with an elbow over the top.
Jimenez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jimenez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Schweidler shrugs off.
Jimenez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schweidler being controlled against the ropes.
Schweidler avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Jimenez landing knees to the body.
Schweidler managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Schweidler avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Schweidler has Jimenez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jimenez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jimenez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jimenez blocking some punches.
Schweidler taking a breather.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Schweidler tries to pull guard but Jimenez won't allow it.
Schweidler looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Jimenez.
Schweidler is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Schweidler into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schweidler takes an elbow to the temple.
Schweidler just leaning against Jimenez, taking a breather.
Jimenez connects with a knee to the head.
Jimenez lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler tries for a takedown but Jimenez manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jimenez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jimenez has managed to clinch.
Jimenez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Schweidler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimenez trying to control here.
Schweidler is stalling here. Jimenez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schweidler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jimenez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jimenez advances nicely into full mount.
Jimenez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schweidler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jimenez stands up from mount. Strange move.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jimenez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schweidler. That did some damage!
Schweidler tries to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown attempt from Schweidler. Schweidler gets slowly back to his feet.

Jimenez rushes Schweidler and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schweidler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jimenez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jimenez just leaning against Schweidler, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schweidler as Jimenez tries to tie him up.
Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Schweidler in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Jimenez.
Schweidler tries to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling the position.
Jimenez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schweidler blocks it with crossed arms.
Schweidler looking to stall.
Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Schweidler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonio Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jimenez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schweidler misses with a wild combination.
Antonio Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimenez wants to clinch up but Schweidler keeps it at a distance.
Jimenez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Schweidler counters with a takedown into side control.
Jimenez taking a bit of punishment here - Schweidler scoring with strikes.
Jimenez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jimenez wants to get back to his feet.
Schweidler grinds an elbow into Jimenez's temple.
The ground and pound from Schweidler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Schweidler is working Jimenez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schweidler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jimenez isn't going anywhere.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schweidler misses with the ground and pound.
Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jimenez is trying to control Schweidler's posture but Schweidler avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schweidler cracks Jimenez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rene Schweidler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Jimenez tries to clinch there but Schweidler circles away.
Jimenez looks to clinch

and Schweidler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jimenez tries to get to full guard but Schweidler has control of the leg.
Schweidler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schweidler is trying to control the action in half guard but Jimenez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jimenez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schweidler.
Jimenez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jimenez tries to get out of the position.
Jimenez tries to get to full guard but Schweidler has control of the leg.
Schweidler is looking to take a break and control but Jimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimenez tries to get to full guard but Schweidler has control of the leg.
Schweidler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jimenez defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jimenez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Schweidler manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schweidler fails to land the takedown.
Schweidler misses with a combination
and Jimenez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schweidler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schweidler lands with a right hand.
Schweidler throws a right hand that Jimenez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimenez also avoids with ease.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Schweidler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schweidler throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
Jimenez tries to clinch up but Schweidler circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimenez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schweidler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schweidler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jimenez to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Jimenez.
Schweidler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schweidler is lucky that one didn't land flush.

It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimenez tries to clinch up

and Schweidler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jimenez.
Schweidler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schweidler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schweidler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schweidler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schweidler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jimenez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schweidler.
Jimenez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schweidler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antonio Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Schweidler.
Jimenez lands a jab-cross combination.
Antonio Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schweidler scores with a jab.
Schweidler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schweidler swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimenez.
Schweidler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schweidler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schweidler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schweidler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schweidler throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Jimenez clinches with his opponent.

Schweidler breaks from the clinch.
Schweidler fails with the takedown
and Jimenez counters with a big head kick but Schweidler shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schweidler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jimenez counters by moving into the clinch.
Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Schweidler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schweidler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Schweidler!