PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimenez comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Gavin Dance-Tree Village. Seth Hunter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jimenez
vs
Hunter

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Jimenez's head back.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez works over Hunter's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Seth Hunter has been cut.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunter tests Jimenez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Jimenez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jimenez.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Hunter looks gassed!
Jimenez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jimenez as he jumps to the side.
Dennis Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Hunter.
Jimenez scores with a three punch combo!
Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Hunter.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimenez lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the cage and back into rage.
Jimenez misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Dennis Jimenez has been cut.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hunter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jimenez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hunter.
Jimenez tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jimenez duly obliges.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunter has time to react.

Jimenez has closed the distance and engaged Hunter in a clinch.
Jimenez working hard to break the clinch.
Jimenez is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.
Hunter wants a takedown.
Hunter keeps control of Jimenez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
Hunter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Hunter or perhaps it was just good defense by Jimenez which made him look bad.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunter's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dennis Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jimenez misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennis Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Hunter or perhaps it was just good defense by Jimenez which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jimenez lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Jimenez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimenez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.
Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jimenez tries to avoid it but Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jimenez to the ground. Jimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Jimenez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Jimenez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jimenez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dennis Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter throws a right hand that Jimenez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimenez also avoids with ease.
Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jimenez tries to avoid it but Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jimenez to the ground. Jimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimenez with a jab.
Hunter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jimenez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Dennis Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Jimenez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Jimenez works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.

Hunter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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 keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jimenez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to stand but Jimenez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jimenez is proving hard to escape from.
Jimenez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunter on the ground.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Jimenez is looking to stand up but Hunter isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimenez lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seth Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunter, as that shot connected.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Jimenez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunter's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimenez tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimenez.
Hunter slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Nice takedown defense from Jimenez. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Dennis Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Hunter.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Jimenez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunter.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jimenez duly obliges.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimenez's head backwards.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunter. Hunter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Jimenez connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jimenez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Jimenez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hunter duly obliges.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Jimenez clobbers Hunter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jimenez misses with a wild combination.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez connects with the punch.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jimenez lands with a cross.
Dennis Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez scores with the left hand. Hunter knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimenez circles away.
Jimenez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hunter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunter.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Jimenez.
I think Jimenez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dennis Jimenez!