PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Tam Waddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimenez has chosen Dance Gavin Dance-Tree Village as his entrance music. Dennis Jimenez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tam Waddy
vs
Jimenez

177 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
173 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tam Tam Waddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
Jimenez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Tam Tam Waddy has been cut.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez punishes Waddy's body with a nice straight punch.
Waddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 throws a right hand that Waddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Waddy also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez misses with a two punch combination.
Jimenez jabs at Waddy's body.
Jimenez throws a nice looking combination but Waddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Waddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Waddy also avoids with ease.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Waddy avoids it well.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.

Waddy feints and as Jimenez raises his hands in defense, Waddy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waddy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Waddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jimenez wants to get back to his feet but Waddy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jimenez looks gassed!
Waddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez wriggles free and stands up.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Waddy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Waddy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Waddy 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.
Waddy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Waddy connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waddy landing some decent shots from guard.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Waddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waddy manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimenez.

Waddy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Waddy lands in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waddy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waddy pushing down on Jimenez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Waddy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Waddy works his way into side control.

Waddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jimenez taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddy working the ground and pound from side control.
Waddy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Waddy cracks Jimenez with a big right hand but Jimenez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Waddy working the ground and pound.
Waddy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Waddy landing strikes.
Waddy lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jimenez is trying to get back to his feet.
Jimenez taking a bit of punishment here - Waddy scoring with strikes.

Jimenez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Waddy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Tam Waddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Waddy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jimenez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waddy grinds an elbow into Jimenez's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tam Tam Waddy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Waddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waddy moves away.
Jimenez throws a jab when Waddy was well out of range.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waddy tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Waddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Waddy there.
Waddy working the head and body with strikes.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddy uses his free foot to push down on Jimenez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jimenez.
Jimenez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Waddy connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Waddy looking to secure an arm triangle but Jimenez defends it well.
Waddy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Waddy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jimenez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jimenez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Waddy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Waddy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Waddy working Jimenez over with strikes here.
Jimenez is bucking up trying to escape but Waddy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Waddy landing strikes from the mount and Jimenez is in trouble!
Jimenez trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waddy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jimenez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Waddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jimenez's face.
Jimenez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Waddy unloading with bombs!
Jimenez is squirming around, avoiding Waddy's attempts to control the action.
Waddy working Jimenez over with strikes here.
Jimenez really wants to buck Waddy off and get back to his feet.
Waddy dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Waddy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jimenez taking shots to the head.
Waddy is landing with some decent strikes but Jimenez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waddy wants to finish this one by submission but Jimenez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Waddy.
Tam Tam Waddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Waddy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jimenez is bucking up trying to escape but Waddy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Waddy looking to control but Jimenez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Waddy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Jimenez is rocked!

Waddy is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jimenez is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tam Tam Waddy!