PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mat Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jimenez
vs
Aldo

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mat Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.

Jimenez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jimenez working Aldo over with strikes.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Jimenez is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jimenez.
Jimenez thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Jimenez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aldo to regain full guard.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimenez throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Aldo wants to stand but Jimenez is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez throws a big elbow that misses.
Jimenez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jimenez throws an elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jimenez's guard. Nice move by Aldo!

Jimenez pushes Aldo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a combination. Jimenez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
Jimenez fails with the takedown.

Jimenez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aldo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aldo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Jimenez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jimenez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aldo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jimenez in side control, throwing shots but Aldo defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jimenez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jimenez scores with punches from side control.
Jimenez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Jimenez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jimenez lands a few punches from side control.
Jimenez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aldo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jimenez fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pushes Jimenez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jimenez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Jimenez lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aldo regains half guard, as Jimenez was trying to land strikes.
Jimenez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mat Jimenez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jimenez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jimenez scoring with some ground and pound.

Jimenez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aldo dives on top into guard.
Aldo looking to sit in guard and control but Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jimenez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimenez lands a couple of elbows.
Jimenez working some strikes from top position.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jimenez postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Jimenez throws a big elbow that misses.
Jimenez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Jimenez landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez working some strikes from top position.
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jimenez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing.
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.

Jimenez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aldo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jimenez, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.

Jimenez pushes Aldo off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mat Jimenez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo lands with a shot to the body.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Aldo slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez takes one on the button.

Aldo looking to score a takedown here. Jimenez is defending well but Aldo drives through and ends up in Jimenez's guard.

Aldo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jimenez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aldo has Jimenez in his guard.
Mat Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jimenez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jimenez throws a big elbow that misses.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aldo wants to stand up but Jimenez is controlling him.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jimenez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jimenez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jimenez advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jimenez connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Jimenez working the head and body with strikes.
Jimenez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jimenez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jimenez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jimenez connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Jimenez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jimenez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jimenez winds up and cracks Aldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jimenez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Jimenez!