PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jitsu Brown Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown Belt
vs
Jimenez

160 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jitsu Brown Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown Belt slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Brown Belt thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown Belt throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
Brown Belt throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Brown Belt throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown Belt as he avoids it easily.
Jimenez shoots in but Brown Belt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimenez looks for a takedown but Brown Belt sprawls well.
Jitsu Brown Belt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Belt lands a right hook to the body.
Brown Belt misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Brown Belt.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown Belt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez looks for a takedown but Brown Belt sprawls well.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimenez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown Belt is fending him off so far but Jimenez persists. Nope, Brown Belt circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimenez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown Belt sprawls well. He's pushed Jimenez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimenez looks gassed!
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown Belt.
Brown Belt pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jimenez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown Belt.

Brown Belt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown Belt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown Belt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown Belt is pressing down on Jimenez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jimenez is holding on for now.
Brown Belt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown Belt 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.
Brown Belt controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown Belt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jimenez for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jitsu Brown Belt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown Belt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown Belt.
Jimenez being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jitsu Brown Belt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown Belt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown Belt throws the kick towards the body but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Brown Belt avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Belt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimenez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Brown Belt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown Belt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez blocks a head kick by Brown Belt.
Brown Belt looks to throw a body kick
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown Belt throws out a leg kick but Jimenez moves out of range and Brown Belt only half commits.
Brown Belt throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Dennis Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brown Belt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jimenez!
Brown Belt controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Brown Belt controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown Belt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jitsu Brown Belt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown Belt keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Jimenez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown Belt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown Belt tries to pass to full mount but Jimenez defends it.
Brown Belt trying to control the action but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Jimenez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jimenez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jimenez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown Belt is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jitsu Brown Belt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown Belt.
Brown Belt throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown Belt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown Belt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown Belt is looking to wear down Jimenez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Belt moves out of range of the leg kick from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a takedown

and Brown Belt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jimenez's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown Belt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jimenez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown Belt controls the pace.

Jimenez has his foot on Brown Belt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown Belt works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown Belt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown Belt stays in close to Jimenez's body and controls the position.
Jimenez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown Belt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown Belt stopping the sweep attempt from Jimenez.
Brown Belt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Brown Belt from controlling successfully.
Brown Belt passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Brown Belt has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jimenez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brown Belt yanks on the arm and Jimenez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brown Belt.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jitsu Brown Belt!