PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmon Jorjinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo MImbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jorjinho
vs
MImbo

193 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmon Jorjinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo MImbo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorjinho scores with a kick to the body.
MImbo misses with a looping left.
Jorjinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MImbo moves away.

MImbo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jorjinho's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
MImbo won't allow Jorjinho to get back to his feet.
Jorjinho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
MImbo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MImbo throwing strikes from guard but Jorjinho blocks nicely.
Jorjinho controlling MImbo's posture.
MImbo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorjinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorjinho seems keen to control MImbo's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edmon Jorjinho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jorjinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorjinho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Jorjinho both land. Nice combination.
MImbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorjinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorjinho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jorjinho.
Jorjinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MImbo swings for the body but Jorjinho moves out of range.
Jorjinho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MImbo. That did some damage!
Jorjinho throws a nice outside leg kick.
MImbo slips a jab and a cross from Jorjinho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from MImbo. Those never looked like landing.
Edmon Jorjinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MImbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MImbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho throws a combination. MImbo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - MImbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Jorjinho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Jorjinho scores with a four punch combination!
A slapping body kick lands there for Jorjinho.
A good leg kick by Jorjinho.
Jorjinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorjinho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jorjinho delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorjinho fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Jorjinho.
MImbo slips a jab and a cross from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jorjinho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jorjinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorjinho lands a nice leg kick that just misses MImbo's sensitive parts.
Jorjinho throws a nice looking combination but MImbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MImbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jorjinho sprawls well. He's pushed MImbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorjinho throws a one two combo.
Jorjinho throws a front kick that sends MImbo stumbling back into the cage.
Edmon Jorjinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorjinho misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MImbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorjinho lands a leg kick that knocks MImbo off balance momentarily.
MImbo moves out of range as Jorjinho throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorjinho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MImbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Jorjinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for MImbo with that takedown attempt.
MImbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorjinho scores with a one two! MImbo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Jorjinho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jorjinho lands a leg kick that knocks MImbo off balance momentarily.
Jorjinho looks for the body kick but MImbo saw that one coming.
Jorjinho misses with the combination.
Edmon Jorjinho is winning the standup battle so far.
MImbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jorjinho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MImbo scrambles back to his feet.
Jorjinho lands with a nice combination. MImbo backs away looking to recover.
Jorjinho moves into range and connects with a jab.
MImbo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jorjinho defends it nicely.
Jorjinho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MImbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorjinho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorjinho misses with a body kick.
MImbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jorjinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorjinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
MImbo avoids a kick to the body.
MImbo with a nice cross.
Jorjinho tries to bum rush MImbo with a series of wild strikes but MImbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jorjinho.
MImbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho connects with a solid leg kick.
Jorjinho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MImbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jorjinho does no damage.
Jorjinho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edmon Jorjinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorjinho scores with a punch to the head.
MImbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jorjinho circles away quickly and effectively.
MImbo blocks a low kick nicely.
MImbo misses with an uppercut.
Jorjinho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MImbo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorjinho swings for the body but MImbo moves out of range.
Jorjinho fails to land with a series of punches.
MImbo misses with a head kick.
Jorjinho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jorjinho misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MImbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorjinho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorjinho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and MImbo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

MImbo is working for a kimura but Jorjinho is defending it quite comfortably.
Jorjinho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

MImbo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MImbo is looking for a kimura but Jorjinho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MImbo to get the leverage.
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!

MImbo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jorjinho is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimbo MImbo!
Jimbo MImbo made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition in his post fight interview.