PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jimenez
vs
Thomas

175 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimenez backs up against the cage.

It looks like Hugo Jimenez has been cut.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Thomas.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Jimenez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Jimenez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
A short left from Jimenez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
I was talking to Jimenez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jimenez pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Jimenez avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Jimenez tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Jimenez.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Jimenez misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimenez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jimenez scrambles back to his feet.
Jimenez jabs at Thomas's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Good standup being displayed there by Jimenez as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Thomas tries to move into range but Jimenez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Jimenez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas tests Jimenez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Jimenez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Jimenez's leg. Jimenez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jimenez misses with a leg kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jimenez throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Thomas darts in and clinches Jimenez up against the cage.
Thomas tries to work over Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Jimenez scores with a leg kick.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimenez. Jimenez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas keeps control of Jimenez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jimenez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
Jimenez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Jimenez misses with a hook from the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Jimenez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab by Jimenez.
Hugo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Jimenez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez with a jab.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas moves to clinch but Jimenez breaks away
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Jimenez had a free shot at his head there.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimenez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez lands an overhand right.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas pushes Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jimenez lands a nice uppercut.

Thomas is rocked!
Tim Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Jimenez.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Jimenez finish him?
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimenez working aggressively here.
A short left from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a big right hand that drops Thomas! The killer instinct kicks in and Jimenez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jimenez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Jimenez!
After the big win, Hugo Jimenez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Highland Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.