PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rene Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Reyno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jimenez
vs
Reyno

211 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Reyno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Reyno has Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Reyno blocks with his arms.

Jimenez pulls guard successfully.

Reyno drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reyno jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Reyno from controlling successfully.
Reyno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Reyno drops back looking for a leg! Jimenez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jimenez manages to kick Reyno off! Reyno jumps back into Jimenez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyno with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reyno postures up.
Reyno trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Reyno closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Reyno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Reyno manages to break the clinch.
Reyno connects with a leg kick. Jimenez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Reyno ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyno also avoids with ease.
Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Reyno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimenez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice combination there by Jimenez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyno.
Jimenez throws a big counter combination but Reyno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reyno throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Jimenez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jimenez.
Reyno looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Reyno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jimenez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimenez postures up in Reyno's guard and throws a big left but Reyno blocks it.
Jimenez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Reyno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jimenez chips away with some ground and pound.
Jimenez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Reyno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyno keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyno's head.
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jimenez trying to control but Reyno is working from the bottom.
Jimenez stops Reyno from standing up.
Reyno trying to keep a closed guard but Jimenez is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Reyno keeps moving.
Jimenez preventing the sweep.
Jimenez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez postures up in Reyno's guard and throws a big left but Reyno blocks it.
Jimenez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jimenez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez lands a couple of digs.
Jimenez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Reyno keeps moving.
Reyno controls Jimenez momentarily but Jimenez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jimenez lands with an overhand left.

Reyno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jimenez, pushing him back against the cage.

Jimenez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jimenez working the body and head with strikes.
Jimenez scoring with punches from side control.
Reyno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jimenez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reyno is pushing Jimenez's head away, looking to escape. Jimenez manages to hold on to the position though.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Reyno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Jimenez stalls from top position.
Jimenez is working Reyno over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jimenez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reyno is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jimenez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Jimenez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jimenez scores with punches from side control.
Jimenez working the head with strikes.
Jimenez lands a few punches from side control.
Jimenez is staying tight to Reyno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sloppy strikes there by Jimenez.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Reyno is working from the bottom.
Jimenez is chipping away with strikes.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyno can do to turn this around?
Reyno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Reyno is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reyno down.
Jimenez landing a few strikes.
Jimenez is putting a hurting on Reyno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rene Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez working the head and body with strikes.
Reyno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jimenez lands a few punches from side control.
Jimenez cracks Reyno with a big right hand but Reyno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reyno is looking for a sweep.
Reyno is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Jimenez scoring with punches and elbows.
Jimenez working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Reyno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reyno being controlled for a moment.
Jimenez is putting a hurting on Reyno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reyno takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reyno is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Reyno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Jimenez lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez cracks Reyno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jimenez tries to score with some ground and pound. Reyno controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyno is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jimenez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jimenez landing a few strikes.
Jimenez landing strikes.
Check out the look on Jimenez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Reyno is rocked!
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Reyno is still in real trouble! Can Jimenez finish him?
Jimenez controls the position.
Jimenez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reyno down.
Jimenez is chipping away with strikes.
Jimenez landing strikes.
Jimenez scores with punches from side control.
Jimenez landing a few strikes.
Jimenez scores with punches from side control.
Jimenez lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez grinds an elbow into Reyno's temple.
Jimenez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jimenez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reyno some visible discomfort.
Reyno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jimenez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reyno's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jimenez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Reyno is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jimenez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Jimenez!