PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Johnsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jimenez
vs
Johnsen

224 cm
20
278 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

210 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Irvin Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Johnsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsen tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a body kick that stops Johnsen in his tracks momentarily.
Johnsen wants to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimenez counters with a good low kick that Johnsen was not able to check.
Jimenez scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsen throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnsen.
A counter left hand to the body from Jimenez misses its target.
Johnsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Johnsen moves into range and clinches up with Jimenez.
Johnsen is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsen landing knees to the head.

It looks like Irvin Jimenez has been cut.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnsen won't allow it.
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.
Johnsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimenez controls his hands.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.

Johnsen moves into the clinch.

Johnsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnsen misses with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimenez counters with a two punch combo.
Johnsen moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jimenez counters with a leg kick.
Johnsen tries to clinch up
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsen misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnsen thinking.
Johnsen looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnsen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJimenez.
Jimenez shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jimenez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen darts in trying to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henrik Johnsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnsen drives through and clinches with Jimenez against the cage.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jimenez counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnsen shrugs it off.

Johnsen closes the distance and clinches.

Johnsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsen throws a poor cross that misses

and Jimenez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Johnsen into the cage.
Jimenez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jimenez manages to pull guard.

Jimenez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Johnsen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irvin Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irvin Jimenez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnsen tries to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a three punch combo that has Johnsen backing up. Johnsen nods at Jimenez to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnsen throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a nice body kick.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Johnsen tries to get set, Jimenez tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnsen throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
Irvin Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Johnsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsen is struggling to control the position.

Johnsen breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jimenez or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnsen, which made it look bad.
A solid body kick from Jimenez.
Johnsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jimenez counters with a nice body kick.
Johnsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jimenez has time to react.
Johnsen is breathing heavily.

Johnsen has closed the distance and engaged Jimenez in a clinch.
Jimenez is trying to pull guard but Johnsen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irvin Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jimenez.
Jimenez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jimenez pulls Johnsen into guard.
Johnsen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnsen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to stand and escape but Johnsen is having none of it.
Johnsen trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.

Jimenez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnsen looking to sit in guard and control but Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Johnsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jimenez defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Johnsen looking for subs off his back but Jimenez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jimenez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jimenez lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irvin Jimenez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irvin Jimenez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Johnsen clinches.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irvin Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez takes one on the button.
Johnsen looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez throws a quick counter head kick but Johnsen was just out of range.
Johnsen misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsen tries to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a leg kick.
Johnsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnsen tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnsen.
Johnsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnsen gets caught flat footed, as Jimenez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnsen has momentary wrist control but Jimenez slips an elbow through the middle.
Jimenez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irvin Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez works over Johnsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Jimenez postures up.
Jimenez is working Johnsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnsen has momentary wrist control but Jimenez slips an elbow through the middle.
Jimenez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnsen wants to get back to his feet but Jimenez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jimenez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jimenez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jimenez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimenez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jimenez postures up and lands a big shot to Johnsen's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnsen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jimenez preventing the sweep.
Jimenez connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez works over Johnsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Jimenez distracts Johnsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsen has wrist control.

Johnsen is looking for a triangle but Jimenez pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jimenez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jimenez lands a couple of elbows.
Jimenez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jimenez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jimenez stopping the sweep attempt from Johnsen.
Jimenez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jimenez is in close to Johnsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jimenez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jimenez working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen has momentary wrist control but Jimenez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jimenez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnsen 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 really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnsen can do to turn this around?
Jimenez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jimenez is in close to Johnsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnsen looking to control but Jimenez passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Jimenez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez drops an elbow to the side of Johnsen's head.
Henrik Johnsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvin Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimenez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irvin 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

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