PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Jimenez (ranked 5176 p4p, 0 weight class) and Total Aleatorio (ranked 24966 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jimenez
vs
Aleatorio

208 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Rufus Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Total Aleatorio!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleatorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Aleatorio looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Aleatorio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Jimenez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aleatorio.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.

Aleatorio clinches with his opponent.
Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Jimenez.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleatorio misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Jimenez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aleatorio ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.

Jimenez instigates a clinch.
Jimenez has Aleatorio pressed against the cage, preventing Aleatorio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Still in the clinch, Jimenez scores with a nice short uppercut.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleatorio slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings for the body but Aleatorio moves out of range.
Aleatorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleatorio throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Aleatorio moved out of range nicely.
Aleatorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Total Aleatorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleatorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Aleatorio tries to keep at a distance but Jimenez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleatorio is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleatorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleatorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Aleatorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aleatorio avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

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

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Aleatorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Aleatorio moves out of range.

Jimenez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez lands a left hand.
Jimenez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez swinging wildly here.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Aleatorio.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!

Aleatorio closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimenez keeps control of Aleatorio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jimenez scores a nice knee to the body.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Aleatorio swinging wildly here.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Aleatorio avoids the punch easily.
Aleatorio misses with a combination

and Jimenez moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aleatorio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jimenez counters by clinching up.
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!

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimenez takes a swing at Aleatorio's ribcage but misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Aleatorio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
Jimenez throws a hook but Aleatorio blocks it.
Aleatorio avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aleatorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aleatorio can do to turn this around?
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
Aleatorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aleatorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Aleatorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Aleatorio gets tackled into the cage by Jimenez. Jimenez maintains the clinch.
Jimenez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aleatorio wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleatorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aleatorio is breathing heavily.
Jimenez takes a swing at Aleatorio's ribcage but misses.

Aleatorio closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez gets through Aleatorio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Aleatorio. Those never looked like landing.
Rufus Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleatorio is just out of range.
Aleatorio defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.

Jimenez tries to keep at a distance but Aleatorio has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Aleatorio.

Jimenez rushes Aleatorio and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jimenez.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez takes a swing at Aleatorio's ribcage but misses.

Aleatorio gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleatorio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Aleatorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aleatorio misses with the combination.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
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!
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Aleatorio avoids nicely.

Aleatorio darts in and clinches Jimenez up against the cage.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Aleatorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Aleatorio throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Jimenez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aleatorio circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Aleatorio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleatorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Aleatorio works over Jimenez's head and body with a nice combination.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleatorio is just out of range.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Aleatorio.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Aleatorio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aleatorio also avoids with ease.
Jimenez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Jimenez gets tackled into the cage by Aleatorio. Aleatorio maintains the clinch.
Jimenez is working Aleatorio over against the cage.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez lands a nice uppercut.
Jimenez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleatorio can't break the clinch.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rufus Jimenez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jimenez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.

Aleatorio moves into range and clinches up with Jimenez.

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

Aleatorio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aleatorio is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling him.
Jimenez lands an elbow just above Aleatorio 's eye.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Aleatorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aleatorio is looking for the big counter here.
Aleatorio misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Jimenez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aleatorio throws a series of punches but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
Aleatorio swinging wildly here.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Aleatorio moved out of range.
Jimenez is looking to wear down Aleatorio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aleatorio manages to avoid it.

Jimenez pushes Aleatorio up against the cage in a clinch.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jimenez gets a clinch.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleatorio throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.

Jimenez pushes Aleatorio up against the cage in a clinch.
Jimenez is working Aleatorio over against the cage.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Aleatorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Aleatorio pushes Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jimenez scores with a shoulder strike.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Aleatorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez swings for the body but Aleatorio moves out of range.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Aleatorio's head but Aleatorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aleatorio is looking for the big counter here.
Aleatorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aleatorio throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.

Jimenez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aleatorio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jimenez counters by clinching up.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the side of Aleatorio's head.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleatorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aleatorio moves away.

Jimenez tries to keep at a distance but Aleatorio has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aleatorio moves away.
Aleatorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aleatorio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jimenez counters by clinching up.

Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez swings for the body but Aleatorio moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Aleatorio.
Jimenez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aleatorio's efforts to push away.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.

Aleatorio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jimenez has Aleatorio pressed against the cage, preventing Aleatorio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

Aleatorio drives through and clinches with Jimenez against the cage.
Jimenez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleatorio is defending well for now.
Aleatorio takes a shot to the head.
Aleatorio can't break the clinch.
Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a shoulder strike.
Aleatorio can't break the clinch.

Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez stalks Aleatorio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aleatorio's face. Aleatorio staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Aleatorio. Those never looked like landing.
Aleatorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Aleatorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Aleatorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aleatorio is trying to break free.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jimenez darts in and clinches Aleatorio up against the cage.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Total Aleatorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Aleatorio darts in and clinches Jimenez up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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