|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Jimenez (ranked 5521 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Daniel Sanninen (ranked 647 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
178 cm 20 185 1 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm 19 185 2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler Good low kicks Good gas tank |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Jimenez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanninen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jimenez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Jimenez misses with a body punch
and Sanninen counters with a nice uppercut. Jimenez lands an overhand right. Sanninen throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely. Jimenez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanninen defends well and Jimenez ends up having to push Sanninen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Jimenez tries for a takedown but Sanninen manages to get underhooks.
Jimenez pulls guard. Jimenez 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanninen postures up.
Jimenez wants to hit a sweep here but Sanninen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jimenez there! Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jimenez gets back to half guard. Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jimenez gets full guard. Jimenez wants to sweep here but Sanninen controlling him for the moment. Sanninen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jimenez wants to sweep here but Sanninen controlling him for the moment. Jimenez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sanninen is defending well. Jimenez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sanninen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jimenez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Jimenez! In defeat, Daniel Sanninen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Opponent fought well. Congratulations. Back to the training. I'll be back!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|