PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rod Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeidren Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeidren Cheeseburger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kimble
vs
Cheeseburger

181 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeidren Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble lands with a kick to the temple. Cheeseburger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kimble gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cheeseburger to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Kimble kicks Cheeseburger off and gets to his feet.
Kimble misses with a takedown

and Cheeseburger counters with a single leg into guard. Kimble didn't expect that.
Kimble trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cheeseburger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cheeseburger content to stall in guard here.
Kimble keeping full guard, as Cheeseburger tries to pass.
Cheeseburger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger postures up.
Cheeseburger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jeidren Cheeseburger just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheeseburger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kimble did well to prevent Cheeseburger getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheeseburger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cheeseburger is looking to advance position but Kimble won't allow it.
Cheeseburger not doing much here.
Cheeseburger moves into full mount! Kimble won't be happy about that!
Cheeseburger is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger moves to take his opponent's back.

Kimble showing good submission defense here.
Kimble turns into Cheeseburger and is now in his guard.
Kimble looking to pass the guard.
Kimble is breathing heavily.
Kimble looking to sit in guard and control but Cheeseburger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheeseburger controls the pace.
Let's hope that Cheeseburger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cheeseburger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jeidren Cheeseburger just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheeseburger forces Kimble back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeidren Cheeseburger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kimble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Cheeseburger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheeseburger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kimble will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cheeseburger controls the position from side control.
Jeidren Cheeseburger has got the better of the ground game so far.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jeidren Cheeseburger just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheeseburger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cheeseburger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble tries to improve position but can't.

Cheeseburger is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kimble is trying to escape and Cheeseburger transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kimble is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cheeseburger! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeidren Cheeseburger!