PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jimenez
vs
Porter

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Porter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter misses with a double jab.
Jimenez looks for a takedown but Porter sprawls well.
Porter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.

Porter rushes Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Porter trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Porter.

Porter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jimenez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Porter to the mat. Porter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing.
Porter controlling the position.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Porter looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Porter's guard.
Jimenez trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
Jimenez won't allow Porter to sweep him here.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Porter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jimenez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jimenez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jimenez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter working to try and regain half guard.
Jimenez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Porter is looking to escape.

Jimenez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt

and Jimenez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Porter's guard now.
Porter looks gassed!
Porter is trying to keep Jimenez in close.
Jimenez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
Porter wants to sweep here but Jimenez controlling him for the moment.
Jimenez looking to pass the guard.
Jimenez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Porter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jimenez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Porter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jimenez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Porter prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Porter.
Porter tries to pull guard but Jimenez won't allow it.
Porter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porter wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
A short uppercut from Porter.
Porter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porter is pressed up against the cage. Jimenez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Porter down to the mat. Porter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Porter scores with a takedown into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Porter tries to pass.
Jimenez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Porter is one step ahead there.
Jimenez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jimenez wants to control the pace but Porter is squirming around nicely.

Jimenez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is looking to improve his position but Jimenez isn't that keen on the idea.
Porter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jimenez mounts Porter! Really nice guard pass there!
Jimenez punching from mount but Porter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Porter is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Jimenez is looking to stand but Jimenez has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Porter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Jimenez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Porter circles away easily
and Porter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Porter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jimenez can pounce on him.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Jimenez shoots in looking for a takedown. Porter tries to sprawl out of it but Jimenez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porter scores a takedown into full mount!
Porter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jimenez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jimenez thows a big elbow that misses.
Jimenez 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.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Porter working a defensive guard but Jimenez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jimenez wants to control but Porter is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Porter wants to improve his position but Jimenez is controlling well.
Porter desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Porter landing rabbit punches to the side of Jimenez's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Porter tries to get to full guard but Jimenez has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Porter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt

and Porter counters with a single leg into guard. Jimenez didn't expect that.
Porter wants to pass the guard but Jimenez is keeping the position.
Porter trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Porter stands up and waves to Jimenez to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a wild body kick that Jimenez sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Porter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Porter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Lance Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter wants to stand and escape but instead Jimenez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jimenez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Porter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Porter gets full guard.
Jimenezis looking to pass into half guard but Porter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Porter is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Porter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jimenez's head.
Porter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Porter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Porter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jimenez some visible discomfort.
Jimenez is being controlled here.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jimenez keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Porter decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jimenez on the side of the head.
Jimenez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jimenez with a poor takedown

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Porter just leaning against Jimenez, taking a breather.
Porter wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Jimenez stops a takedown attempt from Porter.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porter tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jimenez wants the takedown. Porter is fighting it off but Jimenez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Porter's guard against the cage.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Porter wants to sweep here but Jimenez controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Porter's guard.
Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porter is keeping the position for now.
Porter wants to stand but Jimenez is controlling the position.
Porter looking to control but Jimenez passes into half guard.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Porter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jimenez is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!