PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claw Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sukaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sukaka has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jimenez
vs
Sukaka

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claw Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Sukaka!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukaka fails to land the takedown.
Sukaka looks gassed!
Sukaka misses with a head kick.
Jimenez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sukaka counters by moving into the clinch.
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.
Stalling in the clinch from Jimenez.
Sukaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jimenez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sukaka has hold of Jimenez's hands but Jimenez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Jimenez there.
Sukaka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jimenez thows a huge punch but Sukaka dodges it nicely.
Sukaka trying to control here.
Jimenez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sukaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jimenez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sukaka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Jimenez seems content to control.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Sukaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt

and Sukaka counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claw Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez is looking to regain half guard here but Sukaka keeps moving and retains side control.

Sukaka tries for a kimura but Jimenez is defending well.
Jimenez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sukaka tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jimenez controls his leg.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jimenez is trying to control but can't.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jimenez is looking to control Sukaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jimenez avoid being mounted?
Jimenez is pressing down on Sukaka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez pulls Sukaka in to control the position.
Jimenez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jimenez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 not doing much here.
Jimenez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jimenez stands up out of the half guard.

Jimenez gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukaka controlling the position well.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sukaka defending well though.
Jimenez is trying to control the action in half guard but Sukaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sukaka is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jimenez pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Jimenez there.
Sukaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jimenez.
Sukaka missing with punches from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sukaka lands a high kick!
Sukaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sukaka.
Sukaka tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Sukaka throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.
Jimenez misses with a double jab

and Sukaka counters by clinching up.

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 wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukaka won't allow it.
Sukaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jimenez is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukaka has double underhooks.
Jimenez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sukaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jimenez is stalling here.
Jimenez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sukaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sukaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sukaka stalling in the clinch but Jimenez improves position.
Sukaka letting Jimenez take a breather here.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez fails to land the takedown.
Jimenez with a poor takedown
and Sukaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez misses with a takedown

and Sukaka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jimenez's head.
Sukaka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jimenez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sukaka is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jin Sukaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jimenez tries for a takedown but Sukaka circles away easily
and Sukaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sukaka shoots and misses

and Jimenez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Sukaka is defending well.
Sukaka is trying to control but can't.
Sukaka trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jimenez manages to pass to mount!
Sukaka taking shots to the head.

Jimenez working for a submission but Sukaka is keeping him at bay.
Jimenez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sukaka swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Claw Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sukaka looks a forlorn figure.
Sukaka is breathing heavily.
Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Sukaka can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sukaka is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Sukaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sukaka taking shots to the head.
Jimenez raining down shots from the mount!
Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Jimenez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jimenez working Sukaka over with strikes here.

Sukaka is rocked!
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sukaka is still in real trouble! Can Jimenez finish him?
Sukaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jimenez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sukaka is looking to escape.
Sukaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Jimenez dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jimenez cracks Sukaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sukaka tries to hold on but Jimenez postures up.
Sukaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Jimenez.
Sukaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Jimenez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sukaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Jimenez dominating with strikes here.
Jimenez looking to control but Sukaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jimenez dominating with strikes here.
Jimenez lands a heavy elbow.
Sukaka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jimenez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claw Jimenez!