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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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133 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Pimentel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur lands a nice looking body kick.
Pimentel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Arthur shoots in for a takedown but Pimentel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arthur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pimentel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arthur doesn't manage to clinch there - Pimentel circles away.
Pimentel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Pimentel.
Pimentel tries to clinch up but Arthur circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimentel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pimentel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arthur trying to control the position.
Pimentel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pimentel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel throwing strikes from guard but Arthur blocks nicely.
Pimentel won't allow Arthur to sweep him here.
Arthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pimentel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pimentel drops back looking for a leg! Arthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arthur manages to kick Pimentel off! Pimentel jumps back into Arthur's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimentel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel works over Arthur with some ground and pound from guard.
Arthur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pimentel controlling from the top position.
Pimentel throwing strikes from guard but Arthur blocks nicely.
Pimentel trying to control but Arthur is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pimentel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arthur wants to get back to his feet but Pimentel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pimentel is stalling in the full guard.
Pimentel distracts Arthur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arthur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pimentel.
Arthur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arthur wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel content to stall in guard here.
Arthur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arthur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pimentel on the ground.
Pimentel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pimentel fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arthur clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pimentel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pimentel.
Arthur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown but Pimentel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arthur tries for a takedown but Pimentel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Arthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arthur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pimentel tries to avoid it but Arthur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pimentel to the ground. Pimentel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pimentel moves into the clinch.
Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arthur has his takedown stuffed
and Pimentel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pimentel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pimentel pinned against the cage. Pimentel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arthur shoots in and drives through. Pimentel sprawls well.
Pimentel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arthur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pimentel somewhat.
Pimentel throws a right hand that Arthur ducks under and follows up with a left that Arthur also avoids with ease.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown but Pimentel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pimentel tries to clinch but Arthur is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Pimentel. No joy for Arthur on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel tries to clinch up but Arthur circles away and keeps his distance.
Arthur is looking to clinch.
Arthur shoots in and drives through. Pimentel sprawls well.
Arthur fakes the leg kick and cracks Pimentel in the body.
Pimentel tries for a takedown but Arthur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pimentel shoots in looking for a takedown. Arthur tries to sprawl out of it but Pimentel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arthur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arthur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pimentel's waist but Pimentel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arthur off to one side.
Joe Pimentel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimentel shoots for a takedown but Arthur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arthur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pimentel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pimentel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arthur but Arthur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur catches Pimentel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arthur has Pimentel up against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arthur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pimentel after a bit of a struggle.
Pimentel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arthur stalling in the clinch.
Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur shoots for a double leg takedown but Pimentel sprawls well. He's pushed Arthur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arthur tries to clinch up but Pimentel circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimentel stuffs the takedown.
Pimentel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arthur on his heels. He'll look to pass Arthur's guard now, I'm sure.
Arthur is looking for a triangle but Pimentel pushes his legs off easily.
Arthur keeping moving, preventing Pimentel from controlling successfully.
Pimentel sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimentel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pimentel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arthur keeping moving, preventing Pimentel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Pimentel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arthur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arthur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pimentel counters with a series of strikes. Arthur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arthur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pimentel is fending him off so far but Arthur persists. Nope, Pimentel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Arthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arthur.
Arthur wants to clinch up but Pimentel keeps it at a distance.
Pimentel moves out of range of the body kick from Arthur.
Pimentel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arthur gets tackled into the cage by Pimentel. Pimentel maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pimentel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arthur prevents Pimentel from breaking the clinch.
Pimentel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arthur pulls Pimentel into guard.
Pimentel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pimentel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pimentel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pimentel chips away with some ground and pound.
Pimentel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur is trying to keep Pimentel in close.
Pimentel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pimentel won't allow Arthur to get back to his feet.
Pimentel stopping the sweep attempt from Arthur.
Pimentel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pimentel trying to control the position from guard on top but Arthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pimentel shoots in for a takedown but Arthur shows good takedown defense.
Arthur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pimentel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arthur somewhat.
Arthur tries to clinch there but Pimentel circles away.
Pimentel with a jab.
Arthur throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arthur's half guard.
Pimentel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arthur is looking for a sweep. Pimentel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pimentel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pimentel working over Arthur with some ground and pound. Arthur looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arthur is staying active underneath Pimentel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimentel slows the pace down in half guard.
Arthur is defending against the submission attempts here by Pimentel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Pimentel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pimentel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Pimentel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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