PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Botwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimpin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is I'm Destructive. The key to victory for Ben Pimpin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pimpin
vs
Botwin

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pimpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D Botwin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botwin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pimpin misses with a combination

and Botwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Botwin stops Pimpin from getting back to his feet.

Botwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimpin wants to improve his position but Botwin is controlling well.
Pimpin is working hard here to advance position.
Botwin trying to pass the guard but Pimpin defending well.
Pimpin is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Botwin connects with a nice short shot to Pimpin's temple.
Botwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Pimpin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pimpin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Botwin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pimpin is breathing heavily.
Botwin slips nicely into half guard.
Botwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pimpin keeps working.
Botwin prevents Pimpin from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Botwin seems content to control.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Botwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pimpin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pimpin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pimpin misses with the combination.
Pimpin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Botwin.
Pimpin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Botwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Botwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Botwin not doing much here.
Pimpin wants to sweep but Botwin has passed to side control!

Botwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Botwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Pimpin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Pimpin cracks Botwin with an open hand slap.
Pimpin misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Pimpin misses.
Pimpin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Botwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pimpin misses with a double jab

and Botwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pimpin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Botwin is working away from the top position though.
Botwin stops Pimpin from getting back to his feet.
Pimpin is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botwin moves nicely into side control.
Pimpin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

D Botwin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pimpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Botwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Botwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Botwin passes into half guard.
D Botwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Botwin prevents Pimpin from improving his position.
Pimpin pushes Botwin off looking to stand but Botwin dives back in and keeps control.
Botwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Botwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pimpin is looking to escape.
Pimpin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pimpin is looking to get to half guard.
Pimpin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pimpin tries to reverse the position but Botwin maintains control.
Botwin with a couple of short strikes.
Botwin trying to control but Pimpin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You get the feeling that Pimpin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Botwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pimpin's face.
Pimpin is in a horrible position here. Botwin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pimpin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Botwin with a couple of short strikes.
Botwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pimpin is looking to escape.
Botwin prevents Pimpin from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botwin works his way to his opponent's back.

Pimpin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pimpin is trying to break free.
Botwin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Pimpin wants to escape the position.
Botwin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Botwin.
Pimpin tries to roll but Botwin sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Pimpin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Botwin.

Botwin is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Pimpin with him. Pimpin is trying to defend but Botwin has an arm under the chin now! Pimpin grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). D Botwin!