PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Wimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Civintiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wimms
vs
Civintiani

188 cm
25
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Wimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Civintiani!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Civintiani tries a head kick but it misses.
Civintiani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Civintiani thows a body kick. Wimms tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Civintiani takes a swing at Wimms's ribcage but misses.
Civintiani darts in trying to clinch

and Wimms counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Civintiani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wimms is working away from the top position though.
Wimms tries to pass the half guard into mount. Civintiani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wimms performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Civintiani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wimms. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wimms works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wimms goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Civintiani has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wimms but great work by Civintiani.
Wimms is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimms manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wimms manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wimms controlling the position.
Civintiani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wimms manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Wimms looking for a guillotine from mount but Civintiani is having none of it.
Wimms prevents Civintiani from getting the reversal.
Wimms content just to control the position here.
Wimms throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimms controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wimms wants to take his opponent's back but Civintiani doesn't allow it.
Civintiani is looking to improve his position but Wimms isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wimms content just to control the position here.
Wimms seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Civintiani for as long as he can get away with.
Civintiani wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimms controlling the pace for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Wimms.

Wimms instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Wimms.

Civintiani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Civintiani is looking to chop away at Wimms's legs.
Civintiani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wimms.
Civintiani pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wimms back to the cage. Civintiani follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jim Wimms has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Civintiani misses with a hook. Wimms ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Civintiani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wimms's hands.

Wimms shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Civintiani wants to improve his position but Wimms is controlling well.
Wimms perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Civintiani trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wimms is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Wimms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Wimms's cut.
That's time! Wimms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wimms.
Civintiani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wimms.
Civintiani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Civintiani throws a right hand that Wimms ducks under and follows up with a left that Wimms also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Civintiani both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Wimms does no damage.
Civintiani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Civintiani throws a wild body kick that Wimms sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Civintiani misses.
Civintiani misses with a straight right.
Wimms throws an off balance right hand
and Civintiani counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Civintiani misses.
Wimms tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Civintiani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Civintiani misses with a double jab.
Civintiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco Civintiani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Civintiani throws a head kick that misses.
Civintiani is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Civintiani.

Wimms closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wimms lands in his opponent's guard.
Civintiani is wriggling around but Wimms manages to pass to half guard.
Wimms stalling.
Wimms prevents Civintiani from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimms is controlling the pace.
Civintiani is looking for a sweep. Wimms is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wimms is taking a breather. Civintiani says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wimms passes to full mount!

Wimms looking for a guillotine from mount but Civintiani is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wimms tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Civintiani is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimms controlling from the full mount.
Civintiani prevents Wimms from taking his back.
Civintiani tries to reverse the position but Wimms maintains control.

Wimms jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Civintiani manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Civintiani trying to remain calm as Wimms controls from the top position.
Wimms tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jim Wimms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Civintiani seems a little lost for a moment, as Wimms dominates the positioning.
Civintiani is looking for a sweep.
Wimms just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wimms's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wimms scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Civintiani to see if he's OK.
Wimms takes a little break here. Civintiani wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Wimms wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Wimms closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Civintiani gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wimms regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Wimms dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Wimms's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wimms misses with a body shot.
Civintiani misses the shot to the body.
Civintiani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Civintiani loads up on a big right hand but Wimms slips the punch.
Wimms staying out of range there.
Wimms avoids the head kick by Civintiani.
Wimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Civintiani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Civintiani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Civintiani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Civintiani tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco Civintiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wimms misses with the combination.
Wimms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Civintiani manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Civintiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Civintiani tries to clinch up but Wimms circles away and keeps his distance.
Wimms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Civintiani.
Civintiani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wimms missing with a left hand there. Civintiani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Civintiani tries to clinch up.
Civintiani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wimms drives through with a takedown into Civintiani's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wimms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wimms passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wimms controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wimms is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Civintiani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Wimms wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Civintiani, who protects the arm well.
Civintiani prevents Wimms from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimms throws a strike aimed at the side of Civintiani's head but Civintiani avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Civintiani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Wimms!