PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chavez Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimenez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thrice-artist in the ambulance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dennis Jimenez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sr
vs
Jimenez

170 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chavez Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jimenez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sr manages to get back to half guard.
Jimenez throwing shots but Sr is blocking nicely.
Sr wants to get back to full guard.
Sr won't allow Jimenez to pass to mount.
Jimenez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jimenez trying to control from half guard but Sr is working away.
Jimenez wants to stand up but Sr is controlling the position.

Sr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jimenez pulls his head out easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jimenez counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jimenez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jimenez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 looks gassed!
Sr is looking to improve his position.

Sr looking for subs from the bottom but Jimenez mounts him!
Sr can't escape the position.
Sr is working hard here to advance position.
Jimenez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jimenez takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Sr right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimenez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Jimenez is looking for the choke from the back position but Sr is controlling his hands well.
Sr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jimenez wants to stand but Sr is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sr gets back to half guard.

Sr actively working from the bottom here.

Jimenez wants to work for an arm triangle but Sr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sr looking for submissions off his back.

Sr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jimenez pulls his head out easily.

Sr looking for subs from the bottom but Jimenez mounts him!
Sr tries to improve his position but instead Jimenez has taken his back!
Jimenez trying to control momentarily.
Sr can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sr prevents Jimenez from getting a body triangle.
Sr is really stuck here.
Jimenez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Jimenez has his arm under Sr's chin here. Game over son! Jimenez squeezes tightly and Sr is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Jimenez!