PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Vianna Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jensen
vs
Vianna Jr

167 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theodore Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Vianna Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vianna Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jensen defends well and Vianna Jr ends up having to push Jensen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Vianna Jr has closed the distance and engaged Jensen in a clinch.
Jensen tries to circle away but Vianna Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Jensen is trying to maintain a safe position but Vianna Jr gets an underhook and turns Jensen into the cage.
Jensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vianna Jr is keeping busy.
Maybe Jensen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Vianna Jr being controlled against the cage.
Jensen can't find room to land a body shot as Vianna Jr controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vianna Jr fails to pull guard.
Vianna Jr jumps guard but Jensen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Theodore Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Vianna Jr.
Jensen stalling the fight.
Vianna Jr has Jensen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jensen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vianna Jr tries to pull guard but Jensen won't allow it.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jensen. No joy for Vianna Jr on that attempt.
Vianna Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jensen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Vianna Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vianna Jr drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.

Vianna Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vianna Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vianna Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vianna Jr tries for a takedown but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vianna Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vianna Jr throws a shot to the body.
Vianna Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jensen backing away here, and Vianna Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vianna Jr goes for a double leg but Jensen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jensen continues to drive forward.
Vianna Jr looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vianna Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jensen but Jensen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vianna Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jensen.
Vianna Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Vianna Jr clinches with his opponent.
Jensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vianna Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jensen stuffs the takedown attempt from Vianna Jr. Vianna Jr gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to clinch but Vianna Jr moves out of range.
Vianna Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a three punch combo that has Vianna Jr backing up. Vianna Jr nods at Jensen to acknowledge the strikes.
Vianna Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vianna Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vianna Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Jensen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vianna Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Jensen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vianna Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Vianna Jr moves into the clinch.
Vianna Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jensen to keep the fight standing.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vianna Jr fails to land the takedown.
Jensen is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vianna Jr lands a high kick!

It looks like Theodore Jensen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jensen wants it to stay on the feet.
Theodore Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Vianna Jr.
Vianna Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Theodore Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vianna Jr is breathing heavily.
Jensen scores with a nice strike.
Vianna Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Vianna Jr forces Jensen back against the cage and clinches.
Jensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vianna Jr jumps guard but Jensen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jensen is pushing Vianna Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jensen breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vianna Jr moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vianna Jr.

Vianna Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vianna Jr moves out of range as Jensen strikes.
Vianna Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jensen defends it well.
Jensen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vianna Jr pinned against the cage. Vianna Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Vianna Jr with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Vianna Jr clinches up against the cage.
Jensen is pressed up against the cage. Vianna Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jensen down to the mat. Jensen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jensen misses with a body kick.
Jensen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Vianna Jr clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Jensen to work.
Jensen is stalling here.
Vianna Jr tries to stall but Jensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vianna Jr manages to break the clinch.

Vianna Jr closes the distance and pushes Jensen back into the cage.
Good body shot from Jensen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Jensen gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Vianna Jr has one foot on Jensen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen slaps away a takedown attempt from Vianna Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jensen leaves Vianna Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jensen tries to counter by clinching up but Vianna Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Vianna Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Jensen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vianna Jr shoots in but Jensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jensen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vianna Jr shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vianna Jr.
Jensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson Vianna Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vianna Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jensen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vianna Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vianna Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jensen is looking to counter punch.
Theodore Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Vianna Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen shoots in for a double leg but Vianna Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jensen has a takedown stuffed.
Vianna Jr throws a counter combo.
Vianna Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Vianna Jr throws a head kick that half lands.

Vianna Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vianna Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vianna Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Jensen won't allow it.
Jensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jensen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vianna Jr is trying to stand back up but Jensen is controlling him
Jensen is thwarting Vianna Jr's attempts to control the position.
Jensen stops Vianna Jr from getting back to his feet.
Vianna Jr tries to roll over but Jensen keeps him under control.
Jensen is nestled in close to Vianna Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vianna Jr's head.
Vianna Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vianna Jr has momentary wrist control but Jensen slips an elbow through the middle.
Vianna Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jensen has passed into side control.
Theodore Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Jensen decides to stand back up.
Jensen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vianna Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Jensen, which made it look bad.
Jensen throws a head kick that Vianna Jr semi-blocks.
Jensen blocks a head kick by Vianna Jr.

Vianna Jr moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jensen effectively controlling the action here.
Vianna Jr tries for a takedown but Jensen manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jensen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Jensen!