PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Javier Jimenez (ranked 2779 p4p, 308 weight class) and Pahani Julmu (ranked 3151 p4p, 329 weight class). The key to victory for Bruno Javier Jimenez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Javier Jimenez
vs
Julmu

180 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Javier Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pahani Julmu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez misses with a left hand

and Julmu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jimenez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Julmu manages to move to mount!
Jimenez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Julmu is working for a guillotine from mount but Jimenez frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julmu misses with a head shot.
Julmu wants to control the pace but Jimenez is squirming around nicely.
Jimenez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Julmu.
Jimenez blocking the ground and pound.
Julmu punching from mount but Jimenez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Julmu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julmu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Julmu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jimenez has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Julmu throwing sloppy strikes.

Julmu working for a choke but Jimenez is defending well.
Jimenez trying to control but not successfully.
Julmu misses with an elbow to the head.

Julmu is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jimenez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jimenez for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julmu controlling from the back.

Jimenez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jimenez is in bad spot here.
Julmu struggling to keep hold of the position.
Julmu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Julmu has the hooks in. Jimenez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Julmu throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jimenez could be in trouble here!

Jimenez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jimenez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Jimenez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Julmu's arms.

Julmu is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jimenez is defending well though. Julmu let's go of the attempt for now.
Jimenez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Julmu.

Julmu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Julmu throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Julmu's arms.
Jimenez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Julmu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jimenez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jimenez covering up well under a series of strikes from Julmu.
Jimenez wants to control his opponent's hands but Julmu gets his hands free.
Julmu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Jimenez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Julmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pahani Julmu 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.

Jimenez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Julmu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jimenez's guard.
Julmu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
Julmu throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez can't keep his opponent in guard - Julmu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Julmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Julmu is keen to just control but Jimenez is a slippery customer.
Julmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Julmu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Julmu stalling.
Jimenez trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Julmu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jimenez trying to hold on to Julmu's head to control him but Julmu postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to get back to full guard.
Julmu wants to take a breather but Jimenez is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jimenez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Julmu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jimenez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Julmu with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Julmu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Julmu controlling from the top position.
Jimenez trying to keep a closed guard but Julmu is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Julmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Julmu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bruno Javier Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Julmu counters with a takedown into side control.
Julmu working the ground and pound.

Julmu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jimenez stops Julmu from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Julmu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jimenez is trying to control Julmu's posture but Julmu avoids it.
Julmu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Julmu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Julmu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jimenez, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Julmu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jimenez, who protects the arm well.
Jimenez wants to control but Julmu postures up.
Julmu lands a nice forearm strike.
Julmu working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez being controlled for a moment.
Jimenez wants to control but Julmu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pahani Julmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jimenez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jimenez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Julmu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jimenez is defending against the submission attempts here by Julmu.
Jimenez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Julmu.
Jimenez wants to control but Julmu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Julmu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez has a hand on Julmu's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Julmu takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Julmu content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julmu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Julmu can't control as he wanted to and Jimenez manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Julmu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Julmu not doing much here.

Julmu is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julmu is taking a breather. Jimenez 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.
Julmu wants to pass the guard but Jimenez is defending well.
Julmu content to control rather than advance.
Pahani Julmu has got the better of the ground game so far.

Julmu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julmu content to control rather than advance.
Jimenez trying to control here.
Well, if Julmu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Julmu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jimenez defending well though.
Pahani Julmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Julmu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Julmu with a series of wild strikes but Julmu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Julmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julmu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Julmu moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Julmu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jimenez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jimenez with a hook.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Julmu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Julmu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Julmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pahani Julmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Julmu 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pahani Julmu!