PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 821 p4p, 99 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 1354 p4p, 171 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dias Jimenez
vs
Vurny

184 cm
40
195 lbs
37 - 23 - 1

187 cm
35
203 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Beer or Fear

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vurny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dias Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Vurny postures up in Dias Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Dias Jimenez is keeping the position.
Vurny slips nicely into half guard.
Dias Jimenez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vurny is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Dias Jimenez as he works his way to full guard.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias Jimenez is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Dias Jimenez wants to sweep but no luck.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny is looking to advance position but Dias Jimenez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Vurny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dias Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dias Jimenez looking to control but Vurny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vurny working to try and regain half guard.
Dias Jimenez looking to control but Vurny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dias Jimenez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dias Jimenez controlling the pace for now.
Vurny is working to get back to half guard.
Vurny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vurny working to try and regain half guard.
Dias Jimenez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dias Jimenez'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.
Vurny is desperately trying to improve his position but Dias Jimenez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dias Jimenez controlling from the full mount.
Vurny is squirming around, avoiding Dias Jimenez's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Vurny keeps trying to improve his position.
Vurny is still trying to improve position.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Vurny is having none of it.
Dias Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Vurny is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dias Jimenez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vurny is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dias Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Dias Jimenez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Vurny throws a shot from downtown. Dias Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Vurny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Dias Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vurny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dias Jimenez.

Vurny gets the takedown into side control.

Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dias Jimenez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dias Jimenez taking a bit of punishment here - Vurny scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vurny.
Vurny is staying tight to Dias Jimenez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dias Jimenez is looking for a sweep.

Vurny looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vurny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vurny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Vurny crashes against the mat.
Vurny fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vurny working the strikes but Dias Jimenez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny throwing shots but Dias Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Vurny throwing shots but Dias Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Well, if Vurny 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.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Dias Jimenez's temple.
Vurny stalling.
Vurny wants to control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him busy.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Dias Jimenez defending well.

Vurny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vurny.
Vurny trying to mount his opponent but Dias Jimenez defends it.
Vurny looks to land a strike but Dias Jimenez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

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.
Vurny is looking to pass into half guard but Dias Jimenez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dias Jimenez is in guard.

Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Vurny has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dias Jimenez wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Vurny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Dias Jimenez is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias Jimenez won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dias Jimenez lands a body shot.
Vurny goes for a double leg but Dias Jimenez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dias Jimenez continues to drive forward.
Vurny scores with a nice head shot.
Dias Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Vurny is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vurny closes the distance and clinches up with Dias Jimenez, looking for a takedown. Vurny pushes Dias Jimenez against the ropes but Dias Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Vurny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dias Jimenez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vurny somewhat.
As Vurny tries to get set, Dias Jimenez tries to push him back and clinch up but Vurny manages to avoid the attempt.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Vurny lands with a hook. Dias Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Dias Jimenez misses.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dias Jimenez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a high kick!
Vurny throws a series of punches but Dias Jimenez avoids them all with ease.

Vurny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny throws an elbow that misses. Dias Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vurny's guard. Nice move by Dias Jimenez!

Dias Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now.

Dias Jimenez stands up from Vurny's guard - Dias Jimenez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vurny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vurny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dias Jimenez.
Jab from Dias Jimenez.

Vurny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dias Jimenez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vurny.
The strikes coming from Vurny are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vurny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vurny working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vurny scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurny misses with the ground and pound.
Vurny taking a breather here.
Vurny trying to control the position but Dias Jimenez is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vurny wants to control but Dias Jimenez is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Vurny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Vurny is trying to get an arm triangle but Dias Jimenez is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dias Jimenez 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.