PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 1109 p4p, 3163 weight class) and Henry Wallace (ranked 123 p4p, 303 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jimenez
vs
Wallace

167 cm
28
138
9 - 5 - 0

177 cm
31
149
17 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimenez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallace swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Jimenez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Jimenez lands a jab.
Jimenez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henry Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Wallace thinks about the counter body kick.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Jimenez defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Wallace has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jimenez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Wallace defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.

Jimenez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wallace looking to control.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jimenez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jimenez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jimenez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Wallace is not content to let Jimenez control the position.

Jimenez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jimenez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wallace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jimenez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallace is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace holds on to Jimenez's head and controls the position momentarily.

Jimenez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jimenez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
Jimenez works to advance to full mount. Wallace defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wallace is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Wallace tries to hold on but Jimenez postures up.
Wallace is trying desperately to improve position.
Jimenez fails to move to back control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Jimenez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jimenez.
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimenez lands the left hand.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Jimenez lands a head shot.
Wallace throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to counter with a clinch but Jimenez shakes him off and moves away.
Wallace tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jimenez is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wallace gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jimenez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jimenez defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jimenez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace is looking to control Jimenez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wallace avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
Jimenez controlling the action here.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Jimenez is thwarting Wallace's attempts to control the position.

Jimenez 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.

Jimenez is working for a submission of some sort.
Jimenez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
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.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jimenez is working away from the top position though.

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

Jimenez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jimenez wants to take a breather but Wallace is having none of it.

Jimenez is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jimenez to get the leverage.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Jimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jimenez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wallace tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jimenez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diogo Jimenez!
After the fight, Diogo Jimenez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.