PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jingles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jingles
vs
Salem

193 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jingles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winston Salem!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salem wants to slow Jingles down by chopping away at his legs.
Salem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jingles is able to avoid easily.
Salem throws a push kick but Jingles slaps the foot to one side.
Jingles lands with an uppercut that bounces Salem off the cage and back into rage.

Jingles moves into range and clinches up with Salem.
Salem is trying to break free.
Jingles blocking some punches.
Salem misses with the head strike.
Jingles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jingles has Salem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Salem gets underhooks to prevent Jingles's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jingles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jingles tightens his grip and picks Salem up, before dumping him to the ground. Salem manages to land in guard.
Salem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salem is trying to control the position but Jingles postures up.

Salem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jingles is aware though and is defending well.
Jingles is working Salem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jingles trying to control the position from guard on top but Salem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jingles works over Salem with some ground and pound from guard.

Salem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jingles defends it easily.
Jingles is looking to work some ground and pound but Salem has wrist control.

Salem looking for a guillotine here but Jingles defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles advances to half guard.
Salem taking some punishment here, with Jingles in his half guard.
Salem missing with punches from the bottom.
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. Jingles connects with a nice short shot to Salem's temple.
Salem throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Salem looks gassed!
Jingles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Salem looking for submissions off his back.
Jingles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jingles slips a nice elbow through Salem's hands, connecting with Salem's forehead.
Jingles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jingles works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jingles trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salem tries to reverse the position but Jingles maintains control.
Jingles landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jingles tries to control but Salem wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Salem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jingles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jingles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salem is bucking up trying to escape but Jingles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jingles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jingles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salem is trying to escape the mount.
Jingles lands a big shot there that rocks Salem but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jingles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salem throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jingles looking to finish Salem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salem!
Salem is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jingles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jingles breaks from Salem's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jingles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salem hang on?
BOOM! Jingles connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jingles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jingles raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Jingles.
Jingles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Salem is in a horrible position here. Jingles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jingles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salem hang on?
Jingles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salem is trying to escape the mount.
Jingles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salem's face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jingles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jingles with shots to the head and body - Salem looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salem is trying to escape the mount.
Jingles landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jingles is landing with some decent strikes but Salem is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jingles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Jingles.
Jingles cracks Salem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jingles lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jingles landing strikes from the mount and Salem is in trouble!
Jingles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jingles landing strikes from the mount and Salem is in trouble!
Salem is looking to improve his position but Jingles isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jingles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jingles rushes Salem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jingles takes a shot to the head.
Jingles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Salem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jingles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salem misses with a low kick.
Salem ducks under a wild hook from Jingles.
Salem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salem slips under a jab.
Jingles misses with a hook.
Jingles checks a low kick from Salem.
Jingles fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jingles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingles doesn't manage to clinch there - Salem circles away.
Jingles misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salem is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jingles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jingles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salem tries to clinch there but Jingles circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jingles moves out of range of the body kick.
Salem swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Jingles shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salem is trying to get back to full guard.
Salem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jingles working the head and body with strikes.
Jingles lands strikes from half guard.
Jingles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jingles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Salem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jingles clinches with his opponent.
Salem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jingles misses with some punches.
Jingles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jingles gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Salem actively working from the bottom here.

Salem looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Jingles there.
Jingles drops an elbow to the side of Salem's head.
Salem is looking for a sweep. Jingles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jingles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salem!
Salem is in a horrible position here. Jingles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jingles landing strikes from the mount.
Jingles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jingles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salem slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jingles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jingles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jingles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jingles passes to side control.
Jingles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Salem some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salem tries to improve position but can't.
Salem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jingles connects with a decent elbow.
Jingles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salem down.
Salem can't do much from the bottom here.
Salem is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jingles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salem keeps working.
Salem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salem throws a solid leg kick but Jingles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jingles closes the distance and pushes Salem back into the cage.
Jingles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jingles backwards.
Salem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jingles can't get the takedown.

Jingles has hold of one of Salem's legs. Salem is fighting the takedown attempt but Jingles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Salem is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jingles defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jingles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Salem throws a leg kick but Jingles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salem misses with a body kick.
Salem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salem stuffs the takedown.

Jingles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salem throws a head punch that misses.

Jingles is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Salem can't fight it off and eventually Jingles manages to take the fight to the floor. Salem looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Salem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jingles defends it easily.
Salem has momentary wrist control but Jingles slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jingles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jingles cracks Salem with a solid left hand.
Jingles trying to control but Salem is working from the bottom.

Salem working for a triangle but Jingles defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salem has momentary wrist control but Jingles slips an elbow through the middle.
Salem trying to keep a closed guard but Jingles is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Salem tries to keep at a distance but Jingles has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jingles is trying to trip Salem. He has hold of a leg but Salem is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jingles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jingles distracts Salem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Salem has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jingles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jingles trying to control but Salem is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Salem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jingles distracts Salem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Salem has his foot on Jingles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jingles works his way back into a safe position though.
Jingles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salem throws a leg kick that misses.

Jingles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salem's half guard.
Salem trying to control here.
Salem is staying active underneath Jingles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salem missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salem looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Jingles 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.
Jingles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salem with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jingles lands with a punch from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jingles misses with a straight left.
Salem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Jingles has Salem up against the cage in a clinch.
Jingles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salem can do to turn this around?
Jingles unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Jingles tightens his grip and picks Salem up, before dumping him to the ground. Salem manages to land in guard.

Salem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jingles is aware though and is defending well.
Jingles cracks Salem with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingles scoring with punches to the head and body.

Salem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jingles is aware though and is defending well.
Jingles passes Salem's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Salem throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Salem trying to control from the bottom.
Jingles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jingles there.
Salem trying to hold on to Jingles's head to control him but Jingles postures up.
Jimmy Jingles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Salem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jingles trying to control from half guard but Salem is working away.
Winston Salem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jingles moves out of range of the body kick from Salem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jingles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jingles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jingles!