PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jimenez
vs
Cutler

195 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cutler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimenez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez fails to land the takedown.
Cutler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Cutler avoids it well.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
Cutler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cutler forces Jimenez back against the cage and clinches.
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Cutler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutler won't allow it.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cutler misses with a knee to the head.
Jimenez is looking to break free of the clinch but Cutler has double underhooks.
Jimenez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez tries a knee to the head but Cutler blocks it.
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutler missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cutler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jimenez pulls Cutler into guard.
Cutler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cutler wants to stand but Jimenez is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Cutler wants to stand but Jimenez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Jimenez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cutler is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cutler throws a push kick but Jimenez slaps the foot to one side.
Cutler tries to clinch up.
Jimenez cracks Cutler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez jabs Cutler right on the nose. Cutler blinks but takes it well.

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.
Jimenez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Cutler moves out of range.
Cutler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jimenez.
Cutler wants to clinch
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cutler tries to clinch up
and Jimenez counters with a one-two to the body.

Cutler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Cutler avoids it by throwing Jimenez back against the cage.
Jimenez jumps guard but Cutler stands there with Jimenez around his waist. Jimenez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cutler misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cutler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler scores a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez has had enough of the clinch but Cutler keeps him there for the moment.
Cutler trying to land knees to the body.
Cutler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Cutler has him pressed against the cage.
Cutler trying to land knees to the body.
Cutler crunches a lovely knee into Jimenez's ribcage.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Cutler crunches a lovely knee into Jimenez's ribcage.
Cutler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jimenez counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez checks the leg kick.
Jimenez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cutler tries to clinch up.
David Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutler tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cutler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cutler lands a knee to the head.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Cutler tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Cutler with a knee to the head.
Cutler avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Cutler scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cutler lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutler tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler trying to land knees to the body.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jimenez.
Jimenez has Cutler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cutler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jimenez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cutler misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a knee to the head.
Cutler missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cutler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cutler scores with a knee to the head.

Jimenez is rocked!

It looks like Mike Jimenez has been cut.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cutler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Cutler looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Jimenez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cutler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cutler scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cutler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Cutler trying to land knees to the body.
Cutler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Cutler won't allow it.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cutler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cutler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jimenez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimenez avoiding damage as Cutler throws knees to the body.
Cutler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Cutler lands a knee to the head.
Cutler has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jimenez - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cutler, and another! Jimenez is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). David Cutler!