PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Jimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tue Pownd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Jimson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jimson
vs
Pownd

150 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Jimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tue Pownd!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimson shoots in looking for a takedown. Pownd tries to sprawl out of it but Jimson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pownd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pownd slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tue Pownd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Pownd has managed to clinch.
Pownd misses with an elbow strike.

Pownd breaks from the clinch.
Pownd slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Jimson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pownd closes the distance and clinches.
Pownd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pownd lands an elbow that stopped Jimson in his tracks for a moment.
Jimson really is a fat lump.
Pownd lands a nice elbow.

Jimson has hold of one of Pownd's legs. Pownd is fighting the takedown attempt but Jimson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Jimson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jimson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pownd working a defensive guard here.
Pownd 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.
Pownd wants to control but Jimson passes easily into half guard.
Jimson moves nicely into side control.

Jimson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pownd is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Jimson!