PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and leo prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jimenez
vs
prime

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, leo prime!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from prime as Jimenez shoots in.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez swinging wilding here.
prime throws a nice looking combination but Jimenez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
prime shoots in but no luck this time.
prime is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimenez.
prime shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez shows good takedown defense.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
prime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
prime dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
prime circles away from the clinch attempt

and prime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
prime misses with a knee to the head.
prime should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jimenez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jimenez jumps guard and drags prime to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to stand and escape but prime is having none of it.
prime would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jimenez wants to sweep but no luck.
prime wanted to stand there but Jimenez had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimenez tries to work over prime's front leg with a kick but prime checks it.
Jimenez wants to clinch
and prime counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
prime misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jimenez tries to land a front kick but prime steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Jimenez pushes prime up against the cage in a clinch.
prime keeps control of Jimenez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

prime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jimenez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming prime to the mat! prime manages to get full guard.
prime is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jimenez is controlling him.

Jimenez gets to his feet. prime looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from prime.
Tony Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of leo prime.

prime pushes Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from prime.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
prime blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
prime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
prime throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.

prime clinches up with Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage.

prime pulls guard.
Jimenez prevents prime from getting back to his feet.
prime has a closed guard, preventing Jimenez from standing up.

prime pushes Jimenez off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for prime with that takedown attempt.
Jimenez with a poor takedown

and prime counters by moving into the clinch.
prime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
prime misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by prime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
prime lands a nice knee to the body.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.
prime dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
No luck for prime with that takedown attempt.
prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
prime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by prime.
prime closes the distance and clinches up with Jimenez, looking for a takedown. prime pushes Jimenez against the cage but Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that is checked

and prime moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

prime with a poor takedown
and Jimenez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jimenez is looking to chop away at prime's legs.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
prime lands a right hook to the body.
Jimenez throws a leg kick

and prime counters with a takedown into side control.
Jimenez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but prime wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

prime stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jimenez throws a left and a right that both miss

and prime counters by clinching up.
prime lands a knee to the head.
Jimenez can't break the clinch.
Jimenez takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
prime tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez wants to break the clinch but can't.
prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
prime tries for a takedown but Jimenez manages to get underhooks.
prime lands a nice elbow.
prime is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jimenez tries to score a body lock takedown but prime shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to break free but prime has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jimenez as prime tries to tie him up.
prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
prime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from prime.
prime lands a nice knee to the body.
prime's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on prime's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

prime darts in and clinches Jimenez up against the cage.
prime connects with a knee to the head.
prime lands an elbow just above Jimenez 's eye.
Knees to the body from prime.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but prime won't allow it.
Jimenez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
prime landing knees to the head.
prime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
prime crunches a lovely knee into Jimenez's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
prime tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
prime tries for a takedown but Jimenez manages to get underhooks.
Tony Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of leo prime.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jimenez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jimenez takes an elbow to the forehead.
prime lands a knee to the head.
prime lands a knee to the head.
prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
prime trying to land knees to the body.
prime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jimenez avoiding damage as prime throws knees to the body.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
prime tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but prime moved away.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
prime fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

prime moves into the clinch successfully.

prime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
prime tries to clinch up.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
prime scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by prime.
Jimenez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tony Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
prime gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

prime clinches with his opponent.
prime keeps control of Jimenez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
prime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from prime.
prime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but prime won't allow it.
prime prevents Jimenez from breaking the clinch.

prime manages to break the clinch.
prime tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
prime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
prime lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

prime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

prime stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jimenez 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 prime has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from prime and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jimenez darts in and clinches prime up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

leo prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

prime forces Jimenez back against the cage and clinches.
prime tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
prime blocks an elbow strike.
prime misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez prevents prime from breaking the clinch.
Jimenez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
prime takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from prime.
Jimenez goes for a takedown in the clinch but prime prevents it.
prime scores with a knee to the head.
Jimenez goes for a takedown attempt but prime pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
prime tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.

prime forces Jimenez back against the cage and clinches.
prime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
prime tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.

prime pulls guard successfully.

prime pushes Jimenez off and scrambles back to his feet.
prime is looking to clinch.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez misses with a double jab

and prime counters by moving into the clinch.
prime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jimenez tries to break the clinch but prime is controlling the position.
Jimenez tries to break the clinch but prime is controlling the position.
prime tries for a takedown but Jimenez manages to get underhooks.

prime breaks from the clinch.
prime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimenez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
prime wants to clinch but Jimenez slips to the side
and Jimenez counters with a nice body kick.
prime scores with a jab to the body.
prime misses with a takedown attempt - Jimenez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
prime missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for prime.
prime shoots in but Jimenez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
prime shoots for a double leg takedown but Jimenez sprawls well. He's pushed prime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
prime shoots for a double leg takedown but Jimenez sprawls well. He's pushed prime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimenez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

prime rushes Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
prime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
prime tries to clinch up.
prime takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
prime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
prime throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and prime moves out of range easily.

prime closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
prime tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
prime landing knees to the body.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
prime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimenez can't break the clinch.
prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by prime.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jimenez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but prime has him pressed against the cage.
Jimenez is pressed up against the cage. prime has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jimenez down to the mat. Jimenez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
prime misses with a takedown attempt - Jimenez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
prime tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez cracks prime with a good jab.
prime cracks a nice hook into Jimenez's ribs.
prime looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
leo prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think prime has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... leo prime!