PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Jimenez

173 cm
27
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.

Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jimenez holds on and takes a little breather.

Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Jimenez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jimenez manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez looking to control.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses.
Thomas distracts Jimenez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Jimenez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimenez trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jimenez can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimenez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Thomas striking off his back but it's not causing Jimenez any problems.
Jimenez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jimenez postures up.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Jimenez trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Jimenez throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Jimenez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jimenez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thomas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jimenez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thomas pulls down on the head and he's put Jimenez to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Thomas!
Michael Thomas really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.