PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jiminiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jiminiy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Maples's chin.

Maples
vs
Jiminiy

195 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Maples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jiminiy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maples tries to clinch up but Jiminiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Maples throws a low kick, looking for Jiminiy's leg but Jiminiy calmly moves out of range.
Jiminiy tries a head kick but it misses.

Maples instigates a clinch.
Jiminiy takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jimmy Jiminiy has been cut.
Maples using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jiminiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jiminiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Maples has double underhooks.
Maples tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maples drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maples tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maples with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maples connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jiminiy's face.
Jiminiy tries to break free but Maples pushes him back against the cage.
Jiminiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Maples.
Jiminiy is trying to break free.
Maples is trying to push Jiminiy away but Jiminiy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maples wants to break free but Jiminiy has control.
Maples is trying to stall.
Maples has Jiminiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jiminiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Maples. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiminiy is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminiy wants to break free but Maples has control.
Maples wants to take the fight to the mat but Jiminiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jiminiy is trying to push Maples away but Maples has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maples throws an elbow but misses.
Jiminiy tries to break free but Maples pushes him back against the cage.
Maples misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiminiy.
Maples tries to land a knee to the head but Jiminiy blocks with his arms.
Jiminiy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maples misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maples just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jiminiy's brow.
Jiminiy avoiding damage as Maples throws knees to the body.
Maples with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jiminiy takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminiy wants to break free but Maples has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maples throws an elbow but misses.
Maples is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jiminiy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maples prevents Jiminiy from breaking the clinch.
Maples creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jiminiy is trying to break the clinch but Maples is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiminiy.
Maples misses with an elbow strike.
Jiminiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Maples has double underhooks.
Jiminiy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jiminiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Maples.
Jiminiy tries to break the clinch but Maples is controlling the position.
Maples is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maples using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jiminiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jiminiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maples wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jiminiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Maples.
Maples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiminiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maples connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jiminiy's face.
Maples tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maples is breathing heavily.
Maples working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maples throws an elbow but it misses.
Maples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiminiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Maples dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jiminiy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jiminiy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maples wants to clinch but Jiminiy slips to the side
and Jiminiy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maples thinking.
George Maples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maples fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiminiy lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Maples is looking to close the distance but Jiminiy sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Maples crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Maples is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jimmy Jiminiy!
Our winner, Jimmy Jiminiy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.