PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoud Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Newton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Chance. Jenkins has chosen Roots Bloody Roots- Sepultura as his entrance music. Mamoud Jenkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Newton
vs
Jenkins

179 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 Helsinki, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mamoud Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenkins blocks the strikes from Newton.
Jenkins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Newton tries to improve position but can't.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newton is trying to get back to half guard.
Newton manages to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is looking to advance position but Newton won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jenkins gets caught flat footed, as Newton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Newton prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins is trying to keep Newton in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Newton stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Jenkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Newton slips nicely into half guard.
Newton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Newton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton works his way into side control.
Newton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.

Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newton landing strikes.
Jenkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Newton working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is looking for a sweep.
Newton working the head with strikes.
Newton tries to advance to mount but Jenkins denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jenkins down.
Jenkins taking a bit of punishment here - Newton scoring with strikes.
Newton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Newton is putting a hurting on Jenkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jenkins tries to bench press Newton off him but Newton keeps the position.
Newton grinds an elbow into Jenkins's temple.

Newton tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Jenkins is pushing Newton's head away, looking to escape. Newton manages to hold on to the position though.
Jenkins taking a bit of punishment here - Newton scoring with strikes.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Newton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Newton passes to side control.
Newton lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jenkins tries to improve position but can't.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Newton connects with a decent elbow.
Jenkins is looking to regain half guard here but Newton keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Newton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Newton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jenkins down.
Newton scoring with punches from side control.
Newton cracks Jenkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton working the ground and pound from side control.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jenkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.
Jenkins tries to improve position but can't.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jenkins tries to bench press Newton off him but Newton keeps the position.
Jenkins taking a bit of punishment here - Newton scoring with strikes.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Newton working the body and head with strikes.
Newton lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jenkins!
Newton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Isaac Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jenkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a nice shot to the head.
Newton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Newton finish him?
Newton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Newton with good strikes from the mount here!
Newton with good strikes from the mount here!
Newton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Newton postures up.
Newton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
Newton working Jenkins over with strikes here.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Newton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Newton lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton with a couple of short strikes.
Newton lands with some strikes.
Jenkins tries to lock up and control but Newton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newton breaks from Jenkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newton landing shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newton landing strikes from the mount.
Newton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
A nice elbow there by Newton.
Jenkins wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton unloading with bombs!
Jenkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton landing punches.
Newton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jenkins looks a forlorn figure.
Newton landing strikes from the mount and Jenkins is in trouble!
Jenkins tries to reverse the position but Newton maintains control.
Newton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Newton lands a big elbow.
Jenkins can't escape the position.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Newton looking to finish Jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jenkins!
BOOM! Newton connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton scoring with strikes but Jenkins is staying in there.
Newton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jenkins?
Newton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jenkins hang on?
Newton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Newton breaks from Jenkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jenkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Newton scoring with strikes but Jenkins is staying in there.
Newton cracks Jenkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton cracks Jenkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newton with shots to the head and body - Jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Newton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Newton with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jenkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jenkins.

Jenkins gets to his feet - Newton follows without any prompting.

Newton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Newton postures up.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Newton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenkins's back!
Newton lands a shot to the head.
Newton is trying to stick to Jenkins's back but Jenkins is turning into Newton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Newton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jenkins.
Jenkins trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins postures up in Newton's guard and throws a big left but Newton blocks it.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Newton looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Newton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Newton stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Newton slips an elbow through the middle.
Newton working some strikes from top position.
Newton looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Newton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Newton tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Newton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Newton is proving a slippery customer.
Newton passes Jenkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Jenkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jenkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Newton gets back to half guard.
Newton is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Newton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Newton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jenkins taking some punishment here, with Newton in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenkins won't allow Newton to pass to mount.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins has hold of Newton's hands but Newton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mamoud Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Newton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Newton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jenkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Newton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Newton looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Newton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Newton!