PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jenkings
vs
Carter

185 cm
22
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leeroy Jenkings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkings moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jenkings.

Jenkings closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Jenkings avoiding damage.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Jenkings keeps him there for the moment.
Carter tries to score a body lock takedown but Jenkings shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Leeroy Jenkings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Jenkings swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkings blocks a jab.
Carter throws a combination that misses

and Jenkings moves into the clinch.
Jenkings lands a knee to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like James Carter has been cut.
Jenkings with a knee to the head.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.

Carter decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkings tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkings controls the pace.
Jenkings is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Jenkings wants to stand and escape but instead Carter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Jenkings keeps moving.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Carter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Carter won't allow Jenkings to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkings is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkings seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Jenkings looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkings, not yet.
Carter wants to control from the top but Jenkings keeps moving.
Jenkings trying to control the position.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkings wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Jenkings wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jenkings there!

Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkings is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkings tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jenkings tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Jenkings is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Carter unloads with some shots from mount but Jenkings bucks and avoids them well.
Jenkings is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Jenkings working to try and regain half guard.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Carter avoids the attempt from Jenkings to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkings is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkings wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jenkings holds on to Carter around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Carter looking to control but Jenkings is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Jenkings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Carter's cut.
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.

Jenkings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Leeroy Jenkings has been cut.
Carter misses with a hook. Jenkings ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkings's shoulder, as Jenkings tries to avoid the shot.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkings is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Jenkings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jenkings counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jenkings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkings throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Jenkings looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Jenkings gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jenkings holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Jenkings throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkings misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkings with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkings.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jenkings closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenkings tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leeroy Jenkings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.
Jenkings looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkings.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkings walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkings dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings moves away from the strike by Carter.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jenkings tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Jenkings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body punch

and Jenkings counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenkings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkings misses with the head strike.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter wants to break free but Jenkings has control.
Jenkings misses with a knee strike.
Carter wants to break free but Jenkings has control.
Jenkings tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Jenkings stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter presses Jenkings against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkings walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkings wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Carter misses.
Jenkings tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkings.
Carter connects with a right hand. Jenkings shakes it off.
Carter takes a swing at Jenkings's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy Jenkings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter cracks Jenkings with an open hand slap.
Jenkings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkings tries to clinch up.
Jenkings slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Jenkings wants to clinch.
Carter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkings manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jenkings closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Jenkings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws a body punch but Jenkings moves out of range.
Jenkings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jenkings tries to clinch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.

Leeroy Jenkings's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Jenkings walks into a jab.
Jenkings tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkings drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Leeroy Jenkings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenkings takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jenkings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenkings needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.

Jeez, Leeroy Jenkings's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands with a straight right. Jenkings didn't see that one coming.
Carter throws a combination. Jenkings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leeroy Jenkings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Carter!