PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweety Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tweety Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jenkins
vs
Johnson

190 cm
24
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Firebird Designs

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tweety Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Jenkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Jenkins postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson wants to stand up but Jenkins has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Johnson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Jenkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.

Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Jenkins.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jenkins cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jenkins throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson tries to stand but Jenkins is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Jenkins won't let him.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.

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.

Jenkins turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jenkins manages to end up in side control.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jenkins landing a few strikes.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins drags him back down.
Jenkins landing a few strikes.
Jenkins landing strikes.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Jenkins staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Johnson kicks Jenkins off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leroy Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.

Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
The ground and pound from Jenkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Jenkins throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jenkins struggling a bit here.
Jenkins tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson is trying to ground and pound but Jenkins uses the momentary lack of control by Johnson to regain half guard.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
Johnson is stalling here. Jenkins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jenkins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jenkins throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins working the body and head with strikes.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Jenkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Jenkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jenkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jenkins.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.

Jenkins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Leroy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweety Johnson.
Jenkins cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leroy Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Jenkins working the body and head with strikes.
Jenkins grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Jenkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Tweety Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Jenkins works his way into full mount!
Johnson taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Jenkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leroy Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Jenkins!