PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceaser Sarney acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jenkins
vs
Sarney

190 cm
25
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarney is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarney.
Sarney tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarney.
Sarney tries to clinch up.
Sarney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins shoots in but Sarney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sarney tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarney with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jenkins prevents Sarney from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow.
Jenkins is pressing down on Sarney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarney is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks the strikes from Sarney.

Sarney actively working from the bottom here.
Jenkins moves into full mount! Sarney won't be happy about that!
Sarney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Sarney is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sarney is squirming around, avoiding Jenkins's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarney is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Jenkins prevents Sarney from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Sarney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sarney is in a horrible position here. Jenkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Sarney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sarney is trying to escape the mount.
Jenkins landing punches.
Sarney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sarney?
Sarney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins controlling from the full mount.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sarney wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Sarney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sarney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sarney is looking to get to half guard.
Sarney looks gassed!
Jenkins unloading with bombs!
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jenkins unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.

Sarney is rocked!
Jenkins controlling the pace for now.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sarney hang on?
BOOM! Jenkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Sarney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sarney?
Jenkins lands a big elbow.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Sarney is still in real trouble! Can Jenkins finish him?
Sarney is in a horrible position here. Jenkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sarney seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins tries to control but Sarney wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sarney ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Leroy Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenkins trying to control but Sarney is working from the bottom.
Jenkins stands and throws Sarney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sarney tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Sarney misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sarney is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jenkins connects with a decent elbow.
Sarney is trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Sarney wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sarney is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins moves into full mount!
Sarney is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarney is breathing heavily.
Jenkins cracks Sarney with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jenkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Sarney is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sarney is squirming around, avoiding Jenkins's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Sarney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sarney is trying desperately to improve position.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sarney's face.
Jenkins trying to control but Sarney is having none of it.
Jenkins dominating with strikes here.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarney can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarney working to try and regain half guard.
Leroy Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sarney tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Sarney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Sarney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Jenkins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sarney is surviving well by controlling Jenkins's body position as best he can.
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sarney hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarney can't escape the position.
Jenkins looking to finish Sarney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sarney!
Sarney slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sarney 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!
Jenkins breaks Sarney's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Sarney working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sarney being controlled here, momentarily.
Sarney keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sarney is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins is working Sarney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sarney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ceaser Sarney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sarney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins slips under a jab.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins prevents Sarney from getting the reversal.
Jenkins raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sarney crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Sarney lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Leroy Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins is trying to drag Sarney to the mat but Sarney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarney misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Sarney as the two fighters clinch.
Sarney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenkins's face.
Sarney tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Sarney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sarney fails to land.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Jenkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sarney trying to get back to full guard but Jenkins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sarney is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sarney can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jenkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarney is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkins lands a big elbow.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jenkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Sarney swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sarney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jenkins prevents Sarney from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sarney can't escape the position.
BOOM! Jenkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sarney can't escape the position.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Sarney is staying in there.
Sarney is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sarney looks a forlorn figure.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarney bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sarney being controlled here momentarily.
Sarney wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jenkins pushes Sarney off and gets back to his feet.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sarney napping and manages to drive through into side control!

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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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