PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's entrance music is Snow- Informer. A fine choice. Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera-Hole In The Sky . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jenkins
vs
Valentine

190 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Jenkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Valentine misses the jab.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Valentine misses the body punch
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jenkins stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins connects with a jab.
Jab by Jenkins.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jenkins lands with an overhand left.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentine wants to clinch

and Jenkins counters with a nice right hand that sends Valentine toppling to the canvas! Valentine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jenkins finish him?!

Jenkins lands a big uppercut and Valentine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Valentine looks OK. Jenkins waves Valentine back to his feet!
Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jenkins counters with a crisp right that sends Valentine to the canvas! Jenkins follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casper Jenkins!
Casper Jenkins retains his light heavyweight title!