PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Bob has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bob
vs
Jenkins

212 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
Bob leaves Jenkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Good shot there by Bob.
A head kick misses from Bob.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Bob lands a high kick!

It looks like Mark Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
Bob throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Bob.
Jim Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jenkins.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.

Bob gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bob looking to control.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bob wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Jenkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
A big left from Bob misses.
Bob throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bob tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bob throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jenkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bob lands a nice shot that snaps Jenkins's head back.
Jim Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bob circles away.
Bob throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Jim Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Bob.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Bob lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bob works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jenkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins content to stall in guard here.
Jenkins forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jenkins decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jim Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Jim Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Bob which made him look bad.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins slips a jab from Bob.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Bob misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in but Bob avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Jenkins wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bob lands a high kick!
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Jim Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bob throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jenkins'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.

Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Bob.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bob pinned against the cage. Bob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bob swinging wildly here.

Jenkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Jenkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bob is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but Bob denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins is trying to get an arm triangle but Bob is defending well.
Bob managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jenkins.

Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bob knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but Bob denies him.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Jenkins has knee on belly momentarily but Bob bucks him off and regains half guard.
Bob is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Jenkins is looking to pass Bob's guard but actually Bob recovers to full guard.
Jenkins passes Bob's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins is trying to control. Bob wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jenkins really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jenkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bob tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bob.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Bob.

Jenkins rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Bob taking a breather.
Jenkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bob avoiding damage.
Bob presses Jenkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jenkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Jenkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bob wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins has Bob pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bob wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jenkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Jenkins.
Jenkins moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mark Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Jenkins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jenkins somewhat.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws a head kick that half lands.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a one two combo.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Jim Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jenkins.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Bob lands a head shot.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bob throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily.

Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura here.
Jenkins passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Bob is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jenkins misses with a head shot.
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Bob is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bob is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bob is trying desperately to improve position.

Jenkins has control of Bob's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bob regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bob is squirming around, avoiding Jenkins's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jenkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jenkins! Mark Jenkins retains his heavyweight title!