PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jenks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephraim Chelohmp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelohmp has chosen Tant qu on pourras as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jenks
vs
Chelohmp

183 cm
24
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jenks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ephraim Chelohmp!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelohmp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenks slips a jab and a cross from Chelohmp.
Chelohmp throws a right hand that Jenks ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenks also avoids with ease.
Chelohmp misses with a looping left.

Jenks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chelohmp was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jenks stopping the sweep attempt from Chelohmp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelohmp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenks 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.
Chelohmp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chelohmp looking for a sweep. Not yet Chelohmp, not yet.
Jenks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenks scoring with some ground and pound.
Jenks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chelohmp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

and Jenks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chelohmp won't be happy with that.
Chelohmp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chelohmp looks gassed!
Chelohmp wants to improve his position but Jenks is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelohmp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chelohmp taking some punishment here, with Jenks in his half guard.
Jenks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chelohmp tries to roll over but Jenks keeps him under control.
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. Jenks connects with a nice short shot to Chelohmp's temple.
Chelohmp wants to improve his position but Jenks is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chelohmp on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jenks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenks slips a nice elbow through Chelohmp's hands, connecting with Chelohmp's forehead.
Jenks working Chelohmp over with strikes.
Jenks working Chelohmp over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenks winds up and cracks Chelohmp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jenks lands strikes from half guard.
Jenks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jenks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenks landing punches.
Jenks with shots to the head and body - Chelohmp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenks unloading with bombs!
Jenks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chelohmp wants to control but Jenks is having none of it.
Jenks looking to finish Chelohmp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chelohmp!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chelohmp tries to hold on but Jenks pushes him away.
Jenks lands a heavy elbow.
Jenks working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jenks dominated that round.
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.

Jenks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chelohmp did well to prevent Jenks getting side control.
Chelohmp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenks.
Jenks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenks slips a nice elbow through Chelohmp's hands, connecting with Chelohmp's forehead.
Jenks throws a strike but Chelohmp avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chelohmp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chelohmp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jenks thows a big elbow that misses.
Jenks won't allow Chelohmp to sweep him here.
Jimmy Jenks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chelohmp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenks stands up over Chelohmp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenks thows a big elbow that misses.
Jenks throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chelohmp's head.
Chelohmp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenks throws a strike but Chelohmp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chelohmp wants to stand and escape but instead Jenks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenks throwing strikes from guard but Chelohmp blocks nicely.
Jenks throwing strikes but missing.
Chelohmp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenks.
Jenks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenks thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chelohmp's head.
Jenks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chelohmp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jenks throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chelohmp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenks prevents Chelohmp from getting back to his feet.
Chelohmp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenks is in close to Chelohmp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jenks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jenks connects with a couple of short punches.
Chelohmp is striking from the bottom but Jenks uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jenks prevents Chelohmp from improving his position.
Jenks drops an elbow to the side of Chelohmp's head.
Chelohmp tries to get to full guard but Jenks has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jenks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jenks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jenks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chelohmp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenks.
Jenks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenks throwing shots but Chelohmp is blocking nicely.
Jenks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelohmp wants to get back to his feet.
Jenks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chelohmp's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenks lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chelohmp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenks's head.
Chelohmp looks to land a combination. Jenks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chelohmp with a hook.
Chelohmp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jenks scores with a takedown into Chelohmp's guard.
Chelohmp wants to get back to his feet but Jenks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chelohmp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenks scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelohmp wants to sweep here but Jenks controlling him for the moment.
Jenks stands up over Chelohmp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenks chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chelohmp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chelohmp can do to turn this around?
Chelohmp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jenks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chelohmp's head.
Jenks lands a couple of digs.
Jenks slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelohmp has hold of Jenks's hands but Jenks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chelohmp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenks.
Jenks is nestled in close to Chelohmp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jenks is thwarting Chelohmp's attempts to control the position.
Jenks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chelohmp's head.
Chelohmp tries to get to full guard but Jenks has control of the leg.
Jenks working Chelohmp over with strikes.
Chelohmp wants to control but Jenks is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jenks is nestled in close to Chelohmp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chelohmp is looking to improve his position.
Jenks lands strikes from half guard.
Ephraim Chelohmp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenks lands strikes from half guard.

Chelohmp actively working from the bottom here.
Jenks working the head and body with strikes.
Jenks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenks working Chelohmp over with strikes.
Jimmy Jenks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jenks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenks, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jenks!