PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Jennsensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jennsensen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nine Inch Nails - Right Where It Belongs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jennsensen
vs
Bourne

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Jennsensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Bourne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jennsensen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jennsensen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jennsensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bourne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jennsensen has managed to get both his arms back between Bourne's legs - danger averted.
Jennsensen trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bourne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jennsensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jennsensen trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.

Jennsensen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennsensen tries to bum rush Bourne with a series of wild strikes but Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jennsensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jennsensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jennsensen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bourne trying to keep a closed guard but Jennsensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jennsensen stopping the sweep attempt from Bourne.
Bourne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jennsensen's guard.
Bourne passes into half guard.
Jennsensen is looking to improve his position.
Bourne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is pressing down on Jennsensen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jennsensen is holding on for now.
Bourne wants to control but Jennsensen is keeping him busy.

Jennsensen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bourne trying to pass the guard but Jennsensen defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jennsensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jennsensen is breathing heavily.
Bourne is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennsensen wants to take a breather but Bourne is having none of it.
Jennsensen prevents Bourne from improving his position.
Bourne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jennsensen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jennsensen's back!
Bourne is trying to stick to Jennsensen's back but Jennsensen is turning into Bourne. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bourne's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jennsensen.
Bourne is trying to keep Jennsensen in close.
Bourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bourne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jennsensen wants to control but Bourne is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bourne trying to control but Jennsensen is having none of it.
Jennsensen really wants to buck Bourne off and get back to his feet.
Bourne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jennsensen is trying to escape the mount.

Bourne working for a submission but Jennsensen is keeping him at bay.
Jennsensen is squirming around, avoiding Bourne's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Jennsensen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jennsensen misses with a head kick.
Jennsensen avoids the head kick by Bourne.
Bourne moves in looking to clinch but Jennsensen pushes him off.
Jennsensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jennsensen checks the leg kick.
Bourne stuffs the takedown attempt from Jennsensen. Jennsensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Jennsensen.
Jennsensen avoids the body shot from Bourne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jennsensen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bourne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bourne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jennsensen's guard.
Bourne trying to control but Jennsensen is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennsensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bourne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bourne passes Jennsensen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bourne is thwarting Jennsensen's attempts to control the position.
Bourne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bourne punching from mount but Jennsensen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bourne looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bourne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jennsensen is looking to improve his position but Bourne isn't that keen on the idea.
Jennsensen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jennsensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bourne working the ground and pound effectively.
Jennsensen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bourne.
Jennsensen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bourne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jennsensen is looking to escape.
Bourne throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne scoring with strikes but Jennsensen is staying in there.
Jennsensen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bourne.
Bourne unloads with some shots from mount but Jennsensen bucks and avoids them well.
Bourne throws some wild stikes that Jennsensen manages to avoid easily.
Jennsensen tries to reverse the position but Bourne maintains control.
Jennsensen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jennsensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jennsensen is one step ahead there.
Bourne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jennsensen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennsensen tries to hold on but Bourne pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Bourne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bourne lands with some strikes.
Bourne trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Bourne is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jennsensen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jennsensen shrugs it off.

Bourne looking to secure an arm triangle but Jennsensen defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jennsensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourne as he avoids it easily.
Bourne blocks a head kick by Jennsensen.
Jennsensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jennsensen scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jennsensen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jennsensen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bourne tries to roll over but Jennsensen keeps him under control.
Jennsensen wants to free his trapped foot but Bourne is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johann Jennsensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourne is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne moves into full guard.
Bourne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bourne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jennsensen is one step ahead there.
Bourne is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bourne drops his hands momentarily and Jennsensen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bourne throws a head kick but Jennsensen moves out of range.
Jennsensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bourne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

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.
Bourne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jennsensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johann Jennsensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jennsensen takes a step back to recover.
Bourne tries to land a front kick but Jennsensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bourne jabs at Jennsensen's body.
Bourne is looking to clinch.
Bourne cracks Jennsensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Bourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jennsensen manages to avoid it.
Bourne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bourne, right into the meat.
Jennsensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourne tries to avoid it but Jennsensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourne to the ground. Bourne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jennsensen avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bourne. Beautiful body shot.
Bourne lands with a good body shot.
Bourne is looking to chop away at Jennsensen's legs.
Bourne lands a front kick.
Bourne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jennsensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jennsensen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jennsensen stuffs the takedown.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Jennsensen moved away.
Jennsensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jennsensen takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennsensen throws a head kick that misses
and Bourne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bourne fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bourne is defended easily by Jennsensen.
Bourne lands a slapping body shot.
Johann Jennsensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bourne.
An inside leg kick from Bourne misses.
Bourne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johann Jennsensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bourne.
A head kick by Jennsensen misses
and Bourne counters with a leg kick.
Bourne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jennsensen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bourne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bourne!