PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born Slippy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Terry Jenkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jenkins
vs
Franco

178 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franco.
Jenkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Franco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jenkins will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scores with a head kick. Jenkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Terry Jenkins has been cut.
Franco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jenkins, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Franco thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franco throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franco.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco ducks right into an uppercut from Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Franco lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Franco thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Jenkins throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Franco slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.

Jenkins forces Franco back against the cage and clinches.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Franco is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Franco blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jenkins.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Begbie Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins moves out of range as Franco strikes.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jenkins duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco walks into a left hand.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franco throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Begbie Franco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Jenkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jenkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Franco lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Franco throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Franco lands a high kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Franco misses with a low kick as Jenkins jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Jenkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco slips a straight right by Jenkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Franco throws a nice head kick!

Terry Jenkins's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Jenkins lands a slapping body shot.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Franco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jenkins thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Franco scores with a head kick. Jenkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
Franco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Franco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Jenkins scores with a hook.
Franco feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Franco ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins checks the leg kick.
Franco throws a chopping leg kick but Jenkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jenkins punishes Franco's body with a nice straight punch.
Franco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins lands a jab to Franco's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Franco throws a leg kick but Jenkins moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franco.
Franco avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Jenkins.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco is looking to chop away at Jenkins's legs.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Franco misses with a low kick as Jenkins jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Jenkins.
Franco throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Franco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Franco lands a head kick. Jenkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franco avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Franco throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Franco staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Franco.
Franco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
Franco throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Jenkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Franco.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franco lands a head kick. Jenkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Franco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Franco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.
Franco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Franco lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Terry Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Terry Jenkins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Franco connects with a leg kick. Jenkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Begbie Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Begbie Franco!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Begbie Franco!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Begbie Franco!

Begbie Franco wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Begbie Franco made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors :: Happy Pills :: and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.