PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Steele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jenkins
vs
Steele

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Julius Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Steele looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Steele lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steele controlling from the full mount.
Steele raining down shots from the mount!
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
Steele content just to control the position here.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steele on the ground.
Jenkins working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Steele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele raining down shots from the mount!
Jenkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steele postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jenkins looks a forlorn figure.
Jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to finish Jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jenkins!
Steele dominating with strikes here.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins can't escape the position.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Jenkins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steele controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Steele is working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkins frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Steele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Jenkins checks it.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Steele counters by clinching up.

Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julius Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins lands a jab.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Jenkins was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with the body kick

and Steele moves into the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.
Steele keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele stalling.

Steele manages to break the clinch.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steele's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
Steele moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Julius Jenkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.

Steele forces Jenkins back against the cage and clinches.
Steele keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.

Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jenkins trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenkins into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Steele has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jenkins after a bit of a struggle.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins letting Steele take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julius Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.

Steele feints and as Jenkins raises his hands in defense, Steele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele is stalling in the full guard.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steele landing some decent shots from guard.
Steele controls from within his opponent's guard.
Steele works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face as Steele controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Steele is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jenkins looks calm but he's in trouble here. Steele gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jenkins is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Steele lets go of the hold and Jenkins can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Logan Steele!
Our winner, Logan Steele, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.