PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pettis
vs
Jenkins

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.
Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Pettis counters with a leg kick.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Pettis.
Jenkins lands a jab to the nose.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Jenkins stalks Pettis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pettis's face. Pettis staggers backwards, shaken.
Bubba Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins jabs Pettis right on the nose. Pettis blinks but takes it well.
Pettis looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pettis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pettis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pettis tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettis dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pettis counters with a head kick.
Pettis connects with a single shot there.
Pettis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and Pettis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Nice shot by Pettis.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Pettis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis clobbers Jenkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pettis cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Pettis avoids them all with ease.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pettis scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pettis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jenkins lands with a nice combination. Pettis backs away looking to recover.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pettis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Pettis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pettis.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis staying out of range there.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a leg kick.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Pettis thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Pettis.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis throws a nice head kick!
Pettis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pettis counters with a head kick. That will keep Jenkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jenkins is rocked!
Bubba Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettis finish him?
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pettis. Pettis obviously looking to wear him down.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
Pettis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pettis.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jenkins gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pettis can't get the takedown.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jenkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pettis - the referee stops the clock and Jenkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pettis. Jenkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pettis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Pettis pushes Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pettis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkins walks away with a smile on his face. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
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!

Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Pettis lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettis scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Pettis lands a high kick!
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis 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.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettis counters with a nice body kick.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pettis.
Good leg kick by Pettis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pettis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Pettis had a free shot at his head there.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pettis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jenkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Pettis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Pettis avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jenkins thinking.
Jenkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pettis needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
Pettis dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pettis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jenkins on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bubba Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Pettis.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pettis. That one must have hurt.
Pettis lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!