PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Norris
vs
Jenkins

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt.
Jenkins misses with a takedown

and Norris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jenkins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Norris is now in half guard.

Norris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jenkins defends it well.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is defending well.
Norris passes the guard and advances to mount!
Norris blocks Jenkins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norris has hold of Jenkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jenkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jenkins swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Norris is working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkins frees his head quite easily.
Jenkins has given up his back here.
Jenkins manages to reverse the position and now he's in Norris's guard. Nice work there by Jenkins.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.

Norris has his foot on Jenkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jenkins works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Norris is breathing heavily.

Norris had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenkins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norris Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenkins's back instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins trying to control but not successfully.
Jenkins rolls, trying to escape but Norris keeps control of the position.
Jenkins rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jenkins manages to get to full guard.

Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins is looking for a triangle but Norris pushes his legs off easily.

Jenkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Norris 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.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Norris is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.

Norris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jenkins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Norris has Jenkins in his guard.
Jenkins thows a big elbow that misses.

Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jenkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chuck Norris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jenkins connects with a high kick.
Norris shoots and misses
and Jenkins counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
Norris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Norris taking a bit of punishment here - Jenkins scoring with strikes.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Jenkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris gets back to half guard.

Jenkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norris moves into full guard.

Jenkins is sitting in close to Norris's body. Norris has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jenkins is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jenkins is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Norris.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). chuck Norris!