PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. Washington has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Thurgood Jenkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Washington's chin.

Jenkins
vs
Washington

170 cm
36
143 lbs
26 - 28 - 0

169 cm
31
145 lbs
22 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
And Washington tries to counter it with a takedown but Jenkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Jenkins drives through with a takedown into Washington's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Washington keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Washington wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Jenkins lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Washington is trying to keep Jenkins in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Washington tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Washington misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Washington walks into a stiff left hand from Jenkins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Jenkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Washington misses.
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Washington jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Washington gets a double leg takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.

Jenkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Washington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Washington trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Washington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Washington pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.

Washington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jenkins tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Washington throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins keeping hold of Washington's head, controlling as best he can.
Jenkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Washington is working away from the top position though.
Samuel Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington working over Jenkins with some ground and pound. Jenkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jenkins is pressing down on Washington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins looking to control but Washington passes into half guard.
Washington slips a nice elbow through Jenkins's hands, connecting with Jenkins's forehead.
Washington passes into side control, despite Jenkins's attempt to control the position.
Jenkins is not content to let Washington control the position.
Washington working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jenkins tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Washington presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jenkins regains half guard.
Jenkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jenkins trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Washington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Washington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Washington misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jenkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Washington lands with a good body shot.
Washington lands with a shot to the body.

Washington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Washington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Washington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Washington's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jenkins lands punches and elbows.
Washington looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jenkins.
Washington is trying to break free.
Jenkins wants to control but Washington manages to buck him off and is now in Jenkins's guard! Nice work there by Washington!

Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins looking to control.
Washington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jenkins is on top in guard.

Jenkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jenkins defends well.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Jenkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.

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.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
Thurgood Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Washington.
A little feinted left hand from Jenkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Jenkins swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Washington 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Washington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.