PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Fighter 1 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter 1 comes into the arena with Lou Reed - The day John Kennedy Died blaring out of the sound system. Thurgood Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter 1
vs
Jenkins

192 cm
34
202 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

188 cm
36
197 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Fighter 1!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Fighter 1 moves into the clinch.
Fighter 1 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter 1 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Fighter 1.

Jenkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fighter 1 is trying to keep an underhook but Jenkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jenkins not doing much here.
Fighter 1 is trying to stand.

Fighter 1 manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jenkins clinches up with Fighter 1 and pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter 1 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jenkins or not.
Fighter 1 working aggressively here.

Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter 1 closes the distance and pushes Jenkins back into the cage.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow over the top.

Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Jenkins throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter 1 on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Jenkins blocks the low kick.

Fighter 1 looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jenkins keeping control of the position.

Fighter 1 is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jenkins is just riding it out for now. Fighter 1 eventually gives up the hold.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but Fighter 1 is controlling well.

Fighter 1 is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jenkins defends it well.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.

Fighter 1 wants to work for an arm triangle but Jenkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins trying to hold on to Fighter 1's head to control him but Fighter 1 postures up.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Fighter 1 has control of the leg.
Fighter 1 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jenkins controlling the position for now.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Jenkins managing to control the position.
Fighter 1 trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fighter 1's guard.

Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter 1 keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Fighter 1 wants to stand but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter 1 is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fighter 1 is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jenkins stops Fighter 1 from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Fighter 1 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fighter 1 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter 1 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter 1 blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter 1 backwards.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Fighter 1 lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter 1.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring Fighter 1 dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fighter 1 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter 1 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?

Fighter 1 gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins manages to get back to half guard.
Fighter 1 wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter 1 tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins is pressing down on Fighter 1's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fighter 1 won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is still trying to improve position.
Fighter 1 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jenkins pulls Fighter 1 in close to his closed guard and prevents Fighter 1 from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fighter 1 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fighter 1 has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
Jenkins trying to control the position here.
Jenkins looking to control.
Fighter 1 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jenkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fighter 1 wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jenkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter 1 blocks the body kick.

Fighter 1 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands an uppercut.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.

Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow inside.

Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Jenkins.

Fighter 1 clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fighter 1 just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins looking to stall.
Fighter 1 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position but instead, Fighter 1 has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fighter 1 looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fighter 1 wants to stand but Jenkins has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fighter 1 has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Fighter 1 moved away.

Jenkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fighter 1 to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fighter 1 wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fighter 1 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins has a closed guard, preventing Fighter 1 from standing up.
Fighter 1 looking to pass the guard.
Fighter 1 wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Fighter 1 is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring Fighter 1 dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fighter 1 moves into the clinch successfully.
Jenkins trying to stall but Fighter 1 improves his position.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.

Fighter 1 closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter 1 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter 1 misses with some punches.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Fighter 1 gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins lands a left hand.
Sparring Fighter 1 has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fighter 1 misses with some punches.
Fighter 1 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter 1 lands with a left to the head.
Fighter 1 lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter 1.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter 1 with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter 1 lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkins blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins keeps control of Fighter 1 as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Jenkins.

Fighter 1 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter 1 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jenkins's defenses.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fighter 1 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter 1 slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Fighter 1 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins digs a right hand into Fighter 1's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter 1's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter 1.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Thurgood Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fighter 1 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Fighter 1 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter 1 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter 1 working aggressively here.
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter 1 blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fighter 1 darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
Fighter 1 working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter 1 controls the action.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Fighter 1.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Fighter 1 avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter 1.

Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Sparring Fighter 1 is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter 1.
Jenkins jabs at Fighter 1's body.
Jenkins connects with the punch.

Fighter 1 closes the distance and clinches.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter 1 blocks the body kick.

Fighter 1 closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Fighter 1 scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins tries to break the clinch but Fighter 1 is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter 1 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter 1 trying to land knees to the body.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter 1 throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Fighter 1.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fighter 1 forces Jenkins back against the cage and clinches.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Fighter 1 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Sparring Fighter 1 is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fighter 1 moves into the clinch successfully.

Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.

Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 1 swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter 1.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring Fighter 1 showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter 1, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring Fighter 1!