PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedroca Altamiro (ranked 2275 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Janky Jankens (ranked 323 p4p, 315 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jankens's choice of entrance music: Straight Outta Compton by- NWA. Pedroca Altamiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Altamiro
vs
Jankens

191 cm
21
190
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
190
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedroca Altamiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janky Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Altamiro.
Jankens slips under a jab.
Jankens has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Jankens.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Altamiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Pedroca Altamiro has been cut.
Altamiro works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Altamiro.
Altamiro misses with a hook. Jankens ducked under it nicely.

Altamiro tries to keep at a distance but Jankens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Altamiro blocking some punches.
Jankens lands an uppercut.
Altamiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Altamiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Altamiro breaks from the clinch.

Jankens closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jankens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Altamiro blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altamiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Altamiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Jankens has double underhooks.
Altamiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jankens.
Altamiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jankens lands with a right to the head.
Altamiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankens.
Jankens swings wildly with an uppercut but Altamiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankens tries to work over Altamiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Altamiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Altamiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Jankens clinches with his opponent.
Jankens misses with a punch to the body.
Jankens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Altamiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altamiro blocks an uppercut.
Jankens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Altamiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jankens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jankens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jankens looks to score with a jab to the body but Altamiro is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jankens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jankens throws a combination that misses
and Altamiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Jankens slips under a jab from Altamiro.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Altamiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Altamiro - that landed with a thud.

Altamiro manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Altamiro.
Jankens moves away from the strike by Altamiro.
Altamiro swings widly with a right hand

and Jankens moves into the clinch.

Altamiro breaks the clinch.
Jankens connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens stuns Altamiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Altamiro misses.
Altamiro misses with a hook.
Jankens misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Altamiro.

Jankens has managed to clinch.
Altamiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Altamiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altamiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jankens misses with a looping left.

Jankens closes the distance and clinches.

Altamiro breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Altamiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Altamiro cracks Jankens with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jankens clinches.
Altamiro is trying to break the clinch but Jankens has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens misses with the head strike.
Jankens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Altamiro's efforts to push away.
Jankens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Altamiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Altamiro.
Altamiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jankens looks to land a left hand but Altamiro moved out of range nicely.
Jankens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altamiro.
Altamiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jankens manages to avoid it.
Jankens lands a nice looking body shot.
Altamiro walks into a jab.
Altamiro connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jankens rushes Altamiro and presses him up against the cage.
Jankens misses with a body punch.
Altamiro tries to break the clinch but Jankens is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Altamiro as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Janky Jankens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedroca Altamiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Altamiro lands with a kick to the temple. Jankens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jankens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Altamiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jankens tries to clinch but Altamiro moves out of range.
Pedroca Altamiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Altamiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Jankens.
It looked like Altamiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedroca Altamiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Altamiro throws out a loose jab but Jankens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altamiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Jankens.

Altamiro sends Jankens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Altamiro is motioning to the referee to let Jankens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Jankens is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altamiro circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jankens to the canvas! Jankens doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Altamiro keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedroca Altamiro!
Janky Jankens was interviewed post fight and said 'Fucking janky'.