PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 3 little pigs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jenkins
vs
Man

190 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

200 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jenkins's waist but Jenkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Man swings widly with a right hand

so Jenkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Jenkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Jenkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Jenkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins is working hard here to advance position.
Man is not content to let Jenkins control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Man!
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Man's face.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins is really struggling to control Man but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jenkins 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.

Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Jenkins working the strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands strikes from half guard.
Jenkins tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Man!
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jenkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man can't escape the position.
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jenkins tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily

and Man counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Bambooo Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Jenkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Man misses with an uppercut

and Jenkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bambooo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jenkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jeremy Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Jenkins advances to mount.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jenkins!