PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. This should be fireworks!

Jenkins
vs
Sinatra

188 cm
27
190 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
35
201 lbs
32 - 17 - 4

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Cripplers Corner

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Sinatra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinatra tries to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
Sinatra connects with a body shot.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Sinatra blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sinatra will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Sinatra scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Sinatra dives in and grabs Jenkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes down on Sinatra's head and hops out.
Thurgood Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.

Sinatra rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jenkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Sinatra blocking some punches.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins tries to work over Sinatra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinatra tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Sinatra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinatra.
Sinatra lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins is trying to pull guard but Sinatra has him pressed against the cage.
Sinatra lands with a left to the head.
Sinatra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sinatra tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Thurgood Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
A head punch on the inside from Sinatra fails to land.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins tries to work over Sinatra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinatra lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sinatra lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
Sinatra scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Sinatra avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sinatra prevents it.
Sinatra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins is stalling here.
Sinatra can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Jenkins.
Sinatra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinatra struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Sinatra gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sinatra is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Sinatra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sinatra is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Sinatra lands an overhand right.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Sinatra's knee but Sinatra avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Sinatra.
Jenkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
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.

Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Sinatra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Sinatra's knee but Sinatra avoids it well.

Sinatra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinatra blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinatra.
A short uppercut from Sinatra.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Sinatra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra lands a right hand.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinatra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinatra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Thurgood Jenkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Sinatra avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sinatra.
Sinatra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Thurgood Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.

Jenkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sinatra regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Thurgood Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinatra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jenkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sinatra scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Sinatra avoids it.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinatra misses the target.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinatra manages to avoid it.
Jab from Sinatra.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Sinatra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinatra down.

Sinatra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinatra showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Sinatra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sinatra has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ballas Only . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
Jenkins is trying to maintain the position but Sinatra is very close to passing his half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinatra trying to control from Jenkins's half guard. Jenkins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins controls Sinatra momentarily but Sinatra frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thurgood Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sinatra misses with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sinatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Sinatra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins is looking to slow Sinatra down with leg kicks.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Sinatra.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Sinatra is out of range.
Sinatra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinatra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinatra checks a leg kick.

Sinatra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jenkins to the mat! Jenkins manages to get full guard.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinatra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Sinatra keeps trying to improve his position.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Thurgood Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sinatra being controlled here momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Sinatra moved away.
Sinatra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinatra swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Sinatra avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins lands a jab.
Sinatra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinatra as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Sinatra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinatra is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sinatra shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Sinatra throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins defending well as Sinatra loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins lands with a kick to the temple. Sinatra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Sinatra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinatra walks into a straight right hand from Jenkins.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thurgood 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

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