PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John comes to the cage accompanied by Uilleann Pipes. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

St John
vs
Jenkins

193 cm
28
250 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

198 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

St John shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins wants to stand up but St John is controlling him.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but St John is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.

St John looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
The strikes coming from St John are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
St John throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jenkins tries to escape but St John is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St John swings around for an armbar but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St John's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St John looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Jenkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St John is proving hard to escape from.
St John throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
St John trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

St John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but instead St John has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

St John trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins wants to stand up but St John is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St John trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

Jenkins has his feet on St John's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St John.
St John changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenkins tries to avoid it but St John manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenkins to the ground. Jenkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins tries to counter with a clinch but St John shakes him off and moves away.
Jenkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St John is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

St John manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jenkins on his heels. He'll look to pass Jenkins's guard now, I'm sure.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St John is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin St John dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St John drives through with a takedown into Jenkins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St John prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
St John trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
St John won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John throws a strike but Jenkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Jenkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from St John's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St John had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St John trying to control the position.

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 trying to stand up but can't free himself from St John's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St John shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenkins is fending him off so far but St John persists. Nope, Jenkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St John has his takedown stuffed
and Jenkins counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on St John's shoulder, as St John tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St John.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from St John. St John gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins tries to work over St John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St John is trying to drag Jenkins to the mat but Jenkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
St John has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St John tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
St John avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
St John wants to take the fight to the mat but Jenkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St John.
Jenkins gets underhooks to prevent St John's takedown attempt.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St John backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St John goes for a takedown attempt but Jenkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John has a takedown stuffed.
St John 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.
St John takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Colin St John has been cut.
St John goes for a double leg but Jenkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jenkins continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St John drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jenkins sprawls and moves away.
St John defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
St John shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St John's calf.
St John moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Colin St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St John shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin St John's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

St John dives in for a single leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St John has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by St John or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jenkins counters by clinching up.
St John looking for a takedown.
St John tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.

St John has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jenkins is trying to keep an underhook but St John manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins is trying to stand up here but St John is controlling him well.
Jenkins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St John seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St John lands a nice short elbow.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from St John.
St John looks to land a strike but Jenkins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St John is controlling him.
St John wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins throws a head kick but St John moves out of range.

That's two 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.
St John misses with a takedown attempt - Jenkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from St John. St John gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St John has time to react.

Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jenkins after a bit of a struggle.
St John has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jenkins after a bit of a struggle.
St John drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of St John backwards.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but St John gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins looking to stall.
St John jumps guard but Jenkins stands there with St John around his waist. St John gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as St John controls the action.
St John can't get the takedown.
Jim Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins stops a takedown attempt from St John.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Johns head.
Jenkins tries a body shot but St John blocks it.
St John wants to take the fight to the mat but Jenkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.

St John is rocked!
St John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St John's defenses.
Oh St John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins scores with a shot to the side of St John's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins tries to work over St John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins pushes off an throws an elbow but St John leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St John blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a big right hand that drops St John! The killer instinct kicks in and Jenkins finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jenkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jenkins!
A very excited looking Jim Jenkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.