PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jenkins
vs
Wickline

192 cm
21
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
211 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Wickline!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wickline paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wickline clinches with his opponent.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wickline counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wickline keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wickline breaks the clinch.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Wickline counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wickline not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jenkins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wickline sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Wickline tries to pass.
Wickline 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 throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick

and Wickline counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Wickline manages to pull guard.
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.
Wickline has Jenkins pulled in close to control his posture.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Wickline has wrist control.
Wickline is adopting a defensive guard.
Wickline is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins with a nice head shot there.
Wickline lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jenkins!
Wickline content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wickline controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wickline. What's that going to do exactly?

Wickline is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jenkins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wickline raining down shots from the mount!
Jenkins can't escape the position.

Wickline looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to get to half guard.
Wickline controlling his opponent.
Jenkins regains half guard.
Wickline trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wickline is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jenkins missing with punches from the bottom.
Wickline prevents Jenkins from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wickline trying to control from half guard but Jenkins is working away.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but Wickline is controlling well.
Wickline seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jenkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wickline feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wickline showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wickline sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jenkins's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Wickline dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horrible takedown by Wickline or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.
Wickline circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wickline counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wickline.
Jenkins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jenkins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wickline wanted to stand there but Jenkins had control of the position.
Jenkins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jenkins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wickline controlling from the top position.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wickline closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wickline lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Wickline from controlling successfully.
Wickline postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wickline controls the pace.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wickline is stalling in the full guard.
Wickline must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wickline slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Jenkins.
Wickline tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wickline blocks the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wickline decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenkins's guard.
Wickline content to stall in guard here.
Jenkins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wickline wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wickline trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wickline holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Jenkins tries to break the clinch but Wickline is controlling the position.

Wickline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jenkins rushes Wickline and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a combination

and Wickline counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Wickline won't allow it.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wickline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wickline shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins clinches but Wickline breaks the clinch

and Wickline counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickline lands a couple of digs.
Jenkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Jenkins is striking off his back. Wickline thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jenkins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Wickline, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jenkins is pressing down on Wickline's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jenkins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wickline accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Wickline showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wickline moves into the clinch.
Wickline can't break the clinch.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Wickline keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Wickline keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Wickline keeps him there for the moment.
Wickline keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wickline manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wickline counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jenkins won't be happy with that.
Wickline wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Wickline scoring with punches from side control.
Wickline taking a breather here.
Jenkins is trying to improve his position.
Wickline taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wickline wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Jenkins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wickline blocks the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wickline seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.
Wickline tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wickline seems content to control.
Jenkins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wickline blocks the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins is not content to let Wickline control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins wants to clinch but Wickline slips to the side

and Wickline counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickline stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Wickline trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jenkins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins wants to clinch

and Wickline counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wickline.
Jenkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom.
Wickline wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jenkins trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins striking off his back but it's not causing Wickline any problems.
Wickline showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jenkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses

and Wickline counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wickline trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wickline's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wickline pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wickline is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jenkins!
Leroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Wickline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Wickline's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Wickline comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wickline winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Wickline!