PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sherk
vs
Jenkins

168 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iain Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sherk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sherk is trying to trip Jenkins. He has hold of a leg but Jenkins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sherk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sherk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Sherk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherk cracks Jenkins with a solid left hand.
Sherk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jenkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Sherk postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk lands a couple of elbows.
Jenkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Sherk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sherk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sherk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sherk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sherk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins is looking to control Sherk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jenkins avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk passes into side control, despite Jenkins's attempt to control the position.
Check out the look on Sherk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jenkins is looking to regain half guard here but Sherk keeps moving and retains side control.
Sherk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
Jenkins is looking to reverse the position.
Sherk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sherk trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Sherk scores with punches from side control.
Sherk just content to control the position.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sherk in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sherk looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sherk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sherk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jenkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sherk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sherk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jenkins looks winded!
Ground and pound from Sherk.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sherk lands a nice short elbow.
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Sherk finish him?
Jenkins taking some punishment here, with Sherk in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherk lands a big elbow - Jenkins is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sherk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sherk!
Mark Sherk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.