PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jennings's entrance music is Step Out (by Benny Page). A fine choice. Dewayne Jennings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David King's chin.

Jennings
vs
King

183 cm
21
186 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dewayne Jennings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David King!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws out a loose jab but Jennings uses good head movement to avoid it.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jennings.
Jennings moves out of range as King strikes.
King scores with a hook.
Jennings fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King works over Jennings's head and body with a nice combination.
Jennings misses with a body shot.
Jennings blocks a head kick by King.
Jennings avoids the head kick by King.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King looks gassed!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from King misses.
Jennings lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends King sprawling to the canvas. Jennings follows him down, looking for the kill. Can King hang on?

King is rocked!

It looks like David King has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jennings passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for King!
King is still in real trouble! Can Jennings finish him?
Jennings avoids the attempt from King to control.
King seems to have recovered his senses.

Jennings with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jennings is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but King is surviving well by controlling Jennings's body position as best he can.

Jennings looking to secure an arm triangle but King defends it well.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Jennings controlling the pace for now.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Jennings has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King is squirming around, avoiding Jennings's attempts to control the action.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jennings avoids the attempt from King to control.
King tries to reverse the position but Jennings maintains control.
King squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jennings looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Jennings controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jennings looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jennings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King tries to hold on but Jennings pushes him away.
King is squirming around, avoiding Jennings's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King is controlling an arm, preventing Jennings from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Jennings in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Jennings is going olschool here, as he tries to force King to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so King shrugs it off.
King tries to reverse the position but Jennings maintains control.
Jennings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King manages to regain half guard. Good work.
King tries to roll over but Jennings keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jennings trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
King is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Jennings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King throws a hook to the side of Jennings's head but Jennings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jennings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws a series of punches but Jennings avoids them all with ease.
Jennings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from King.
Jennings takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King misses with a double jab

and Jennings counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends King down! Jennings is looking to finish but King is intelligently defending himself.

Jennings is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jennings thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Jennings from controlling successfully.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jennings manages to get himself to full guard.
Jennings is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jennings swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jennings looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King trying to control but Jennings is working from the bottom.

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.
Jennings looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King passes into half guard.
King looks to land a strike but Jennings avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jennings wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jennings, up you get!
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jennings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Dewayne Jennings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jennings moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Jennings misses with a series of wild punches.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jennings catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jennings has time to react.
King scores with a hook.
Jennings with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jennings moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jennings makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jennings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jennings thumps King with a low kick.
Jennings dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Jennings slips a straight right by King.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King lands an overhand right.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jennings throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Jennings manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jennings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
King throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a leg kick.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jennings throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for King.
Jennings throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Dewayne Jennings is winning the standup battle so far.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Jennings counter with a right hand.
Jennings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Jennings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jennings misses with a double jab.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jennings fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jennings backs up against the cage.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jennings's hands.
King slips a jab from Jennings.
King tries to bum rush Jennings with a series of wild strikes but Jennings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jennings stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jennings misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a hook but Jennings blocks it.
King misses with an uppercut. Jennings saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Jennings there.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jennings counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jennings blocks a jab.
Jennings scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from King does no damage.
Jennings tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jennings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by Jennings there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jennings.
Jennings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jennings tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Jennings throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jennings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King throws the left hand but Jennings avoids the punch easily.
Jennings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Jennings staying out of range there.
Jennings lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jennings.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jennings throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Jennings misses with a wild combination.
Jennings moves away from the strike by King.
King misses with a hook. Jennings ducked under it nicely.
King loads up on a big right hand but Jennings slips the punch.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jennings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jennings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King misses with a hook.
Jennings fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King looks to land a combination but Jennings avoids it well.
King throws a series of punches but Jennings avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jennings.
Jennings works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King scores with a jab.
Jennings connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King misses with a combination
and Jennings counters with an inside leg kick.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King throws out a loose jab but Jennings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jennings fails to land with a series of punches.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jennings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King avoids the body shot from Jennings.
Jennings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Jennings digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Jennings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jennings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jennings scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King loads up on a big right hand but Jennings slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jennings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Jennings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Jennings.
King misses with a straight right.
A combination from Jennings does no damage.
Jennings moves out of range of the strikes.
Jennings misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from King.
Jennings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jennings misses with a hook.
Jennings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King connects with a jab.
Jennings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King takes one on the button.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jennings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jennings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Jennings clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jennings works the jab nicely.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King looks to throw the jab but Jennings is out of range.
Jennings throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Jennings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Jennings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Jennings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jennings throws out the jab.
Jennings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jennings in his tracks.
A big left from King misses.
Jennings punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jennings throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
Jennings drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
Jennings lands a nice looking body shot.
King throws a head kick but Jennings moves out of range.
Jennings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings misses with a few strikes there.
King misses with a straight left.
Jennings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jennings moves away from the strike by King.
Jennings explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jennings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jennings lands a jab to King's midsection.
Jennings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jennings finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Jennings slips under a jab.
Jennings lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jennings counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jennings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by King.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jennings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jennings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jennings buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Jennings throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Jennings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses the jab.
Jennings scoring well with a low kick there.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Jennings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Jennings.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King scores with a one two! Jennings had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jennings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Jennings lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to de liver by Jennings. Beautiful body shot.
Jennings slips under a jab.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jennings on the side of the head.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jennings scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jennings takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Jennings thows a body shot but no joy.
King missing with a left hand there. Jennings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jennings misses the shot to the body.
Jennings moves out of range as King strikes.
A swing and a miss from King.
Jennings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from King.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jennings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Jennings lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King connects with the punch.
Jennings lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jennings circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jennings counters with a nice body shot.
Jennings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jennings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by King.
Jennings lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into rage.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jennings throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jennings counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jennings lands with a nice body punch.
King waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jennings.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King misses with a body shot
and Jennings counters with a leg kick.
King misses the jab.
Jennings lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jennings.
An inside leg kick lands from Jennings.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Jennings had his way with David King in that round.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jennings.
Jennings ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jennings throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a right and a left that Jennings avoids nicely.
King misses with a double jab
and Jennings counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Jennings as he connects with a hook.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Jennings feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Jennings moves away from the strike by King.
Jennings scores with a jab to the body.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King misses with a hook. Jennings ducked under it nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jennings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jennings misses with the combination.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jennings momentarily.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jennings misses the shot to the body.
King avoids the body shot from Jennings.
King misses with a straight left.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Jennings counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jennings swinging wilding here.
Jennings moves out of range as King strikes.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws a body punch but Jennings moves out of range.
King misses with an uppercut. Jennings saw that one coming.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jennings looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King slips a jab and a cross from Jennings.
Jennings walks into a straight right hand from King.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jennings, right into the meat.
King throws a right and a left that Jennings avoids nicely.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jennings with a hook.
Jennings throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jennings.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jennings moves out of range of the strikes.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jennings.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jennings counters with a leg kick.
Jennings fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Jennings throws a quick inside leg kick.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Jennings.
King looks to land a left hand but Jennings moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Jennings counters with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jennings.
King loads up on a big right hand but Jennings slips the punch.
Jennings bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King throws the left hand but Jennings avoids the punch easily.
Jennings comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jennings misses with the combination.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King throws a body punch but Jennings moves out of range.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dewayne Jennings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings throws a nice outside leg kick.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jennings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Jennings lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jennings.
Both fighters circling a little - Jennings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King avoids the body shot from Jennings.
King throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.
King misses with a hook.
King throws a hook to the side of Jennings's head but Jennings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jennings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jennings misses with a few strikes there.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Jennings is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King takes a swing at Jennings's ribcage but misses.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jennings counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jennings goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jennings takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King misses with a straight right.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jennings is out of range and King settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dewayne Jennings showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jennings has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dewayne Jennings!
Dewayne Jennings retains his welterweight title!