PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Jenkins (ranked 4130 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Kareem Kane (ranked 535 p4p, 529 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine Dragons - Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jenkins
vs
Kane

194 cm
19
213
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
209
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Kane!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jenkins. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Jenkins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jenkins lands a jab to Kane's midsection.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Jenkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jenkins is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Kane trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Kane working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins manages to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.
Kane wants to take a breather but Jenkins is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping control of the position.
Jenkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins trying to control the position here.
Jenkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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.
Jenkins controlling Kane's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alan Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Kane.
Kane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alan Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Jenkins thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Kareem Kane has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Kane drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a body shot.

Jenkins decides to pull guard.
Kane wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Kane is fighting to break Jenkins's control of his arms but Jenkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jenkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kane is aware though and is defending well.
Jenkins pulls Kane in to control the position.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins 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.

Jenkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kane doesn't defend quickly enough and Jenkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Kane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jenkins on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alan Jenkins!
Alan Jenkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.