PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Mahkno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and leroy 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.

Mahkno
vs
Jenkins

174 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Mahkno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahkno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Mahkno in a clinch.
Mahkno tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Mahkno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jenkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jenkins rushes Mahkno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahkno managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.

Jenkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jenkins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Mahkno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jenkins sprawls well initially but Mahkno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jenkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mahkno manages to move to mount!
A nice elbow there by Mahkno .
Jenkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Jenkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mahkno .
Mahkno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Jenkins really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkno lands a big elbow.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Mahkno pushes him away.
Mahkno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Mahkno lands a nice shot to the head.
Jenkins throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mahkno . What's that going to do exactly?
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Mahkno is keeping the position.
Mahkno working a defensive guard here.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Mahkno keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mahkno looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahkno , not yet.
Mahkno managing to control the position.
Jenkins wanted to stand there but Mahkno had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahkno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mahkno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jenkins's guard now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahkno with a nice head shot there.

Jenkins has his feet on Mahkno 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Jenkins darts in and clinches Mahkno up against the cage.
Jenkins has Mahkno pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahkno blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahkno prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.

Mahkno pulls Jenkins into guard.
Jenkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mahkno is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno trying to strike off his back.
Jenkins stands and throws Mahkno 's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Jenkins decides to stand back up.

Mahkno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mahkno showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins tries to kick Mahkno off but Mahkno keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mahkno moves nicely into side control.
Jenkins prevents Mahkno from improving position.
Mahkno lands a few punches from side control.
Mahkno cracks Jenkins with a big elbow.
Mahkno landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mahkno wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Jenkins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno scoring with punches and elbows.
Jenkins is looking to regain half guard here but Mahkno keeps moving and retains side control.
Mahkno lands a decent elbow from side control.

Mahkno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahkno moves into full mount!
Mahkno wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins wants to control but Mahkno is having none of it.
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahkno takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Mahkno keeps the fight on the outside.

Jenkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jenkins kicks Mahkno off and gets to his feet.

Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jenkins wants to stand but Mahkno has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mahkno wants to get back to full guard.
Mahkno trying to control here.
Jenkins is pressing down on Mahkno 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahkno is holding on for now.
Mahkno tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jenkins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mahkno is squirming around, avoiding Jenkins's attempts to control the action.
Mahkno 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.

Jenkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mahkno has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkno is just holding on here. Jenkins manages to take his back.
Jenkins wants to control but Mahkno is keeping busy.

Mahkno is in a bad position with Jenkins working for a choke. Mahkno manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Mahkno is in close to Jenkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mahkno won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Mahkno won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.

Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahkno . Mahkno gets slowly back to his feet.

Jenkins shoots in and bounces Mahkno off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Jenkins gets to his feet. Mahkno looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahkno counters with a left to the body.
Mahkno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahkno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Jenkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mahkno counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Mahkno wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

Jenkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mahkno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mahkno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mahkno is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Mahkno postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins lands an upkick as Mahkno stands over him.
Mahkno trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasily Mahkno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins looks to clinch

and Mahkno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mahkno trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mahkno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahkno wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is pulling down on Mahkno 's head. It's preventing any offense from Mahkno , at least for the moment.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno tries to stand but Jenkins is controlling from the bottom.

Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mahkno wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Mahkno jumps guard but Jenkins stands there with Mahkno around his waist. Mahkno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahkno blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Mahkno tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Mahkno . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahkno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Mahkno 's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahkno avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mahkno 's face.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
Mahkno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahkno avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahkno tries to pull guard but Jenkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Mahkno drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

leroy Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mahkno throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins wants to clinch but Mahkno slips to the side

so Mahkno counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jenkins wants to stand but Mahkno is controlling the position.
Mahkno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mahkno won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.

Mahkno drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jenkins dives on top into guard.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Mahkno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mahkno tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Mahkno trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkno wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Mahkno is controlling the position.
Mahkno manages to get to full guard.

Mahkno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahkno wants to sweep but no luck.

Jenkins gets to his feet. Mahkno looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mahkno lands with a nice body punch.
Mahkno throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahkno lands a with a good body shot.
Mahkno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins throws a hook but Mahkno avoids it easily.
Mahkno scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mahkno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mahkno is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jenkins is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vasily Mahkno !