PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenks Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Crim
vs
Jenkins

173 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jenks Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crim fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Crim circles away.
Crim takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Thomas Crim has been cut.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Crim avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Crim digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Crim keeps the fight on the outside.

Crim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crim is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
Crim throws a big right hand that misses.
Crim prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crim has gone for a leg lock! Jenkins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crim's guard.
Jenkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crim is proving hard to escape from.

Crim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jenkins is aware though and is defending well.

Crim is looking for a triangle but Jenkins pushes his legs off easily.
Crim 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.
Crim is breathing heavily.
Crim controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
Jenkins trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
Crim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins pushes down on Crim's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Jenkins stands up from half guard.

Crim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jenkins's thigh. Jenkins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim slips nicely into half guard.
Jenkins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Crim.

Crim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jenkins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jenkins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jenkins!
Jenkins remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crim keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jenkins's best efforts.

Crim actively working from the bottom here.
Jenkins is trying to control. Crim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Crim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenkins pulls his head out easily.
Crim gets back to full guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Crim keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Crim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Crim'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.

Crim fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Crim tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jenkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Crim has him pressed against the cage.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenkins tries to avoid it but Crim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenkins to the ground. Jenkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crim, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crim has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenks Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Crim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins slips a jab from Crim.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Crim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jenkins has managed to clinch.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jenkins's waist but Jenkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crim off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Crim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crim takes a kick to the side of the head.

Crim is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crim misses its intended target.
Oh Crim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Crim moves out of range easily.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crim tries to get into range but Jenkins steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Crim! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Jenkins scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jenks Jenkins!