PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Paranhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Jinkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paranhos comes to the cage accompanied by Chop Suey. Jinkins has chosen VOODOO as his entrance music. Kent Jinkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Paranhos's chin.

Paranhos
vs
Jinkins

187 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Paranhos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Jinkins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paranhos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jinkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jinkins fails with the takedown

and Paranhos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jinkins!
Jinkins wants to control but Paranhos is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paranhos looking to control but Jinkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Paranhos.
Paranhos looking to finish Jinkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jinkins!

Paranhos wants to finish this one by submission but Jinkins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Paranhos.

Paranhos has hold of Jinkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jinkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jinkins tries to hold on but Paranhos postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jinkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paranhos.
Jinkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paranhos throwing strikes here but Jinkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jinkins tries to hold on but Paranhos pushes him away.
Jinkins can't escape the position.
Paranhos working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jinkins slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Jinkins wants to control but Paranhos is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Paranhos moves into the clinch.

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.
Paranhos prevents Jinkins from breaking the clinch.
Jinkins tries to break free but Paranhos pushes him back against the cage.
Jinkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paranhos smiles and moves away.
Jinkins doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Paranhos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thiago Paranhos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Jinkins.
Jinkins looks gassed!
Paranhos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jinkins is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paranhos wants to control from the top but Jinkins keeps moving.
Paranhos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paranhos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jinkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paranhos is controlling him.
Paranhos wants to stand but Jinkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paranhos distracts Jinkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paranhos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Paranhos moves into the clinch successfully.
Jinkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paranhos pulls his leg out and moves away.

Paranhos moves into the clinch.

That's four 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.

Paranhos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jinkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jinkins has momentary wrist control but Paranhos slips an elbow through the middle.

Paranhos stands and steps away. Jinkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Paranhos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paranhos is working for takedown but Jinkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jinkins tries to stall but Paranhos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Paranhos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Paranhos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paranhos shoots for a takedown but Jinkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kent Jinkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jinkins misses with a takedown

and Paranhos counters by moving into the clinch.
Jinkins stalling in the clinch but Paranhos improves position.

Paranhos drags the fight down to the ground.

Paranhos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jinkins defends it easily.
Jinkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paranhos is trying to control the position but Jinkins postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jinkins postures up in Paranhos's guard and throws a big left but Paranhos blocks it.
Paranhos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jinkins is one step ahead there.
Jinkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Paranhos is retaining full guard.
Paranhos keeping moving, preventing Jinkins from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paranhos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jinkins is not content to let Paranhos control the position.
Thiago Paranhos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jinkins wants to get back to his feet.
Paranhos working Jinkins over with strikes.
Jinkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Paranhos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paranhos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jinkins gets full guard.
Paranhos postures up in Jinkins's guard and throws a big left but Jinkins blocks it.
Paranhos stopping the sweep attempt from Jinkins.

Jinkins is working an open guard so Paranhos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Paranhos drives through and clinches with Jinkins against the cage.

Paranhos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jinkins regains guard.
Paranhos stopping the sweep attempt from Jinkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jinkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paranhos with a flurry of punches that miss.

Paranhos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paranhos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Paranhos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jinkins, up you get!

Paranhos darts in and clinches Jinkins up against the cage.
Paranhos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jinkins.

Paranhos wants the takedown. Jinkins is fighting it off but Paranhos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jinkins's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Paranhos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jinkins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Paranhos moves into the clinch.
Jinkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Paranhos has double underhooks.

Paranhos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jinkins stays in close to Paranhos's body and controls the position.
Jinkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Paranhos is retaining full guard.
Paranhos controls Jinkins momentarily but Jinkins frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paranhos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paranhos trying to keep a closed guard but Jinkins is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Paranhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paranhos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paranhos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jinkins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Paranhos counters with a single leg into guard. Jinkins didn't expect that.
Paranhos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinkins controls Paranhos momentarily but Paranhos frees himself.
Jinkins keeping moving, preventing Paranhos from controlling successfully.
Paranhos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jinkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Paranhos stands and steps away. Jinkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Paranhos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Paranhos pulls guard.
Paranhos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paranhos pulls Jinkins in close to prevent any damage.
Paranhos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Paranhos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jinkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jinkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paranhos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jinkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jinkins wants to pass the guard but Paranhos is keeping the position.

Paranhos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paranhos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kent Jinkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Paranhos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paranhos is trying to control the position but Jinkins postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Paranhos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paranhos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Paranhos!