PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeantet comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Wears Prada - Hey John, What's Your Name Again?. John Panther acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jeantet
vs
Panther

200 cm
24
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jeantet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeantet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panther defends it nicely.

Jeantet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panther can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panther is looking to escape.
Jeantet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panther is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Jeantet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Panther holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Panther is staying active underneath Jeantet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeantet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeantet trying to mount his opponent but Panther defends it.
Panther has his hands clasped together around Jeantet's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeantet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Panther misses the target.
Panther lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panther shoots in but Jeantet avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Panther moves into the clinch.
Jeantet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Panther just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Jeantet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Panther breaks the clinch.
Panther misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther fails with the takedown

and Jeantet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Jeantet stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Panther gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Panther jumps guard and drags Jeantet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeantet wants to control from the top but Panther keeps moving.
Panther wants to stand but Jeantet is controlling the position.
Jeantet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther is looking to stand up but Jeantet isn't so interested in that idea.
Panther working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeantet.
Panther wants to get back to his feet but Jeantet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Panther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeantet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Panther counters with a leg kick.
Panther slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeantet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jeantet is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
Panther with a nice cross.
Panther misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Panther as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Dennis Jeantet has been cut.
Panther shoots in for a takedown but Jeantet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Panther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeantet wants to clinch.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeantet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Panther.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Panther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panther attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panther cracks the inside of Jeantet's front leg.
Panther misses with a wild combination.

Panther gets caught flat footed, as Jeantet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jeantet prevents Panther from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeantet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jeantet 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.

Panther manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Panther shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jeantet defends it nicely.
Panther throws a right hand that Jeantet ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeantet also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Panther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Panther takes the fight into the clinch.

Panther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Panther looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jeantet!
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
Panther scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeantet?
Jeantet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Panther lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Panther lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Panther cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther working Jeantet over with strikes here.
Panther lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jeantet hang on?
Panther looking to finish Jeantet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jeantet!
Jeantet tries to hold on but Panther postures up.
Jeantet is bucking up trying to escape but Panther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Panther scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeantet?
Panther is in the full mount, landing strikes.
John Panther has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeantet tries to hold on but Panther postures up.
Panther fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Panther putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Panther really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeantet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panther is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet taking shots to the head.
Jeantet is trying to escape the mount.
Panther lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jeantet is trying desperately to improve position.
Panther lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panther unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panther with shots to the head and body - Jeantet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Panther lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Panther, right into the meat.
Panther shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeantet sprawls well. He's pushed Panther's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeantet tries for a takedown but Panther circles away easily
and Panther counters with a low kick, right behind Jeantet 's knee.
Panther misses with a series of wild punches.
Panther misses with a takedown

and Jeantet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panther is trying is best to control the position here.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jeantet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet is trying to control. Panther wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Panther wants to get back to his feet.

Panther manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Panther keeps Jeantet at a distance using the push kick.
Jeantet avoids the body shot from Panther.
John Panther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Panther fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jeantet sprawls well initially but Panther persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Panther tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jeantet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Panther prevents Jeantet from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet won't allow Panther to pass to mount.
Jeantet is trying to maintain the position but Panther is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeantet is trying to get back to full guard.
Panther working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panther looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeantet wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt

and Panther counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jeantet trying to control here.
Panther working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther slips a nice elbow through Jeantet's hands, connecting with Jeantet's forehead.
Panther trying to pass the guard but Jeantet defending well.
Panther thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jeantet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Panther is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jeantet defends it well.
Jeantet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panther.
Panther throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Panther frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jeantet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jeantet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Panther!
Jeantet lands a big elbow.
Panther is squirming around, avoiding Jeantet's attempts to control the action.
Jeantet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Jeantet'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!

Jeantet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panther swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeantet.

Panther looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jeantet!
Jeantet is bucking up trying to escape but Panther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeantet can't escape the position.
Panther putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jeantet is looking to improve his position but Panther isn't that keen on the idea.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet working to try and regain half guard.
Panther with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Panther lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeantet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panther landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Panther connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panther postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jeantet looks a forlorn figure.
Panther in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeantet working to try and regain half guard.
Jeantet tries to lock up and control but Panther gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panther breaks from Jeantet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
John Panther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Panther connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panther connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeantet is trying desperately to improve position.
Panther looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panther takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Panther lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther working Jeantet over with strikes here.
Panther controlling from mount.
Panther trying to control but Jeantet is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther blocks Jeantet's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Panther landing strikes from the mount and Jeantet is in trouble!
Jeantet is working to get back to half guard.
Panther lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jeantet hang on?
Panther controlling from the full mount.
Jeantet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jeantet wants to control but Panther is having none of it.

Panther looking for a guillotine from mount but Jeantet is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panther wants to control the pace but Jeantet is squirming around nicely.
Jeantet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Panther wants to stand and escape but Jeantet is having none of it.
Panther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panther has a closed guard, preventing Jeantet from standing up.
Dennis Jeantet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panther working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeantet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Panther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panther has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 36:40
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 36:40
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 36:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Panther!