PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kennu Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Dare as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kekkonen
vs
Jenkins

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kennu Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kekkonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kekkonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Kekkonen's attempts to control the action.
Kekkonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Kekkonen.
Jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Kekkonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Kekkonen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Kekkonen lands with some strikes.
Kekkonen controlling his opponent.
Kekkonen unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Kekkonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kekkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Kekkonen has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekkonen scoring with strikes but Jenkins is staying in there.
Kekkonen controlling from the full mount.
Jenkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Kekkonen has a good base and remains in mount.

Kekkonen has hold of Jenkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jenkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kekkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kekkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kekkonen 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Kekkonen's attempts to control the action.
Kekkonen landing strikes from the mount and Jenkins is in trouble!
Jenkins is trying to escape the mount.
Jenkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jenkins tries to lock up and control but Kekkonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kekkonen tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
Jenkins can't escape the position.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jenkins looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kekkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins working to try and regain half guard.
Kekkonen scoring with strikes but Jenkins is staying in there.
Kekkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kekkonen with good strikes from the mount here!

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

Kekkonen has control of Jenkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jenkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennu Kekkonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kekkonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.

Kekkonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jenkins is looking to reverse the position.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jenkins is trying to control Kekkonen's posture but Kekkonen avoids it.
Jenkins sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kekkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jenkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Kekkonen tries to pass.
Kekkonen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
Kekkonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Kekkonen gets to his feet - Jenkins follows without any prompting.

Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Kekkonen in a clinch.
Jenkins has Kekkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Kekkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
A short left from Jenkins.
Kekkonen has Jenkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jenkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kekkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kekkonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jenkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kekkonen off and has taken his back!

Jenkins is persistently looking for the submission but Kekkonen is defending it well.
Jenkins softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Jenkins doesn't have the hooks in and Kekkonen manages to turn into his guard.
Kekkonen wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kekkonen's guard.
Jenkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kekkonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Kekkonen is retaining full guard.
Jenkins wants to stand but Kekkonen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kekkonen controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Kekkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four 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 throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Kekkonen circles away easily

and Kekkonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kennu Kekkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jenkins.

Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kekkonen passes into side control.
Kekkonen wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.

Kekkonen stands up.
Kekkonen fails with the takedown

and Jenkins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kekkonen!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekkonen gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kekkonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennu Kekkonen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt

and Kekkonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kekkonen looking for a takedown.

Kekkonen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Kekkonen has control of the leg.
Jenkins trying to control from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kekkonen cracks Jenkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jenkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kekkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
Kekkonen prevents Jenkins from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Kekkonen postures up.
Kekkonen with shots to the head and body - Jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to lock up and control but Kekkonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kekkonen looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kekkonen working Jenkins over with strikes here.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kekkonen with shots to the head and body - Jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kekkonen looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Kekkonen has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two 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.
Kekkonen looking to finish Jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jenkins!
Kekkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins holds on for dear life, controlling Kekkonen's posture momentarily.
Kekkonen tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
Jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kekkonen controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kekkonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins gets back to half guard.
Jenkins wants to control but Kekkonen is keeping busy.
Kekkonen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kekkonen is nestled in close to Jenkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kekkonen is working away from the top position though.

That's four 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 tries to roll over but Kekkonen keeps him under control.

Kekkonen is looking for a kimura but Jenkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kekkonen to get the leverage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins darts in trying to clinch

and Kekkonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jenkins's guard now.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Kekkonen postures up.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Kekkonen is controlling him.

Kekkonen gets to his feet - Jenkins follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kennu Kekkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kekkonen, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennu Kekkonen!