PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scabby Bat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lerroy jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scabby Bat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bat
vs
jenkins

164 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scabby Bat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, lerroy jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
jenkins is trying to maintain the position but Bat is very close to passing his half guard.

Bat is looking for a kimura here.
jenkins tries to kick Bat off but Bat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
jenkins tries to get to full guard but Bat has control of the leg.
jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Bat sits in half guard.

Bat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but jenkins sees it coming and defends easily.

Bat is looking for a kimura but jenkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bat to get the leverage.
jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bat is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
jenkins has hold of Bat's hands but Bat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and jenkins defends it well.
Bat is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
jenkins is trying to control but can't.
Bat trying to pass the guard but jenkins defending well.
Bat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
jenkins wants to control the action here but instead Bat manages to pass to full mount!
Bat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jenkins trying desperately to get to his feet.
jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Bat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bat prevents jenkins from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bat breaks from jenkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
jenkins is trying to escape the mount.
Bat working the ground and pound effectively.

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.
Bat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bat prevents jenkins from getting the reversal.
Bat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
jenkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bat prevents jenkins from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Bat sits in half guard.
jenkins won't allow Bat to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scabby Bat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bat moves out of range of the body kick from jenkins.
jenkins throws out a powerful jab.
jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bat circles away.

Bat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Bat is looking to take a break and control but jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
jenkins tries to get to full guard but Bat has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bat winds up and cracks jenkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jenkins has a hand on Bat's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bat takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bat controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jenkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Bat.
Bat 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.
The referee warns jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
jenkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Bat looking to finish jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for jenkins!

That's two 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.
Bat with shots to the head and body - jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bat punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bat controlling from the full mount.
jenkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Bat.
Bat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
jenkins tries to lock up and control but Bat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
jenkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bat looking to finish with strikes here!
Bat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Bat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bat looking to ground and pound but jenkins is blocking nicely.
Bat trying to control but jenkins is having none of it.
jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bat avoids the attempt from jenkins to control.
jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.
Bat punishing his opponent with strikes.
jenkins tries to hold on but Bat postures up.
Bat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jenkins is looking to escape.
jenkins is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bat tries to control but jenkins wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scabby Bat dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
Scabby Bat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jenkins throws a right and a left that Bat avoids nicely.
Bat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. jenkins tries to avoid it but Bat 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 is looking to clinch.
jenkins misses with a wild combination.
jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Bat circles away.
jenkins dips to his left and cracks Bat with an uppercut!
jenkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Bat gets the takedown into side control.
Bat looks up at the clock and then as jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bat smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jenkins is trying to control Bat's posture but Bat avoids it.
jenkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jenkins tries to improve position but can't.

Bat tries for a kimura but jenkins is defending well.
Bat trying to control the position but jenkins is working away.
jenkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bat asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bat is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but jenkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bat working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bat wants to control but jenkins is keeping him busy.
jenkins is looking to regain half guard here but Bat keeps moving and retains side control.
Bat trying to control the position but jenkins is working away.
jenkins is looking for a sweep.
Bat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Scabby Bat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
jenkins is looking for a sweep.
Bat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but jenkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
jenkins lands with a nice combination. Bat backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Bat shoots in and bounces jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bat passes jenkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bat scores with a couple of nice shots.
jenkins is trying to stand.

jenkins looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bat passes into side control!
Bat scores with punches from side control.
jenkins is trying to buck Bat off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
jenkins tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bat presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
jenkins is trying to escape the mount.
Bat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scabby Bat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
jenkins tries to reverse the position but Bat maintains control.
Bat dominating with strikes here.
lerroy jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bat controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scabby Bat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bat, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scabby Bat!