PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finau
vs
Jenkins

191 cm
28
300 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeRoy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jenkins.

It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finau lands a nice looking body kick.

Finau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jenkins is trying to defend but Finau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Finau prevents Jenkins from standing back up.
Jenkins is trying to escape back to his feet but Finau uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Finau taking a breather here.
Jenkins stops Finau from passing to mount.
Jenkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finau asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Finau trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Finau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jenkins is trying to buck Finau off.
Finau works to advance to full mount. Jenkins defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Finau looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Finau 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.
Finau landing shots from mount.
Finau dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Finau controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Finau looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Finau is landing with some decent strikes but Jenkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Finau trying to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Finau.
Jenkins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Finau working the ground and pound effectively.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Jenkins is in a horrible position here. Finau smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finau controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Finau scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Finau's attempts to control the action.

Finau looking for a guillotine from mount but Jenkins is having none of it.
Finau lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Finau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Finau with a couple of short strikes.
Finau 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Finau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Finau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finau won't let Jenkins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sione Finau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sione Finau's cut.
That's time! Finau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finau scores with a hook.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Finau misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Finau does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jenkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Finau's guard.
Jenkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Finau keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Finau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Finau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Finau trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Finau passes into half guard.
Jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Finau sits in half guard.
Finau 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 get back to his feet.
Jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Finau sits in half guard.
Jenkins wants to stand back up but Finau manages to pass into side control.
Finau controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to buck Finau off.
Finau wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finau has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Finau advances to full mount.
Finau lands a heavy elbow.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finau tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
Finau working Jenkins over with strikes here.
Finau trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau is landing with some decent strikes but Jenkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finau landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Jenkins really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Finau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Finau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Finau landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jenkins is rocked!
Sione Finau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finau controlling his opponent.
Finau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jenkins hang on?
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?

Finau 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.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.

Finau is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jenkins is surviving well by controlling Finau's body position as best he can.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jenkins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Finau landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins wants to try and get back to his feet.
Finau 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Finau lands with some strikes.

Jenkins is rocked!
Finau softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Jenkins is out cold! Finau jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sione Finau!