PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zoidberg
vs
Jenkins

190 cm
27
222 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
219 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zoidberg misses with a leg kick
and Jenkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Zoidberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range and Zoidberg settles back down.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Zoidberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Zoidberg as Jenkins shoots in.
Jenkins scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Zoidberg.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Zoidberg avoids it.
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zoidberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Jenkins fakes the leg kick and cracks Zoidberg in the body.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Zoidberg thows a leg kick but Jenkins checks it
and Jenkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Zoidberg checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and Zoidberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
John Zoidberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins tried to score with a low kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Jenkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoidberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zoidberg wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Jenkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jenkins lands a leg kick that knocks Zoidberg off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zoidberg 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.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Zoidberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Zoidberg.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Zoidberg counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Zoidberg clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zoidberg prevents it.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks it.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Leeroy Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.

Jenkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zoidberg uses from the top position.
Zoidberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jenkins's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leeroy Jenkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zoidberg checks a leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Zoidberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zoidberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zoidberg avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zoidberg checks a leg kick.
Zoidberg throws a chopping leg kick but Jenkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Zoidberg's leg but Zoidberg calmly moves out of range.
Jenkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land a body kick

and Zoidberg moves into the clinch.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jenkins.
Zoidberg working Jenkins over with knees to the body.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws a lazy head kick
and Zoidberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Zoidberg throws out a leg kick but Jenkins moves out of range and Zoidberg only half commits.
Zoidberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zoidberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Zoidberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoidberg tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoidberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zoidberg is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Zoidberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jenkins.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Zoidberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Zoidberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Jenkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Zoidberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leeroy Jenkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zoidberg tries to land a body kick
and Jenkins counters with an outside leg kick.

Zoidberg gets a clinch.
Jenkins working hard to break the clinch.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jenkins won't want to take too many of those.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zoidberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from Jenkins lands but Zoidberg takes it in his stride.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zoidberg avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zoidberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Zoidberg moved away.
Zoidberg tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zoidberg counters with a low kick, right behind Jenkins 's knee.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to slow Zoidberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Zoidberg counters with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Zoidberg blocks the leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoidberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins tries to land a front kick but Zoidberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Zoidberg avoids it.
Zoidberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Zoidberg sees coming a mile off.
Zoidberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Zoidberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zoidberg!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Zoidberg.
I think Zoidberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

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