PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hungry Like The Wolf kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kasserman
vs
Jenkins

190 cm
25
270 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

198 cm
24
270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Jim Jenkins has been cut.
Kasserman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kasserman looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Kasserman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Kasserman saw that one coming.
Kasserman throws a head kick that misses.
Kasserman tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Kasserman tries to land a leg kick but Jenkins saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasserman.
Kasserman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasserman.
Kasserman tries to clinch up.
Kasserman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jenkins.

That has opened up Jim Jenkins's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Kasserman.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenkins won't allow Kasserman to get back to his feet.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Kasserman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kasserman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kasserman won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to strike from the bottom.
Kasserman stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Kasserman wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Kasserman wants to stand but Jenkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins throws a hook but Kasserman avoids it easily.
Kasserman misses with a wild combination.
Kasserman thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pasquale Kasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasserman as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasserman manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kasserman closes the distance and pushes Jenkins back into the cage.
Jenkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasserman misses with a punch to the body.
Kasserman lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasserman cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Kasserman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasserman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Kasserman.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kasserman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Kasserman. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Kasserman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasserman is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasserman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pasquale Kasserman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasserman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasserman lands with a good body shot.
Kasserman throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Kasserman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasserman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kasserman takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Kasserman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasserman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasserman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Kasserman misses with some punches.
Kasserman swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasserman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Kasserman throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Kasserman.
Kasserman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins looking to stall.
Kasserman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasserman tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Kasserman back against the cage.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasserman working aggressively here.
Kasserman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The cut above Jim Jenkins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kasserman misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasquale Kasserman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jenkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kasserman misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kassermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jenkins clobbers Kasserman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Kasserman misses.
Kasserman staying out of range there.
Kasserman lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasserman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
Kasserman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Kasserman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kasserman. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasserman moves away.
Kasserman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Kasserman moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Kasserman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Kasserman throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasserman lands a shoulder strike.
Kasserman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasserman lands a right hand.

Jim Jenkins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jenkins working hard to break the clinch.
Kasserman working aggressively here.
Kasserman lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Jenkins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pasquale Kasserman!