PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bader might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Is War. Ken Bader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leroy Jenkins's chin.

Bader
vs
Jenkins

188 cm
20
218 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
18
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Bader shrugs it off.
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice body kick.
Bader throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ken Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader misses with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jenkins lands a big head kick that sends Bader tumbling to the mat! Jenkins takes a step backwards and waves Bader back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bader is rocked!

It looks like Ken Bader has been cut.

Jenkins lands a big head kick that sends Bader tumbling to the mat! Jenkins takes a step backwards and waves Bader back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.
Jenkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Leroy Jenkins has been cut.
Bader fails to land with a series of punches.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Jenkins counters with a head kick that drops Bader to the mat! Bader scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bader blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Bader moves out of range.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bader really felt that one!
Bader is breathing heavily.
Bader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bader there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jenkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a nice body kick.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Bader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Bader smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Jab, jab by Jenkins - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Jenkins.
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!
Jenkins lands with a nice body kick.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins counters with a series of strikes. Bader will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bader.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Bader.
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Bader misses.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Bader tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bader scores with a nice head shot.
Bader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bader there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Bader ducks under and follows up with a left that Bader also avoids with ease.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bader clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkins walks away with a smile on his face. Bader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Bader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Bader misses.
Bader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jenkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bader scrambles back to his feet.
Bader doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Bader avoids a kick to the body.
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Bader does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jenkins counters with a nice body kick.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bader.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Jenkins.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Jenkins finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bader circles away quickly and effectively.
Bader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Bader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Bader with a series of wild strikes but Bader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Bader misses.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bader on the side of the head.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bader.
Bader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Bader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ken Bader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jenkins lands a left and a right that send Bader crashing to the mat, dazed. Jenkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jenkins lands a big head kick that sends Bader tumbling to the mat! Jenkins takes a step backwards and waves Bader back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ken Bader's cut is getting worse.
Bader misses with a body shot.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bader's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Bader ducks under and follows up with a left that Bader also avoids with ease.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bader throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range.
Bader will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Bader should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bader does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bader tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Bader throws an off balance right hand
and Jenkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bader is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bader misses with a body punch
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Bader moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
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!
Jenkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jenkins is looking to land body kicks.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bader.
A combination from Bader does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Bader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Jenkins scores with a push kick.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Bader both land. Nice combination.
Bader takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Bader.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bader misses the body punch
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jenkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Bader thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Bader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jenkins counters with a left and a right that stings Bader.
Ken Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader catches Jenkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bader swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bader eats them both and turns towards Jenkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
A big left from Bader misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combo that has Bader backing up. Bader nods at Jenkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bader.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leroy Jenkins.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Jenkins!