PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Tecate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Fuck Da Bullshit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tecate
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Tecate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tecate misses with a combination
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.

Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jenkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tecate.
Jenkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Tecate tries to pull guard but Jenkins won't allow it.
Tecate takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tecate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tecate backwards.

Tecate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tecate was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins lands with a right hand.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Tecate.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Tecate. Tecate gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Tecate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Tecate is just out of range.
Good exchange - Tecate coming out on top.
Tecate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Jenkins connects with a body shot that sends Tecate's belly button to the back.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
Jenkins jabs Tecate to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tecate misses.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Tecate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tecate also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Jenkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tecate rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Tecate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tecate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Tecate tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jenkins jabs Tecate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.

Jenkins moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tecate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tecate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jenkins lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.
Tecate is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Jenkins stalling the fight.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tecate backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tecate drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenkins content to stall in guard here.
Tecate is pulling down on Jenkins's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tecate is proving hard to escape from.
Jenkins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Tecate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tecate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Louis Tecate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tecate tries to clinch up.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tecate moves away.
Tecate misses with a takedown attempt - Jenkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tecate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Tecate counters with a good, hard body kick but Jenkins shrugs it off.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tecate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Tecate in a clinch.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Tecate is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Tecate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tecate letting Jenkins take a breather here.
Tecate prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tecate up against the cage.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Tecate uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tecate is looking to control Jenkins's arms but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tecate has his back to the cage.
Tecate tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Tecate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
Tecate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkins.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Tecate blocks it.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tecate up against the cage.
Tecate blocking some punches.
Tecate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jenkins prevents it.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Tecate blocking some punches.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Tecate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tecate.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tecate blocking some punches.
Tecate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Tecate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tecate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Jenkins.
Tecate looking to stall.
Tecate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tecate blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Tecate blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tecate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
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 scores with a shot to the side of Tecate'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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Tecate counters with a nice body shot.
Tecate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tecate circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins digs a good body shot into Tecate's ribs.
A jab from Tecate misses.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tecate circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tecate. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins misses with a body punch
and Tecate counters with a two punch combo.
Jenkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tecate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.

Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tecate, pushing him back against the cage.
Tecate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tecate or not.
Jenkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tecate tries to pull guard but Jenkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Tecate drops back down to his feet.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tecate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tecate backwards.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tecate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenkins has Tecate pressed against the cage, preventing Tecate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins lands a nice uppercut.
Jenkins lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tecate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkins stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenkins just leaning against Tecate, taking a breather.
Jenkins is leaning against Tecate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tecate wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tecate letting Jenkins take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tecate pulls guard effortlessly.
Jenkins wanted to stand there but Tecate had control of the position.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Tecate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tecate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis Tecate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Tecate keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Jenkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leroy Jenkins waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.