PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Maleko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Jenkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Maleko's chin.

Maleko
vs
Jenkins

185 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Maleko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maleko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maleko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maleko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maleko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Jenkins seems content to control.
Jenkins is stalling here. Maleko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jenkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maleko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Maleko wants to stand but Jenkins has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins pushes Maleko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maleko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maleko wants to stand but Jenkins has his arm trapped.

Jenkins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Maleko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Maleko is a slippery customer.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Maleko dodges it nicely.
Maleko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins not doing much here.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Maleko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but Maleko defending well.
Jenkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maleko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Maleko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Maleko is working away.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maleko is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
Maleko is in trouble now - Jenkins has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maleko?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Jenkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Maleko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Jenkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maleko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maleko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins lands a couple of digs.
Maleko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkins controls the pace.
Maleko keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Maleko blocks nicely.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins cracks Maleko with a solid left hand.
Jenkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jenkins stays in close to Maleko's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a strike but Maleko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jenkins has Maleko pulled in close to control his posture.

Jenkins wriggles free and stands up.
Joe Maleko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Maleko enables Jenkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maleko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jenkins postures up in Maleko's guard and throws a big left but Maleko blocks it.
Maleko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleko keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins postures up in Maleko's guard and throws a big left but Maleko blocks it.
Jenkins works over Maleko with some ground and pound from guard.
Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins lands a couple of digs.

Maleko is rocked!
Jenkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Maleko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Maleko's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Jenkins!