PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Ranger Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blue's choice of entrance music: Youth Gone Wild- Skid Row. Sparky Jenkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jenkins
vs
Ranger Blue

182 cm
31
158 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

169 cm
22
159 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Power Ranger Blue!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Blue tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jenkins is able to avoid easily.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blue tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blue to the ground. Blue escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Blue manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blue is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Blue circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
Blue throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Blue throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Blue feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blue throws out the jab.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Blue gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blue is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blue can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jenkins has gone for a leg lock! Blue slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jenkins's guard.
Blue sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Blue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blue stacks Jenkins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Blue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jenkins is looking to regain half guard here but Blue keeps moving and retains side control.
Blue lands a nice forearm strike.
Blue taking a breather here.
Jenkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blue decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Blue getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Blue with a jab.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blue misses with a left hand

and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power Ranger Blue dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blue defends it nicely.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blue lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blue throws a combination that misses

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Jenkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sparky Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jenkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jenkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blue tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jenkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sparky Jenkins!
Sparky Jenkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.