PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sakara
vs
Jenkins

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Sakara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sakara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jenkins is pressing down on Sakara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Sakara from controlling successfully.
Jenkins trying to strike off his back.
Sakara trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Sakara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Jenkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Sakara is proving a slippery customer.

Jenkins pushes Sakara off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses

and Sakara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jenkins!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Sakara pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Sakara has control of Jenkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jenkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Sakara goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
Sakara controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Sakara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Sakara swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakara.
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakara, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sakara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sakara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Sakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Sakara manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Sakara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Sakara misses.

Sakara drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Sakara has Jenkins pushed against the cage.
Jenkins fails to pull guard.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Sakara is having none of it.
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakara shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakara fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Sakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sakara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jenkins sprawls well initially but Sakara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara controlling the pace.
Jenkins is positioning himself well to prevent Sakara advancing to mount.
Jenkins is trying to stand up here but Sakara is controlling him well.
Jenkins is trying to control but can't.
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakara tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jenkins controls his leg.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakara is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakara dives in and scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Sakara is looking to stand up but Jenkins won't let him.
Jenkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Sakara postures up.
Sakara throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Sakara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brandon Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sakara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins struggling a bit here.
Jenkins trying to remain calm as Sakara controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jenkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Sakara dominates the positioning.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Sakara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sakara has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakara wants a takedown but no success here.

Sakara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sakara striking off his back but it's not causing Jenkins any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sakara's guard.
Sakara pulls Jenkins in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Sakara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sakara has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins has Sakara pressed against the cage, preventing Sakara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
Jenkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Sakara has him pinned against the cage.
Sakara fails to pull guard.
Sakara fails to pull guard.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch but Sakara improves position.
Sakara tries to pull guard but Jenkins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Sakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakara just leaning against Jenkins, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakara throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.

Sakara clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.

Jenkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins is trying to keep Sakara in close.
Sakara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakara tries to stand but Jenkins is controlling from the bottom.
Jenkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Sakara from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Sakara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sakara gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakara is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakara stands up out of the half guard.
Sakara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakara.
Sakara thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Ronaldo Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Sakara.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Sakara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Sakara moves into the clinch.
Sakara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sakara with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara tries to pull guard but Jenkins won't allow it.
Jenkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakara smiles and moves away.
Sakara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sakara takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakara tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jenkins gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brandon Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Sakara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakara tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Sakara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Sakara!