PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes into the arena with Mary Jane blaring out of the sound system. Thompson has chosen Kreator - Extreme Aggressions 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.

Jenkins
vs
Thompson

188 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
34
192 lbs
30 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins cracks Thompson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.

Jenkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thompson to the ground. Jenkins is now in Thompson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson 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.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jenkins.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Jenkins counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jenkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Jenkins's leg. Jenkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Jenkins stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jenkins counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson slips under a jab from Jenkins.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jenkins trying to control from Thompson's half guard. Thompson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thurgood Jenkins wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jenkins. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jenkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is fighting to break Jenkins's control of his arms but Jenkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thurgood Jenkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jenkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body kick from Jenkins.
Thompson cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins with a hook.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jenkins lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
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!
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
A low kick from Thompson is predictable there
and Jenkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Jenkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thompson to the ground. Jenkins is now in Thompson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Jenkins distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thurgood Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is fighting to break Jenkins's control of his arms but Jenkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.

We're going to have a standup here because Thurgood Jenkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Nick Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Jenkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Thompson throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Thompson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thompson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Jenkins connects with a looping right hand.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Thompson.
Nice straight punches there by Jenkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jenkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thurgood Jenkins.
I think Jenkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
Thurgood Jenkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.