PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jenkens (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.

King
vs
Jenkens

188 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Andy King!
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, Tom Jenkens!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkens lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jenkens to score with a decent uppercut.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkens.
Jenkens cracks King with an open hand slap.
Jenkens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkens misses with a series of wild punches.
King with a poor takedown
and Jenkens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King fails to land the takedown.
Tom Jenkens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King shoots in for a double leg but Jenkens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King dodges the punch combination from Jenkens.
Jenkens looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenkens is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Jenkens circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Jenkens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkens swinging wildly here.
Tom Jenkens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jenkens.
Jenkens checks a leg kick.
Jenkens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jenkens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Jenkens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkens leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkens works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Jenkens throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Jenkens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King shoots in but Jenkens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for King. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jenkens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Jenkens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkens throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkens misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Jenkens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jenkens 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.

Jenkens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tom Jenkens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkens throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Jenkens throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King shoots in but Jenkens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King misses with a takedown
and Jenkens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkens misses with a two punch combination.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jenkens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkens pinned against the cage. Jenkens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King wants to clinch but Jenkens slips to the side
enabling Jenkens to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jenkens.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Jenkens does no damage.
Jenkens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Jenkens throws a shot to the body.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkens defends it nicely.
Jenkens misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkens stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkens connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkens.
Jenkens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkens swinging wildly here.
Jenkens misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jenkens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Jenkens does no damage.
Jenkens throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King tries for a takedown but Jenkens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkens throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Jenkens misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkens misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jenkens. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jenkens does no damage.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkens misses with a double jab.
A combination from Jenkens does no damage.
Jenkens lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Tom Jenkens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkens throws a good cross that connects.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.
King shoots in for a double leg but Jenkens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jenkens.
Jenkens slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkens tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jenkens. No joy for King on that attempt.
Jenkens lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jenkens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkens swinging wildly here.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkens sprawls well. Jenkens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkens misses with a wild combination.
Jenkens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkens looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Andy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries for a takedown but Jenkens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tom Jenkens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkens tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Jenkens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jenkens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkens 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tom Jenkens!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tom Jenkens!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Tom Jenkens!

Tom Jenkens wins by unanimous decision!