PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinte's choice of entrance music: NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GAMBIA . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jenkins
vs
Kinte

190 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
31
195 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lew Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Kinte prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Kinte throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Kinte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinte misses with the head strike.
Kinte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins is looking to control Kinte's arms but Kinte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jenkins has his back to the cage.
Kinte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kinte misses with some punches.
Kinte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kinte controls the action.
Jenkins has Kinte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kinte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Kinte blocks it.
Kinte prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinte.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinte blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Kinte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinte blocking some punches.
Kinte working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kinte.
Kinte scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Kinte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A short right from Kinte.
Kinte pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinte misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinte's elbow.
Kinte looking to slow down the pace here.
Kinte lands an uppercut.
Kinte stalling the fight.
Kinte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinte lands an uppercut.
Kinte taking a breather.
Kinte working aggressively here.
Kinte lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte is looking to control Jenkins's arms but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kinte has his back to the cage.
Kinte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinte swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kinte.
Jenkins stalls.
Jenkins works on Kinte's body with a couple of short punches.
Kinte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jenkins tries to work over Kinte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinte misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kinte as Jenkins tries to tie him up.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kinte avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Kinte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kinte lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jenkins.
Kinte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kinte avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Kinte working aggressively here.
Kinte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kinte scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Kinte controls his hands.
Kinte throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Kinte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kinte avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Kinte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kinte avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jenkins as Kinte tries to tie him up.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kinte avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinte's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Kinte.
A short body shot lands from Kinte as the two fighters clinch.
Kinte stalling the fight.
Kinte misses with some punches.
Kinte has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kinte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kinte trying to control the position but instead, Jenkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kinte into the cage.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Kinte blocks it.
Jenkins looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinte pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte 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.

Jenkins dives in and scores a takedown into Kinte's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kinte working a defensive guard here.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinte is retaining full guard.
Jenkins throws a strike but Kinte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinte controls the pace.
Kinte stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.

Jenkins is looking for a triangle but Kinte pushes his legs off easily.
Kinte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kinte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kinte's face.

It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Jenkins unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.

That has opened up Kunta Kinte's cut even more.
Kinte tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins trying to control but Kinte is having none of it.
Jenkins punching from mount but Kinte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinte tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins unloads with some shots from mount but Kinte bucks and avoids them well.
Kinte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jenkins raining down shots from the mount!

The cut above Kunta Kinte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kunta Kinte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lew Jenkins!
Lew Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.