PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakinek Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genletly Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jakinek
vs
Maokhamphiou

225 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakinek Jakinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genletly Maokhamphiou!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakinek misses with a double jab.
Maokhamphiou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jakinek.
Maokhamphiou tries for a takedown but Jakinek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou throws a head kick that misses
and Jakinek counters with a head kick. That will keep Maokhamphiou thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jakinek tries to bum rush Maokhamphiou with a series of wild strikes but Maokhamphiou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maokhamphiou misses with a takedown attempt - Jakinek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jakinek throws a combination. Maokhamphiou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maokhamphiou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakinek is fending him off so far but Maokhamphiou persists. Nope, Jakinek circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakinek Jakinek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genletly Maokhamphiou.
Jakinek misses with a wild combination.
Jakinek takes a swing at Maokhamphiou's ribcage but misses.
Jakinek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jakinek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jakinek wants it to stay on the feet.
Jakinek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Maokhamphiou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou presses Jakinek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jakinek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maokhamphiou walks away with a smile on his face. Jakinek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maokhamphiou misses with a double jab.
Jakinek throws a body kick that misses.
Maokhamphiou tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakinek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakinek Jakinek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakinek thuds his shin into the meat of Maokhamphiou's side.
Jakinek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maokhamphiou circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakinek lands with a slapping head kick.
Maokhamphiou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maokhamphiou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jakinek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maokhamphiou somewhat.
Jakinek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Jakinek scores with a four punch combination!

Maokhamphiou has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek fails to pull guard.

Jakinek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakinek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maokhamphiou backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maokhamphiou clinches with his opponent.
Jakinek tries to break the clinch but Maokhamphiou is controlling the position.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch but Maokhamphiou keeps him there for the moment.
Jakinek is trying to push Maokhamphiou away but Maokhamphiou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jakinek goes for a takedown attempt but Maokhamphiou pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maokhamphiou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jakinek circles away.
Maokhamphiou connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jakinek. No joy for Maokhamphiou on that attempt.
Jakinek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakinek is fending him off so far but Maokhamphiou persists. Nope, Jakinek circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakinek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maokhamphiou shoots for a double leg takedown but Jakinek sprawls well. He's pushed Maokhamphiou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jakinek lands a high kick!
Jakinek is looking to land body kicks.
Jakinek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maokhamphiou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jakinek circles away quickly and effectively.
Maokhamphiou dives in for a single leg takedown but Jakinek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jakinek can't get the takedown.
Jakinek tries to break the clinch but Maokhamphiou is controlling the position.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch but Maokhamphiou keeps him there for the moment.
Maokhamphiou wants to take the fight to the mat but Jakinek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maokhamphiou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jakinek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jakinek tries to circle away but Maokhamphiou has him pinned against the cage.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maokhamphiou pulls guard.

Maokhamphiou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maokhamphiou thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maokhamphiou is trying to keep Jakinek in close.
Maokhamphiou wants to improve his position but instead Jakinek has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jakinek Jakinek will probably get the nod.
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.

Maokhamphiou rushes Jakinek and presses him up against the cage.
Jakinek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maokhamphiou smiles and moves away.
Jakinek Jakinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
Jakinek swats away the attempt to clinch by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Maokhamphiou or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakinek which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Jakinek both land. Nice combination.
Jakinek scores with a kick to the body.
Jakinek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maokhamphiou counters with a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou fails with the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jakinek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jakinek Jakinek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genletly Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakinek as he avoids it easily.
Jakinek Jakinek is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Jakinek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maokhamphiou goes for a double leg but Jakinek avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jakinek continues to drive forward.

Jakinek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maokhamphiou uses from the top position.
Jakinek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maokhamphiou controls the pace.
Maokhamphiou throws a big right hand that misses.
Maokhamphiou is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Genletly Maokhamphiou was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jakinek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jakinek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch there but Jakinek circles away.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maokhamphiou dives in for a single leg takedown but Jakinek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jakinek is trying to break free.
Jakinek is trying to push Maokhamphiou away but Maokhamphiou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jakinek jumps guard but Maokhamphiou turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maokhamphiou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakinek's efforts to push away.
Jakinek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maokhamphiou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou tries to score a body lock takedown but Jakinek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maokhamphiou avoiding damage.
Jakinek tries to break free but Maokhamphiou pushes him back against the cage.
Maokhamphiou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jakinek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maokhamphiou prevents it.
Jakinek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Maokhamphiou manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Jakinek does no damage.
Jakinek misses with a few strikes there.
Jakinek throws a right and a left that Maokhamphiou avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek throws a nice looking combination but Maokhamphiou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maokhamphiou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakinek misses with a double jab
and Maokhamphiou counters with a left and a right that stings Jakinek.
Jakinek throws a combination that misses

and Maokhamphiou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jakinek pulls guard successfully.
Maokhamphiou is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jakinek wants to stand up but Maokhamphiou is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Genletly Maokhamphiou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Jakinek throws a combination that misses

and Maokhamphiou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Maokhamphiou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakinek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maokhamphiou doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakinek moves out of range of the body kick.
Jakinek blocks a head kick by Maokhamphiou.
Jakinek misses with a wild combination.
Jakinek scores with a shot to the body.
Jakinek slaps away a takedown attempt from Maokhamphiou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jakinek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch but Jakinek moves out of range.
Maokhamphiou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakinek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maokhamphiou.
Jakinek connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakinek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jakinek is looking to wear down Maokhamphiou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maokhamphiou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maokhamphiou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jakinek as he jumps to the side.
Maokhamphiou misses with a takedown attempt - Jakinek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jakinek Jakinek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genletly Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou tries for a takedown but Jakinek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakinek as he avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakinek lands a front kick.
Jakinek feints a jab promting Maokhamphiou to slip. Jakinek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maokhamphiou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jakinek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou goes for a double leg but Jakinek avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jakinek continues to drive forward.
Jakinek jumps guard but Maokhamphiou stands there with Jakinek around his waist. Jakinek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maokhamphiou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jakinek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jakinek fails to pull guard.
Jakinek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maokhamphiou avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maokhamphiou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jakinek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maokhamphiou trying to land knees to the body.
Maokhamphiou tries to work over Jakinek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jakinek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou tries to score a body lock takedown but Jakinek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maokhamphiou jumps guard but Jakinek stands there with Maokhamphiou around his waist. Maokhamphiou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jakinek is trying to break the clinch but Maokhamphiou is controlling him.
Jakinek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maokhamphiou fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakinek stuns Maokhamphiou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maokhamphiou.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakinek. Maokhamphiou does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou throws a right hand that Jakinek ducks under and follows up with a left that Jakinek also avoids with ease.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch up but Jakinek circles away and keeps his distance.
Jakinek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakinek misses with the combination.
Maokhamphiou misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jakinek. Those never looked like landing.
Maokhamphiou shoots in looking for a takedown but Jakinek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maokhamphiou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maokhamphiou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maokhamphiou.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakinek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maokhamphiou takes a step back to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakinek Jakinek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jakinek 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakinek Jakinek!