PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock On. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rotten
vs
Jenkins

173 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rotten.
Rotten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Rotten as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rotten checks a leg kick.
Rotten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rotten swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotten.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Rotten saw that one coming.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Rotten checks it.
Rotten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sun Ra and his Arkestra's training camp in the buildup to the fight.
Rotten lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jenkins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rotten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rotten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Rotten's front leg but catches the back leg as Rotten tries to avoid it.
Rotten connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten throws a shot to the body.
Rotten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Rotten.
Rotten thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Rotten throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Rotten saw that one coming.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins slips a jab from Rotten.
Jenkins motions for Rotten to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rotten.
Rotten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rotten scores with a body shot.
Rotten feints a jab promting Jenkins to slip. Rotten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jenkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rotten finds it's way round the side to connect with Jenkins's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Rotten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Rotten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Rotten checks it.
Jenkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins tried to score with a low kick but Rotten checks it.
Nice cross by Rotten.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Rotten.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Rotten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotten digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
A slow jab from Rotten misses its intended target.
Rotten cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rotten throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
A cross from Rotten lands.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rotten.
Rotten connects with a body shot.
Rotten loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Rotten.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
Johnny Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Rotten.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rotten.
An inside leg kick from Jenkins misses.
Rotten cracks a nice hook into Jenkins's ribs.
Rotten misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rotten.
Rotten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rotten swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
A left lands for Rotten.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rotten 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.

Rotten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Rotten misses with a few strikes there.
Johnny Rotten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Jenkins thuds his shin into the meat of Rotten's side.
Rotten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jenkins tried to score with a low kick but Rotten checks it.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Rotten moves out of range.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rotten moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
Rotten looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rotten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rotten misses with a straight right.
Rotten throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Rotten saw that one coming.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotten works the jab nicely.
Rotten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rotten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Rotten misses.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Rotten avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Rotten moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins walks into a left hand.
Rotten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jenkins. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins defending well as Rotten loads up on a big left hand.
Johnny Rotten is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rotten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rotten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jenkins!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotten tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Rotten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rotten swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Johnny Rotten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rotten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rotten moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Rotten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rotten looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Rotten moved away.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Rotten sees coming a mile off.
Rotten cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rotten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Rotten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Rotten sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rotten misses with the combination.
Jenkins defending well as Rotten loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rotten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Rotten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by Rotten as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotten avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Rotten sizes up Jenkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rotten moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Rotten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leeroy Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Rotten misses.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rotten.
Rotten lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotten checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Rotten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jenkins in his tracks.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rotten - just one landing.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rotten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rotten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Rotten misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rotten throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Rotten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
Rotten clobbers Jenkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rotten blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Rotten saw it coming and moves away.
Rotten blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
A punch lands to the side of Jenkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Rotten checks it
and Rotten counters with a one-two to the body.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rotten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Rotten.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rotten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rotten's head.
Jenkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jenkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rotten looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Rotten looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Rotten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Rotten swinging wildly here.
Rotten scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Rotten scores with a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Rotten blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Rotten blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Rotten moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Rotten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rotten misses with a few strikes there.
Rotten connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jenkins - that will leave a mark!
Jenkins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice straight punches there by Rotten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rotten.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rotten misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Rotten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rotten loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Rotten throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rotten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotten.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten misses with a hook.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.

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 Johnny Rotten.
Well Rotten 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rotten!
Johnny Rotten took some time post fight to say the following; 'Everybody I just realized something completely brilliant! I'M BAKED. I'm not done. I was baked somewhere in a pothole or something along those sorts but I'll be getting some sleep tonight and I'll try not to wake you up.'.
The defeated Leeroy Jenkins had this to say: 'Juast luck mate...'.