PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il's entrance music is RATM - Renegades of Funk. A fine choice. Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mary Jane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Young Il
vs
Jenkins

160 cm
34
145 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

170 cm
34
143 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Young Il!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il staying out of range there.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.
Il connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Il stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Il.
Il misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Il connects with a solid leg kick.
Il throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Il shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Il misses with a kick to the body.
Il looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Il lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Jenkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Il moves into full guard.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins won't allow Il to sweep him here.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
Il is trying to keep Jenkins in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il pulls Jenkins in to control the position.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Il is keeping the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Il not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Il stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Il wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim Young Il has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.
Jenkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Il throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.

Jenkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins stands up over Il, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Il has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins trying to control but Il is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Il wants to hit a switch here but Jenkins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Il there!
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Il looks very uncomfortable down there.
Il working to try and regain half guard.
Il is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Il can't escape the position.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Il is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Il.
Il throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Il moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Kim Young Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Il loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Il tries to score with a low kick but Jenkins moves his leg out of the way.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Il.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Il throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Il lands a right hook to the body.
Il lands a lovely overhand right.
Il lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Il.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Il throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Il swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jenkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Il on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Il misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Il on the side of the head.
Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Il throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Il ducked under it nicely.
Il blocks a jab.
Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim Young Il is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Il is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Il misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Il as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Il moves away and avoids it.
Il slips a straight right by Jenkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Il fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins tests Il's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Il.
Il tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Il.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Il moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Il. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Jenkins.
Il avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Il.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Il moves out of range.

Jenkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Il tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Il is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Il tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Il tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Il quite badly. Il pulls Jenkins in close trying to recover. Jenkins postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Il on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Il doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thurgood Jenkins!
Thurgood Jenkins is the new bantamweight champion!
Thurgood Jenkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition, into his post fight interview.