PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hostile Mass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jenkins
vs
bain

180 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, anderson bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from bain.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - bain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
bain throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
bain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by bain.
bain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
bain tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bain but bain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bain stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
bain throws a half hearted mid kick.
bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bain stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
bain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bain swivels and escapes.

Jenkins shoots in and bounces bain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
bain wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
bain wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
bain is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but bain has wrist control.

Jenkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
bain is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Jenkins distracts bain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but bain has wrist control.
bain wants to stand and escape but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
bain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jenkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bain is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins prevents bain from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but bain shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from bain misses.
bain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and bain duly obliges.
bain throws a head kick that misses.
bain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bain throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
bain throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at bain.
bain misses with an attempted mid kick.
bain tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bain throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from bain.
anderson bain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bain throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
bain connects with a jab.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bain.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bain's waist but bain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
bain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
bain throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
A combination from bain does no damage.
bain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
bain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from bain.
bain misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from bain. Jenkins shrugs it off though.
bain throws a half hearted mid kick.
bain misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bain swivels and escapes.
bain tries a head kick but it misses.

Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
bain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, bain has escaped the position, nice work there.
bain wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins lands a few punches from side control.
bain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
bain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Jenkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jenkins working the ground and pound.

Jenkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at bain to see if he's OK.
Jenkins lands an elbow.
Jenkins lands a decent elbow from side control.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, bain has escaped the position, nice work there.
bain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Jenkins is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. bain looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jenkins gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. bain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jenkins lets go of the hold and bain can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rick Jenkins!