PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock On. Zyb has chosen "Battle" by Gangstarr as his entrance music. 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
Zyb

184 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Zyb!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Zyb does no damage.
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jenkins as Zyb shoots in.
Jenkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Zyb's front leg but catches the back leg as Zyb tries to avoid it.
Jenkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zyb will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Zyb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Zyb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zyb trying to pass the guard but Jenkins defending well.

Zyb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Zyb tries to pass to full mount but Jenkins defends it.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up but Zyb is controlling him

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zyb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Zyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenkins.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Jenkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zyb eats them both and turns towards Jenkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Zyb's leg. Zyb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zyb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zyb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jenkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jenkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zyb misses with a head kick.
Zyb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zyb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Zyb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Zyb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jenkins lands a head kick!
Zyb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A cross from Jenkins lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zyb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins tried to counter with a leg kick but Zyb avoided it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jenkins.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Zyb's leg. Zyb is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Zyb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jenkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenkins cracks Zyb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zyb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zyb takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Leeroy Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zyb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Zyb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jenkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zyb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zyb avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zyb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Jenkins 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 misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zyb throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
Jenkins dips to his left and cracks Zyb with an uppercut!
Jenkins thumps Zyb with a low kick.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zyb can do to turn this around?
Zyb misses with a head kick.
Zyb avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Zyb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zyb throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zyb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Zyb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zyb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zyb on the side of the head.
Zyb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Zyb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jenkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zyb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.

Zyb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zyb jumps guard but Jenkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zyb tries a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks it.

Zyb jumps into guard, dragging Jenkins to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins stays in close to Zyb's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zyb looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jenkins has picked Zyb up and slammed him! Zyb can't keep hold of the triangle and Jenkins manages to pass to side control!
Jenkins lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jenkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Zyb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb is looking to regain half guard here but Jenkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Zyb wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zyb tries to bench press Jenkins off him but Jenkins keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jenkins controlling from side mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Zyb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Jenkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Zyb looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Zyb looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zyb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zyb's sensitive parts.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins throws out a powerful jab.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zyb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Jenkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jenkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Zyb swinging wildly here.
As Zyb looks to move away, Jenkins throws a big counter combo bu Zyb just gets out of the way.
A head kick from Jenkins lands but Zyb takes it in his stride.
Jenkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zyb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zyb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jenkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Zyb lands but Jenkins takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zyb connects with a solid leg kick.

Zyb moves into the clinch successfully.
Jenkins jumps guard but Zyb turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fails to pull guard.

Zyb gets control of Jenkins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zyb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Zyb looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jenkins passes into side control.
Zyb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zyb trying to remain calm as Jenkins controls from the top position.
Zyb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zyb keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jenkins controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyb struggling a bit here.
Jenkins in side control, throwing shots but Zyb defends.
Jenkins taking a breather here.

Jenkins decides to stand back up. Jenkins steps back and let's Zyb get back to his feet.
Jenkins pushes Zyb away with a front kick.
Jenkins clobbers Zyb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Jenkins.
Zyb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zyb tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily
and Jenkins counters with a low kick, right behind Zyb 's knee.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Zyb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zyb down.
Zyb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Zyb throws a low kick but Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins lands a high kick!
Zyb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a kick to the body.
Jenkins sizes up Zyb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jenkins thumps Zyb with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick that Zyb semi-blocks.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Zyb.
Zyb lands a front kick.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Zyb's front leg.
Jenkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zyb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zyb is looking to clinch.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Zyb's leg. Zyb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zyb takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Jenkins finds it's target.
Chris Zyb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zyb throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Jenkins!
Leeroy Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Chris Zyb spoke after the fight, saying 'It was an accident...'.