PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadarn's entrance music is Old England's Glory. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cadarn
vs
Jenkins

199 cm
21
287 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
23
252 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derfel Cadarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Cadarn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cadarn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cadarn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jenkins is looking to slow Cadarn down with leg kicks.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cadarn.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cadarn.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cadarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadarn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Cadarn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cadarn. That did some damage!
Jenkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cadarn momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadarn defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Cadarn.
Jenkins tried to score with a low kick but Cadarn checks it.
Cadarn looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Cadarn throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cadarn.
Jenkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jim Jenkins has been cut.

Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Cadarn.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadarn has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Cadarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Cadarn fails to land.
Jenkins avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cadarn lands a shot to the body.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Cadarn.
Cadarn misses with the head strike.
Cadarn scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins looks winded!

Cadarn breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Cadarn slips the punch.
Cadarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cadarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Cadarn throws a chopping leg kick but Jenkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Cadarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadarn throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cadarn misses with a looping right.
Jenkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jenkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cadarn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Cadarn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Cadarn.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses
and Cadarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Jim Jenkins's cut even more.
Cadarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cadarn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Cadarn moved out of range nicely.
Cadarn throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cadarn slips under a jab.
Jenkins lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Cadarn counters with a straight right hand.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a big counter head kick but Cadarn avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Cadarn's front leg but catches the back leg as Cadarn tries to avoid it.
Jim Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Cadarn.
Cadarn tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Cadarn misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jenkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Cadarn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Cadarn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jenkins.
Cadarn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jenkins. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Cadarn throws out a leg kick but Jenkins moves out of range and Cadarn only half commits.
Cadarn throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily.
Cadarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cadarn is able to avoid easily.
Cadarn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Cadarn is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadarn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Cadarn is having none of it.
Cadarn is looking to counter the offense by Jenkins and move into the clinch.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Cadarn's knee but Cadarn avoids it well.
Cadarn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jenkins just manages to avoid it.
Cadarn connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Cadarn's front leg.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cadarn throws a big counter combination but Jenkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cadarn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Cadarn cracks Jenkins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cadarn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jenkins to stand back up!
A jab from Jenkins finds it's way through Cadarn's defenses.
Jenkins moves out of range as Cadarn throws a body kick.
Jenkins with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Cadarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cadarn.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Cadarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Cadarn drops Jenkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jenkins looks back up at him and smiles so Cadarn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jenkins is rocked!

The cut above Jim Jenkins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cadarn weaves into range and cracks Jenkins right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Jenkins goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Cadarn is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derfel Cadarn!
A very excited looking Derfel Cadarn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.