PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Banno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovaltine Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Banno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banno
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Banno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovaltine Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banno tries to score with a low kick but Jenkins moves his leg out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Banno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
Banno attempts a counter takedown but Jenkins avoids it well and moves away.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
Banno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Banno.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banno shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banno blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banno's sensitive parts.
Banno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Banno moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Banno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banno blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Banno moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banno looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Banno moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Banno has the dominant position.
Banno misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banno is pushing Jenkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Banno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jenkins uses from the top position.
Jenkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Banno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenkins trying to control the pace.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Banno is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Banno.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Jenkins tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banno's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banno is looking to regain half guard here but Jenkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Banno regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jenkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Banno trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Banno is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Banno looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovaltine Jenkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jenkins throws a head kick but Banno moves out of range.
Jenkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Banno's head.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Banno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Banno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Banno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Ovaltine Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Banno.
Jenkins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banno tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Banno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banno.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins throws a lazy head kick
and Banno counters with a two punch combo.
Tony Banno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banno tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Banno as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins is looking for the big counter here.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banno avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Banno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Banno! Jenkins is out on his feet! Banno rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jenkins is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jenkins is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Banno!
Tony Banno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.