PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Skookum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skookum has chosen Akfam as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jenkins
vs
Skookum

188 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Skookum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skookum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Skookum is letting Jenkins control him for a moment.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jenkins controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skookum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skookum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum is looking for a sweep.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Skookum wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Skookum tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Skookum wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins drags him back down.
Jenkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Skookum 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 working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Skookum is trying to get back to half guard.
Skookum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jenkins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins controlling from side mount.
Jenkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skookum is trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
The referee asks Jenkins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jenkins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jenkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Skookum is looking for a sweep.
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.
Skookum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jenkins not doing much here.
Skookum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Skookum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenkins is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Jenkins.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but Skookum defending well.
Jenkins content to control rather than advance.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jenkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins swings for the body but Skookum moves out of range.
Skookum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skookum wants to counter with a clinch but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Skookum is just out of range.
Skookum lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Skookum moves out of range.
Good exchange - Jenkins coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Skookum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skookum wants to counter with a clinch but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins lands with a cross.
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Skookum walks into a left hand.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Skookum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skookum shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Skookum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Skookum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skookum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jenkins defends well and Skookum ends up having to push Jenkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Skookum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.

Jenkins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skookum's half guard.
Skookum is looking to get back to is feet but Jenkins passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skookum tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jenkins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins looking to control but Skookum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skookum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Skookum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Skookum is squirming around nicely.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins prevents Skookum from getting the reversal.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skookum is looking to escape.
Jenkins controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Jenkins is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Skookum really wants to buck Jenkins off and get back to his feet.
Jenkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skookum sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Skookum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
Skookum moves into full guard.
Jenkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Skookum is keeping the position.
Skookum thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jenkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Skookum takes one on the button.
Skookum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skookum at a distance.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Skookum avoids nicely.
Bob Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skookum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jenkins as Skookum tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Skookum moves out of range.
Skookum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Skookum manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skookum tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skookum to the ground. Skookum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Skookum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skookum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Skookum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Skookum.
Skookum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skookum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skookum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skookum fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thuds a left hand into Skookum's body.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.

Jenkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skookum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Skookum.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skookum 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skookum wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skookum was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skookum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jenkins defends well and Skookum ends up having to push Jenkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Jenkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skookum is trying to defend but Jenkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jenkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Well, if Jenkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Skookum is trying to control but Jenkins manages to pass to mount!
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Skookum is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins controlling from the full mount.
Skookum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!

Bob Jenkins wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, William Skookum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wow. Good fight. Ill do better next time.... Get that mike outta my face...'.