PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart The Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Enkamp
vs
The Panda

178 cm
27
167 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stuart The Panda!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Panda fails with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp lands a head kick. The Panda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Enkamp tenderised The Panda's leg. The Panda is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Panda dives in and grabs Enkamp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enkamp pushes down on The Panda's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Panda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Enkamp slams his shin into The Panda's torso.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Panda shoots and misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart The Panda.
The Panda looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp scores with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Enkamp's head coaches at Woodhouse's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Enkamp.
Enkamp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Enkamp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Panda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Enkamp lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Panda will feel that in the morning.
Jesse Enkamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enkamp throws a leg kick which misses The Panda's front leg but catches the back leg as The Panda tries to avoid it.
The Panda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Panda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Panda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Enkamp.
Enkamp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Panda if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enkamp lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Panda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Enkamp.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enkamp. That's going to slow The Panda down.
The Panda dives in and grabs Enkamp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enkamp pushes down on The Panda's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Panda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.
Enkamp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Panda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enkamp.
The Panda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Enkamp.
A head kick by The Panda misses
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Panda really felt that one!
Enkamp lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Panda takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Enkamp.
Stuart The Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enkamp. That's going to slow The Panda down.
The Panda tries for a takedown but Enkamp circles away easily
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Panda's knee momentarily.
Enkamp scores with a push kick.
Enkamp throws a quick head kick that knocks The Panda silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Enkamp is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesse Enkamp!
After winning the bout, Jesse Enkamp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.