PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood's entrance music is Stone Sour - Last Of The Real. A fine choice. Jenkins has chosen Rock On as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hardwood
vs
Jenkins

175 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

184 cm
28
135 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardwood connects with a looping right hand.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardwood.
Hardwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a fast counter high kick but Hardwood manages to duck under it in time.
Hardwood cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardwood.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Jenkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood swinging wildly here.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood misses with a looping right.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood lands with a straight right. Jenkins didn't see that one coming.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood throws a big counter combination but Jenkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardwood misses with a hook
and Jenkins counters with a big head kick but Hardwood shrugs it off.
Hardwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes one to the chin there.
Jenkins is looking to chop away at Hardwood's legs.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins unleashes a big counter combination but Hardwood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hardwood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Hardwood saw that one coming.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardwood lands the left hand.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Hardwood connects with a body shot.
Jenkins moves out of range as Hardwood strikes.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hardwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardwood.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardwood's sensitive parts.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardwood throws out the jab.
Jenkins lands with a right hand.
A big right from Hardwood misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardwood feints a jab promting Jenkins to slip. Hardwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jenkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jenkins moves out of range as Hardwood strikes.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Hardwood checks it.
Jenkins lands a high kick!
Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Hardwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Jenkins is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Hardwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Hardwood backs off Jenkins throws a huge counter combo but Hardwood manages to avoid it all.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a body punch
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardwood takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood blocks the body kick.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Hardwood stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardwood throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Hardwood moves his leg out of the way.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hardwood dominated that round.
That's time! Hardwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood is looking to counter punch.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardwood swinging wildly here.
Jenkins thinks about the counter body kick.
Hardwood connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins moves forwards but Hardwood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lance Hardwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardwood.
The fighters circling - Hardwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardwood.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Hardwood misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardwood throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jenkins moves out of range as Hardwood strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardwood throws a head kick that misses.
Hardwood jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well.
Hardwood checks the leg kick.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardwood. Hardwood obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jenkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardwood has got the better of the exchanges.
Hardwood scores with a one two! Jenkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardwood misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardwood.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Hardwood misses.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardwood checks it well.
It looked like Hardwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hardwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardwood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Hardwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
And Hardwood counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardwood is out of range and Jenkins settles back down.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardwood misses the jab.
Hardwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Hardwood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Hardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Hardwood misses with a low kick.
Hardwood throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Hardwood moved away.
Hardwood misses with a leg kick.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardwood should have avoided that one.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardwood.
Hardwood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Hardwood lands.
Jenkins throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Hardwood.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Hardwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Hardwood.
Hardwood throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardwood throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood lands a jab-cross combination.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood swinging wildly here.
Hardwood moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hardwood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
Hardwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Hardwood.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Hardwood swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Hardwood throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily.
Hardwood misses with the combination.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardwood scores with a hook.
Hardwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lance Hardwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins 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.
Hardwood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Hardwood misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Hardwood backs off Jenkins throws a huge counter combo but Hardwood manages to avoid it all.
A leg kick checked by Hardwood.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardwood.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardwood throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Hardwood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jenkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardwood checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardwood. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Hardwood throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jenkins! But no joy.
Jenkins lands with a kick to the temple. Hardwood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood blocks the body kick.
Jab by Hardwood.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardwood throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Jenkins walks into a left hand.
Hardwood dips to his left and cracks Jenkins with an uppercut!
Hardwood swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardwood scores with a three punch combo!
Hardwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardwood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jenkins back to the cage. Hardwood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jenkins connects with a high kick.
Hardwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardwood misses with a double jab.
Jenkins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardwood swinging wildly here.
Hardwood misses with a hook
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Hardwood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
A combination from Hardwood does no damage.
Hardwood throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardwood throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardwood.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Hardwood does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardwood's calf.
Leeroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardwood in the body.
Hardwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Hardwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardwood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Hardwood!
Lance Hardwood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Leeroy Jenkins had this to say: 'Juast luck mate...'.