PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: Quiet Little Voices. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MacLeod
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomas Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a body punch but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod misses with a low kick.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins walks into a jab.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins blocks a leg kick.
MacLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacLeod thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
MacLeod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacLeod counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MacLeod throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
MacLeod lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins looks gassed!
MacLeod looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomas Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacLeod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacLeod throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from MacLeod does it's job there.
MacLeod misses with a double jab
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
MacLeod throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
MacLeod lands a two punch combo.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the head.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacLeod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacLeod moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLeod with a jab.
MacLeod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacLeod shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice cross by MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacLeod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacLeod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. MacLeod saw that one coming.
Jenkins moves out of range as MacLeod throws a body kick.
MacLeod misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Jenkins.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacLeod needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
MacLeod is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
MacLeod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jenkins backs up against the cage.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacLeod attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacLeod misses with a leg kick.
MacLeod takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins lands a two punch combo.
MacLeod tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
MacLeod lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins throws a hook but MacLeod avoids it easily.
Jenkins tries to bum rush MacLeod with a series of wild strikes but MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacLeod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacLeod gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacLeod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Decent striking displayed by MacLeod there.
Jenkins waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
MacLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacLeod scores with a decent looking hook.
Jenkins cracks MacLeod with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacLeod throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for MacLeod.
MacLeod tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jenkins misses the jab.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLeod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins misses with a hook. MacLeod ducked under it nicely.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark MacLeod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice cross by MacLeod.
Jenkins swinging wilding here.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling MacLeod to counter with a crisp jab.
MacLeod lands with a cross.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but MacLeod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacLeod lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
MacLeod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacLeod scores with a nice right hand.
MacLeod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mark MacLeod is winning the standup battle so far.
MacLeod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacLeod defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Mark MacLeod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from MacLeod.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a hook but MacLeod avoids it easily.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jenkins in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacLeod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacLeod counters with a one-two to the body.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but MacLeod moved out of range.
MacLeod catches Jenkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacLeod misses with a body kick.
Jenkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
MacLeod is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for MacLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacLeod to score with a decent uppercut.
MacLeod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacLeod throws a head kick that misses.

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.
Jenkins takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacLeod throws a head kick that misses.
MacLeod thows a leg kick but Jenkins checks it
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
MacLeod scores with a one two! Jenkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
MacLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacLeod throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from MacLeod misses.
MacLeod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacLeod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacLeod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from MacLeod.
Jenkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from MacLeod.
MacLeod takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacLeod avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
MacLeod lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacLeod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacLeod lands a jab-cross combination.
Jenkins defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
MacLeod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Jenkins.
A punch combination from MacLeod misses.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but MacLeod avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacLeod scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
MacLeod throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins throws the left hand but MacLeod avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacLeod.
A left and a right from MacLeod both land. Nice combination.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
Jenkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacLeod counters with a one-two to the body.
MacLeod misses with a kick to the body.
MacLeod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacLeod misses with a double jab
and Jenkins counters with a left and a right that stings MacLeod.
Danga de danga de dang - MacLeod scores with a four punch combination!
Jenkins cracks MacLeod with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark MacLeod dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

MacLeod throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
MacLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a body shot.
Jenkins swinging wilding here.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacLeod lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacLeod punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacLeod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacLeod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacLeod needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacLeod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacLeod blocks a jab.
MacLeod thuds his shin into the meat of Jenkins's side.
MacLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacLeod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
MacLeod slips under a jab from Jenkins.
MacLeod misses with a body kick.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but MacLeod ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacLeod lands a jab-cross combination.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacLeod counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins throws a series of strikes that have MacLeod backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod throws a low kick, looking for Jenkins's leg but Jenkins calmly moves out of range.
MacLeod throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
MacLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
MacLeod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins lands a nice hook to MacLeod's body. MacLeod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
MacLeod scores with a one two! Jenkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
MacLeod throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - MacLeod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but MacLeod is out of range.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacLeod misses with a leg kick
and Jenkins counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenkins blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from MacLeod.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by MacLeod.
Jenkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacLeod finds it's way round the side to connect with Jenkins's head.
Jab from Jenkins.
MacLeod connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for MacLeod. That snapped Jenkins's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
MacLeod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from MacLeod misses.
Jenkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacLeod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
MacLeod pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.
MacLeod misses with a low kick.
MacLeod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacLeod slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins connects with the punch.
MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Mark MacLeod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - MacLeod scores with a four punch combination!
MacLeod slips a straight right by Jenkins.
MacLeod getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tomas Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacLeod throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from MacLeod.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark MacLeod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacLeod 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark MacLeod!