PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jenkins
vs
Clayton

175 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roscoe Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clayton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Clayton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clayton on the ground.
Clayton trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Clayton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clayton is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clayton throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Clayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
Clayton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.
Clayton controlling the pace.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clayton throws a strike but Jenkins avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jenkins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clayton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clayton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clayton postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Clayton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clayton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Clayton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clayton is one step ahead there.
Clayton content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clayton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Clayton is having none of it.
Clayton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clayton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Clayton from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Clayton instigates a clinch.
Clayton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Clayton has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.

Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Clayton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins is trying to keep Clayton in close.
Clayton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clayton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clayton showed some decent athleticism there.
Clayton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clayton is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jenkins gets back to full guard.
Clayton is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clayton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Jenkins blocks nicely.
Jenkins wants to stand but Clayton is controlling the position.
Clayton landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clayton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins is wriggling around but Clayton manages to pass to half guard.
Ground and pound from Clayton.
Jenkins has his hands clasped together around Clayton's back. He's all about the action.
Clayton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernando Clayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up but Clayton is controlling him
Clayton lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clayton wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is defending well.
Jenkins tries to kick Clayton off but Clayton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clayton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jenkins pushes Clayton off looking to stand but Clayton dives back in and keeps control.
Clayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clayton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clayton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clayton lands strikes from half guard.
Clayton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clayton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clayton connects with a nice short shot to Jenkins's temple.
Ground and pound from Clayton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Clayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Clayton closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clayton's coach down at The Sweatshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clayton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.

Clayton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins is not content to let Clayton control the position.
Clayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton cracks Jenkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands a nice forearm strike.
Jenkins parries the strikes from Clayton easily there. Clayton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jenkins to escape.
Clayton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.
Jenkins tries to buck Clayton off but Clayton is having none of it.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clayton connects with a decent elbow.
Clayton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clayton working the head with strikes.

Jenkins is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clayton working the ground and pound.
Oh Jenkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clayton lands some shots froms side control.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clayton cracks Jenkins with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Clayton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jenkins is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Clayton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Clayton!