PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tallahassee Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: Ruler of the World.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jenkins
vs
Hall

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tallahassee Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sid Hall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jenkins stands up and waves to Hall to follow him.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt

and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jenkins jumps guard and drags Hall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hall?
Hall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jenkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall taking shots to the head.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Hall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hall is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins has control of Hall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jenkins prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Hall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hall looks gassed!
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a heavy elbow.
Jenkins breaks from Hall's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jenkins looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
Hall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jenkins looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Jenkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tallahassee Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jenkins stalling.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.

Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
Hall is breathing heavily.
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.
Jenkins won't allow Hall to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jenkins slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Jenkins seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tallahassee Jenkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Jenkins pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Hall tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.

Jenkins is trying to trip Hall. He has hold of a leg but Hall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jenkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jenkins passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working Hall over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hall kicks off Jenkins and gets to his feet.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallahassee Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tallahassee Jenkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tallahassee Jenkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall 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 manages to get to full guard.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hall wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tallahassee Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling the pace.
Jenkins is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Jenkins won't allow Hall to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall wants to clinch

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Hall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jenkins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Jenkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hall to the mat! Hall manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hall trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins has Hall pulled in close to control his posture.

Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jenkins is working an open guard so Hall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Hall letting Jenkins take a breather here.

Jenkins lands a takedown into guard.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Sid Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallahassee Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tallahassee 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tallahassee Jenkins!