PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jenkins (ranked 4268 p4p, 322 weight class) and Artem Kravets (ranked 6467 p4p, 403 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by For whom the bell tolls. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jenkins
vs
Kravets

178 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Kravets!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kravets tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kravets wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kravets breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kravets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kravets scores with a push kick.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kravets, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Kravets manages to get underhooks.
Kravets is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Kravets stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Kravets is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jenkins has Kravets pressed against the cage, preventing Kravets from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins pulls guard effortlessly.

Kravets wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jenkins's closed guard. He's half up but Jenkins has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jenkins pivots and extends the arm, Kravets falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jenkins! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Jenkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrone Jenkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.