PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Jenkins (ranked 6458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 7457 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Jenkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jenkins
vs
Yoder

176 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoder as he connects with a hook.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoder scores with a four punch combination!
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jenkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the body
and Yoder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Yoder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoder was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Yoder throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Yoder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Yoder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Yoder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
No joy there for Yoder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Yoder. Those never looked like landing.
Yoder throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Yoder ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yoder! But no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Yoder.
Yoder throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Yoder throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Jenkins digs a good body shot into Yoder's ribs.
Bruce Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins takes a swing at Yoder's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Yoder counters with a three punch combo that has Jenkins backing up. Jenkins nods at Yoder to acknowledge the strikes.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Yoder moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoder manages to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoder misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Yoder tries to get set, Jenkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Yoder manages to avoid the attempt.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoder. Yoder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins punishes Yoder's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoder moves away.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoder is just out of range.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins thuds a left hand into Yoder's body.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Yoder misses with a double jab.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Yoder moves out of range.
Yoder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jenkins lands a jab to Yoder's midsection.
Yoder scores with a one two! Jenkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
Yoder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Yoder throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Yoder is out of range.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoder.
Yoder misses with a double jab.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Yoder moved out of range.
Yoder throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoder should have avoided that one.
Yoder misses with a body kick.
Jenkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoder ducks right into an uppercut from Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoder scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoder moves away.
Jenkins misses the body punch
and Yoder counters with a left and a right that stings Jenkins.
Yoder misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoder tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins leaning against his opponent.
Yoder letting Jenkins take a breather here.

Yoder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Yoder misses.
Yoder throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Yoder knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoder counters with a left and a right that stings Jenkins.
A nice combination there by Jenkins.
Yoder misses with the combination.
Ryan Yoder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan Yoder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Yoder.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoder.
Sloppy strikes from Yoder. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the body
letting Yoder counter with a right hand.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoder misses with a double jab.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoder is just out of range.
Yoder misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
Yoder cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoder counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoder.
And Yoder tries to counter it with a takedown but Jenkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yoder misses with a double jab.
Jenkins wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoder swinging wildly here.
Yoder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yoder looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoder wants to slow Jenkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoder.
Yoder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yoder back to the cage. Jenkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins misses the body punch
and Yoder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jenkins thinking.
Yoder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoder is breathing heavily.
Yoder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
It looked like Jenkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yoder.
Yoder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins misses with a body shot
and Yoder counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoder is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoder throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Yoder dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Yoder tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Yoder fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Yoder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Yoder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Yoder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoder blocks a jab.
Jenkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the body
and Yoder counters with a two punch combo.
Yoder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Yoder lands a head shot.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Yoder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
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!
Yoder connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Yoder. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoder throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Yoder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoder stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoder.
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yoder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Jenkins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yoder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoder counters with a two punch combo.
Yoder throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Yoder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Yoder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoder needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
Jenkins looks to land a combination. Yoder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoder throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Yoder misses with the combination.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Yoder, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Yoder against the cage but Yoder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Yoder lands a jab to the nose.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Yoder moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Yoder ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoder also avoids with ease.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.

Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yoder breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoder.
Yoder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Yoder is rocked!
Yoder scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yoder throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yoder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hook but Yoder blocks it.
Yoder tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yoder.

Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Ryan Yoder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Yoder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!