PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bens Jamins (ranked 4128 p4p, 5270 weight class) and Gray Hodgekinson (ranked 0 p4p, 538 weight class). Bens Jamins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jamins
vs
Hodgekinson

169 cm
25
180
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Hilo, Bens Jamins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Hodgekinson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamins misses with a double jab
and Hodgekinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jamins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hodgekinson.
Sloppy strikes from Hodgekinson. Those never looked like landing.
Hodgekinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jamins needs to keep his hands up - Hodgekinson had a free shot at his head there.
Hodgekinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hodgekinson.
Hodgekinson works over Jamins's head and body with a nice combination.
Hodgekinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodgekinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamins misses with a combination
and Hodgekinson counters with a left and a right that stings Jamins.

Hodgekinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Jamins manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Hodgekinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hodgekinson throws a right and a left that Jamins avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodgekinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hodgekinson looks winded!
Jamins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hodgekinson.
Jamins tries to bum rush Hodgekinson with a series of wild strikes but Hodgekinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamins throws a combination that misses
and Hodgekinson counters with a leg kick.
Jamins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jamins throws a right and a left that Hodgekinson avoids nicely.

Hodgekinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jamins to the ground. Hodgekinson is now in Jamins's guard.

Jamins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamins misses with a two punch combination.
Jamins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hodgekinson misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Jamins there.

Hodgekinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jamins throws Hodgekinson to one side and escapes!
Hodgekinson throws a series of punches but Jamins avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hodgekinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jamins to the ground. Hodgekinson is now in Jamins's guard.

Jamins pushes Hodgekinson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jamins sizes up Hodgekinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamins scores with a decent looking hook.
Jamins misses with the combination.
Jamins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jamins misses with a wild combination.
Jamins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jamins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hodgekinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hodgekinson back to the cage. Jamins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bens Jamins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jamins.

Hodgekinson is rocked!
Jamins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hodgekinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jamins finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jamins lands a left and a right that send Hodgekinson crashing to the mat, dazed. Jamins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jamins throws a nice looking combination but Hodgekinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hodgekinson throws a right hand that Jamins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jamins also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Hodgekinson. Those never looked like landing.
Hodgekinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hodgekinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jamins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hodgekinson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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!
A punch combination from Jamins misses.
Jamins throws a series of punches but Hodgekinson moves out of range.
Hodgekinson tries to bum rush Jamins with a series of wild strikes but Jamins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamins tries to bum rush Hodgekinson with a series of wild strikes but Hodgekinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Hodgekinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hodgekinson throws a series of punches but Jamins avoids them all with ease.
Jamins misses with the combination.
Hodgekinson throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hodgekinson dodges the punch combination from Jamins.

Jamins tries to sprawl but Hodgekinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Jamins has one foot on Hodgekinson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Hodgekinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Jamins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hodgekinson misses with a combination
letting Jamins counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamins works the jab nicely.
Jamins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hodgekinson unleashes a big counter combination but Jamins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bens Jamins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hodgekinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hodgekinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamins lands with a nice body punch.
Jamins lands a jab.
Jamins throws a series of punches but Hodgekinson avoids them all with ease.
Hodgekinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jamins with a body shot.
Jamins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodgekinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hodgekinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hodgekinson looks to land a combination but Jamins avoids it well.

Hodgekinson gets a takedown into half guard.

Jamins has one foot on Hodgekinson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jamins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bens Jamins is winning the standup battle so far.

Jamins lands a left and a right that send Hodgekinson crashing to the mat, dazed. Jamins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hodgekinson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Jamins has cracked Hodgekinson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Jamins lands another huge swinging hook and Hodgekinson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Hodgekinson, before Jamins can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bens Jamins!