PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Furriel (ranked 4620 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Furriel
vs
Jenkins

178 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Furriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the head.

Furriel gets the takedown into side control.
Furriel trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Furriel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Furriel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jenkins tries to improve position but can't.
Furriel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jenkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Furriel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Furriel trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Furriel working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furriel throws a strike aimed at the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins avoids it well.
Furriel scores with punches from side control.
Furriel wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Furriel working the ground and pound but Jenkins is defending the strikes.
Furriel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
Furriel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jenkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jenkins taking punishment in the form of punches.

Furriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
An elbow from Furriel crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Jenkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furriel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Furriel working the head and body with strikes.
Furriel landing a few strikes.
Furriel lands an elbow.
Furriel working away.
Jenkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Furriel working the ground and pound but Jenkins is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Furriel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jenkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Furriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
The strikes coming from Furriel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Furriel is trying to get an arm triangle but Jenkins is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jenkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Furriel is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Furriel cracks Jenkins with a big elbow.
Furriel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Furriel has hold of Jenkins's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jenkins seems comfortable defending it but Furriel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jenkins is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jenkins is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Furriel couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Furriel!