PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janky Jankens (ranked 2897 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Barkeep Quark (ranked 378 p4p, 350 weight class). Jankens's entrance music is Straight Outta Compton by- NWA. A fine choice. 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.

Jankens
vs
Quark

189 cm
26
190
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
187
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Katman Drip Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janky Jankens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barkeep Quark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jankens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quark unleashes a big counter combination but Jankens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jankens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jankens misses with a hook.
Jankens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jankens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens throws a body shot but no joy.
Quark unleashes a big counter combination but Jankens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jankens clobbers Quark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jankens has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jankens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jankens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jankens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankens is trying to maintain a safe position but Quark gets an underhook and turns Jankens into the cage.
Jankens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quark backwards.
Jankens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jankens misses with the head strike.
Jankens cracks Quark with a nice body shot.
Jankens throws a head punch that misses.
Quark tries for a takedown but Jankens manages to get underhooks.
Jankens leaning against his opponent.
Quark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quark has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jankens seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Quark can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Quark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jankens circles away.
Janky Jankens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barkeep Quark.
Jankens throws an overhand right that lands on Quark's shoulder, as Quark tries to avoid the shot.
Quark is looking for the big counter here.
Jankens throws a hook but Quark blocks it.
Jankens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quark on the side of the head.
Jankens misses with a straight left.
Jankens throws a hook to the side of Quark's head but Quark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quark throws a counter combo.

Jankens gets caught flat footed, as Quark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quark postures up and lands a big shot to Jankens's brow.
Quark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jankens wants to stand but Quark is controlling the position.
Quark throwing strikes but missing.
Jankens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quark on the ground.
Quark is in close to Jankens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jankens wants to get back to his feet but Quark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quark stands up over Jankens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark connects with a couple of short punches.
Quark won't allow Jankens to get back to his feet.
Quark cracks Jankens with a solid left hand.
Quark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jankens wants to get back to his feet but Quark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jankens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Quark scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quark is controlling him.
Quark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quark postures up and lands a big shot to Jankens's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Janky Jankens will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jankens throws out a loose jab but Quark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quark defending well as Jankens loads up on a big left hand.
Quark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quark! But no joy.
Jankens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quark throws a counter combo.
Jankens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jankens defends well and Quark ends up having to push Jankens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Janky Jankens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens missing with a left hand there. Quark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jankens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jankens misses with a wild body shot.
Janky Jankens is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens misses with an uppercut.
Quark slips a jab from Jankens.
Despite the aggression on Quark's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jankens just misses with a punch to the body.
Quark unleashes a big counter combination but Jankens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jankens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quark was well out of range. Poor timing from Jankens.
Jankens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quark.
Jankens misses the jab.
It seemed like Quark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Quark.
As Jankens backs off Quark throws a huge counter combo but Jankens manages to avoid it all.
Jankens throws a hook but Quark blocks it.
Quark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens misses with a hook. Quark ducked under it nicely.
Quark throws a counter combo.
Jankens swings for the body but Quark moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jankens as Quark shoots in.
Jankens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Janky Jankens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barkeep Quark.
Quark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankens pinned against the cage. Jankens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jankens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jankens swings for the body but Quark moves out of range.
Quark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jankens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jankens wants it to stay on the feet.
Jankens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quark shoots and misses
and Jankens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jankens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quark ducks under a wild hook from Jankens.
Quark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jankens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jankens misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens misses with a hook.
Quark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jankens's waist but Jankens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quark off to one side.
Jankens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Quark shoots in and bounces Jankens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quark chips away with some ground and pound.
Quark trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jankens tries to get out of the position.
Quark lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quark is working Jankens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Quark landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Janky Jankens dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Quark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jankens throws out the jab.
Quark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Quark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quark showed some decent athleticism there.
Quark slips a nice elbow through Jankens's hands, connecting with Jankens's forehead.
Quark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jankens is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jankens hang on?
Quark working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jankens is bucking up trying to escape but Quark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Quark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Jankens is rocked!
Quark postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jankens in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jankens to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barkeep Quark!
Our winner, Barkeep Quark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Janky Jankens spoke after the fight, saying 'Fucking janky'.