PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dade Desjardins (ranked 1448 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Tommy Jenkins (ranked 184 p4p, 232 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress- The Misfits. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Desjardins
vs
Jenkins

195 cm
22
235
7 - 1 - 1

200 cm
29
275
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dade Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Jenkins drives through and clinches with Desjardins against the cage.
Jenkins stalling against the cage.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Desjardins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dade Desjardins has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desjardins is trying to drag Jenkins to the mat but Jenkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Desjardins shrugs off.
Jenkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins has Jenkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jenkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desjardins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desjardins's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Desjardins dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
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!
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but Desjardins blocks it.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.
Desjardins avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Desjardins avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Desjardins's ribcage.
Desjardins avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Desjardins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Desjardins is blocking nicely.
Desjardins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desjardins dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Desjardins's ribcage.
Desjardins is working for takedown but Jenkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desjardins is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Desjardins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jenkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.

Dade Desjardins's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Desjardins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jenkins down to the mat. Jenkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Desjardins has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dade Desjardins's cut.
That's time! Desjardins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Desjardins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Desjardins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Desjardins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins fails with a takedown attempt.

Desjardins shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Desjardins shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Desjardins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Desjardins gets tackled into the cage by Jenkins. Jenkins maintains the clinch.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desjardins.
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!
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Desjardins blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Desjardins shrugs off.

Dade Desjardins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desjardins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins is struggling to control the position.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Desjardins in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Dade Desjardins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dade Desjardins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Jenkins!