PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Cambarros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy-Out Of Space. Cambarros is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skid Row - Creepshow. The key to victory for Tyrone Jenkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jenkins
vs
Cambarros

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Cambarros!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cambarros drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Cambarros throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins wants a takedown but no success here.

Cambarros manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cambarros is on top in guard.
Cambarros tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambarros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Cambarros from controlling successfully.
Jenkins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambarros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jenkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cambarros wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Cambarros won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cambarros is keeping busy.

Cambarros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambarros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cambarros tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cambarros to the ground. Cambarros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.

Cambarros forces Jenkins back against the cage and clinches.
Cambarros throws an elbow but it misses.
Cambarros gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
Cambarros 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 has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cambarros is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cambarros pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Cambarros pulls guard.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cambarros avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cambarros is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jenkins!
Cambarros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jenkins hang on?
Cambarros looking to finish Jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jenkins 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.
Cambarros wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
Cambarros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jenkins looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cambarros trying to control but Jenkins is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cambarros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cambarros blocks Jenkins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cambarros looking to finish Jenkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins regains half guard.
Cambarros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cambarros trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

Cambarros seems to be working for a kimura but Jenkins defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Cambarros is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to roll over but Cambarros keeps him under control.
Cambarros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cambarros is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cambarros wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cambarros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cambarros tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Cambarros dominated that round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Cambarros is out of range.
Cambarros tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.

Cambarros moves into the clinch.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Cambarros holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jenkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cambarros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambarros throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Cambarros has his takedown stuffed
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cambarros doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Cambarros, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Cambarros against the cage but Cambarros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cambarros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Cambarros tries to clinch up
and Jenkins counters with a left and a right that stings Cambarros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cambarros misses.
Cambarros pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cambarros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jenkins did well to prevent Cambarros getting side control.
Jenkins is trying to stand.
Cambarros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Jenkins tries to kick Cambarros off but Cambarros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cambarros is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.
Cambarros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cambarros is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cambarros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Cambarros moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cambarros scores with a four punch combination!
Cambarros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cambarros avoids it really well and circles away.

Cambarros rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins gets underhooks to prevent Cambarros's takedown attempt.
Cambarros's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cambarros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cambarros walks away with a smile on his face. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cambarros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cambarros. Jenkins shrugs it off though.
Cambarros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cambarros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cambarros tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Cambarros which made him look bad.
Cambarros has his takedown stuffed

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to stand and escape but Cambarros actually recovers to full guard.
Jenkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cambarros's guard.
Cambarros looking for a sweep. Not yet Cambarros, not yet.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Cambarros won't let him.
Cambarros controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Cambarros won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cambarros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vinicius Cambarros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Cambarros has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cambarros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenkins's face.

Cambarros drags the fight down to the ground.

Cambarros working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cambarros doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cambarros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jenkins won't allow Cambarros to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambarros keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Cambarros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cambarros holds on for dear life, controlling Jenkins's posture momentarily.
Cambarros tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins avoids the attempt from Cambarros to control.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cambarros hang on?
Cambarros is looking to get to half guard.
Cambarros is bucking up trying to escape but Jenkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyrone Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Cambarros that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cambarros because Jenkins loaded up on that one.
Jenkins prevents Cambarros from getting the reversal.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Jenkins cracks Cambarros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cambarros tries to hold on but Jenkins postures up.
Cambarros really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cambarros tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jenkins blocks Cambarros's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cambarros is desperately trying to improve his position but Jenkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Cambarros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyrone Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cambarros tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Vinicius Cambarros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cambarros tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins working Cambarros over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cambarros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cambarros wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Cambarros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cambarros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Cambarros!