PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout has chosen Slaughterhouse-Wack MC's as his entrance music. Edward Stout is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jenkins
vs
Stout

186 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

198 cm
25
188 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Fightworld Formula
Knock Out Artistry

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Stout!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stout is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout tries to hold on but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Stout is trying to escape the mount.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stout is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jenkins controlling from the full mount.
Stout manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stout, up you get!
Edward Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stout is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stout gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Stout with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stout looks gassed!
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 scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jenkins stands up and beckons Stout to join him on the feet.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Stout tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Stout is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stout's guard now.
Arthur Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Stout.

Stout is working an open guard so Jenkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stout tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily

and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stout's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins passes into half guard.
Jenkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stout.
Stout looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.

Jenkins gets to his feet - Stout follows without any prompting.
Stout misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Stout shoots and misses

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Jenkins stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jenkins thuds a left hand into Stout's body.
Jenkins with a poor takedown

and Stout counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stout.
Arthur Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stout looking to pass the guard.

Stout drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stout jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stout wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Jenkins has Stout pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Stout from controlling successfully.
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stout!
Jenkins controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Arthur Jenkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stout shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.

Stout shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stout was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jenkins is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Stout there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Stout pushes him away.
Jenkins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Stout goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jenkins turns into him and now he's in Stout's guard.

Stout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jenkins postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jenkins distracts Stout with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stout keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Stout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Stout will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stout gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jenkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jenkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jenkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Stout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stout looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins wants to get up but he can't break Stout's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stout is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stout moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Stout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Stout has his takedown stuffed

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stout won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stout's face as Jenkins controls the position.
Stout is looking for a sweep.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Jenkins stalls from top position.
Stout tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Stout is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins decides to stand back up. Jenkins steps back and let's Stout get back to his feet.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stout can't escape the position.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Stout can't escape the position.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Stout is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Stout is trying to escape the mount.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Jenkins!