PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy-Out Of Space. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alves's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Tyrone Jenkins had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Tyrone Jenkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jenkins
vs
Alves

170 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 6 - 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, Felipe Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves connects with a crisp jab.

Jenkins is rocked!
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Alves against the ropes but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Jenkins's ribs.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands a hook that stumbles Jenkins back into the ropes. Alves follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jenkins to the canvas! Alves pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jenkins has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felipe Alves!