PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Silk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silk
vs
Jenkins

173 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

167 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Silk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a hook. Silk ducked under it nicely.
Silk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jenkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Silk tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Silk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Silk won't allow it.
Silk 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins gets underhooks to prevent Silk's takedown attempt.
Silk wants a takedown but no success here.

Silk is trying to trip Jenkins. He has hold of a leg but Jenkins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silk won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.
Silk trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silk throws and elbow that misses. Jenkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silk's guard. Nice move by Jenkins!
Jenkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Silk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins is in close to Silk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jenkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins lands a couple of elbows.
Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jenkins postures up in Silk's guard and throws a big left but Silk blocks it.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Jenkins passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jenkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jenkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jenkins postures up and lands a big shot to Silk's brow.
Silk throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silk is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Silk is breathing heavily.
Silk has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Silk is retaining full guard.
Jenkins lands a couple of digs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silk missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Silk avoids nicely.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Silk sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silk feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins gets a clinch.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silk manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silk.
Silk is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Silk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Silk moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Silk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Silk throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Silk avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silk manages to avoid it.
Silk looks for a takedown but Jenkins sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silk manages to avoid it.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silk doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Silk takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Jenkins rushes Silk and presses him up against the cage.

Jenkins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silk tries to escape but Jenkins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silk.
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!
Silk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silk covers up after that shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins is punishing Silk with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silk throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Silk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silk rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silk misses with a wild body shot.

Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silk can't get the takedown.
Jenkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silk.
Silk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins throws a combination. Silk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Casey Silk has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins connects with a crisp jab.
Silk closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Silk pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins stalks Silk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silk's face. Silk staggers backwards, shaken.

Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Silk in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silk.

Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silk, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silk backwards.

Silk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silk doesn't seem bothered though.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silk working a defensive guard here.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Silk keeps moving.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silk has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Silk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Silk with a nice head shot there.
Silk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls Silk in close to his closed guard and prevents Silk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silk trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Silk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Silk moves out of range.

Silk has managed to clinch.
Silk wants a takedown.
Jenkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silk tries to score a body lock takedown but Jenkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jenkins. That's going to slow Silk down.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.

Silk clinches up against the cage.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins prevents a takedown attempt there.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Silk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jenkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jenkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Silk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silk preventing the sweep.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silk's guard.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jenkins won't allow Silk to get back to his feet.
Jenkins stands up over Silk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silk tries to strike from the bottom.

Silk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Jenkins stands up over Silk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Silk avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Silk throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jenkins punishes Silk's body with a nice straight punch.
Silk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Silk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to break free but Silk pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins gets underhooks to prevent Silk's takedown attempt.
Jenkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Silk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silk tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Silk shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Silk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Silk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins connects with a right hand. Silk shakes it off.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silk manages to avoid it.
Jenkins connects with a right hand. Silk shakes it off.
Silk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Silk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silk throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.

That's two 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.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silk gets the takedown into side control.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silk works his way to full guard. Good work.

Silk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jenkins stacks Silk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jenkins!
Jenkins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silk some visible discomfort.
Jenkins is working Silk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silk can't do much from the bottom here.
Jenkins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jenkins's best efforts.
Silk is trying to control but can't.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silk defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jenkins.
Donk. Jenkins catches Silk right on the button with a cross.
Silk has a takedown stuffed.
Jenkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Jenkins.
Jenkins wants to clinch up but Silk keeps it at a distance.
Silk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silk.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Silk throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Silk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jenkins counters by clinching up.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins takes a swing at Silk's ribcage but misses.
Silk shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Silk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silk fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jimbo Jenkins just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jenkins as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jenkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silk. Silk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins is looking to clinch but Silk is avoiding it.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Silk on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Silk moves into the clinch.
Silk wants a takedown.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Silk avoids it well.
Silk blocks a low kick nicely.
Silk throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey Silk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silk fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jenkins instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silk.

Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silk.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Silk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jenkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silk misses with an uppercut.

Silk darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silk counters with a stiff right hand.
Silk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Silk. Silk gets slowly back to his feet.
Silk lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silk counters with a two punch combo.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jenkins as he jumps to the side.

Jenkins gets a clinch.
Silk 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.
The referee calls for Jenkins to work.

Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silk tries to move to mount but Jenkins blocks the move with his legs.
Silk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jenkins regains half guard, as Silk was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to hold on to Silk's head to control him but Silk postures up.
Jimbo Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silk thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jenkins to regain full guard.
Silk wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Silk being controlled here momentarily.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Silk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Silk is proving a slippery customer.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silk's guard.
Jenkins thows a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silk looking to control.
Jenkins passes Silk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silk tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins prevents Silk from standing back up.
Jenkins works his way into side control.

Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Jenkins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
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!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silk!
Silk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Silk staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Silk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenkins is fending him off so far but Silk persists. Nope, Jenkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Silk's body.
Silk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Silk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Silk slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Silk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Silk takes the fight into the clinch.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Silk.
Silk throws a good cross that connects.
Silk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silk throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jenkins closes the distance and pushes Silk back into the cage.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Silk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Silk tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silk moves away.
Silk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Silk scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silk slips under a jab.
Silk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Silk misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Silk or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.

Jenkins rushes Silk and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Silk 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.
Silk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silk on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Jenkins - just one landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silk 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 avoiding damage.
Silk 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 breaks the clinch.

Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silk fails to land.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jenkins moves into the clinch successfully.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jenkins forces Silk back against the cage and clinches.
Jenkins gets through Silk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Silk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casey Silk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimbo Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins clobbers Silk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silk is defended easily by Jenkins.
Silk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jenkins.
Jenkins trying to control the position but instead, Silk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenkins into the cage.

Silk breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jenkins scores with a four punch combination!
Silk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jenkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jenkins defending against the ground and pound.
Silk throwing strikes but Jenkins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silk misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Silk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Jenkins!
Jimbo Jenkins is the new featherweight champion!