PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashotik Pizduidze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jenkins
vs
Pizduidze

187 cm
23
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
307 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashotik Pizduidze!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizduidze tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.

Jenkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pizduidze did well to prevent Jenkins getting side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pizduidze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins stays in close to Pizduidze's body and controls the position.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pizduidze is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins won't allow Pizduidze to sweep him here.

Pizduidze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pizduidze is keeping the position for now.
Pizduidze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Pizduidze works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pizduidze is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizduidze misses with a head shot. Jenkins uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pizduidze pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pizduidze blocks the strikes from Jenkins.
Pizduidze tries to pass to full mount but Jenkins defends it.
Pizduidze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pizduidze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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 is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Pizduidze pushes him away.
Jenkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pizduidze throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pizduidze misses with a head shot.
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Pizduidze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pizduidze looking to ground and pound but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Pizduidze prevents Jenkins from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizduidze throws some wild stikes that Jenkins manages to avoid easily.
Pizduidze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pizduidze is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Pizduidze jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jenkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jenkins and Pizduidze has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Pizduidze trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.

Pizduidze goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jenkins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pizduidze but great work by Jenkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizduidze tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pizduidze!
Jenkins looking to control but Pizduidze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pizduidze is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pizduidze looks a forlorn figure.
Pizduidze looks gassed!
Jenkins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pizduidze scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jenkins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jenkins stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Jenkins!