PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jenkins
vs
Takada

190 cm
29
198 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

182 cm
30
192 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takada.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takada circles away.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Takada lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada misses with a low kick.
Takada tried to score with a low kick but Jenkins checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Jenkins 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jenkins is able to avoid easily.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Jenkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takada can pounce on him.
Takada connects with a single shot there.
Takada misses with a low kick.
Jenkins lands with a straight right. Takada didn't see that one coming.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a hook but Takada avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Takada is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenkins blocks the leg kick.
Takada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Takada defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Akio Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada lands a jab to the head.
Takada slips under a jab.
Takada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takada sprawls well. Takada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Takada lands a nice looking body kick.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takada. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takada.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Takada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Takada lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins lands a jab.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takada is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takada.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Takada moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Takada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
Jenkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takada counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takada.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Takada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Jenkins.
Takada looks to land a body kick but Jenkins moved away.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Jenkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Takada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takada.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Takada is looking to chop away at Jenkins's legs.
Takada connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
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!
Takada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takada.
Takada slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Takada misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Takada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Takada.
Takada scores with a body shot.
Takada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Takada connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Jenkins is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada cracks Jenkins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jenkins falls to his knees and Takada doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Takada!