PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finny Gussa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. Sparky Jenkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jenkins
vs
Gussa

182 cm
26
158 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

170 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jenkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Finny Gussa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gussa slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gussa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gussa is in close to Jenkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Gussa slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins wants to stand but Gussa is controlling the position.
Gussa postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
Gussa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Gussa isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gussa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gussa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Gussa won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Gussa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gussa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Gussa stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Jenkins has his feet on Gussa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gussa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Gussa leaves Jenkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gussa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gussa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gussa prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
Gussa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Gussa is controlling him.
Gussa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gussa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gussa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gussa working some strikes from top position.
Gussa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gussa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gussa prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
Gussa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gussa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gussa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gussa is controlling him.
Jenkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gussa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Jenkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gussa stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gussa chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gussa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gussa works over Jenkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Gussa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gussa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gussa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Gussa is in close to Jenkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gussa lands a couple of elbows.
Gussa is in close to Jenkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gussa is working Jenkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gussa stops Jenkins from standing up.
Gussa works over Jenkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Gussa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Gussa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gussa chips away with some ground and pound.
Gussa chips away with some ground and pound.
Gussa prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gussa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gussa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Gussa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gussa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gussa lands a couple of digs.
Gussa landing with the ground and pound.
Gussa working some strikes from top position.
Gussa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gussa won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Gussa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gussa is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gussa slips nicely into half guard.
Gussa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finny Gussa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gussa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jenkins's waist but Jenkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gussa off to one side.
Jenkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Gussa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jenkins swivels and escapes.

Jenkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gussa's guard.

Jenkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gussa dives on top into guard.
Gussa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gussa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gussa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finny Gussa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jenkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gussa.

Jenkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gussa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gussa counters with a single leg into guard. Jenkins didn't expect that.
Gussa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gussa landing some decent shots from guard.
Gussa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gussa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Gussa stops Jenkins from standing up.
Gussa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gussa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gussa prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gussa scoring with some ground and pound.
Gussa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Gussa working some strikes from top position.
Gussa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to stand but Gussa is controlling the position.
Gussa stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gussa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gussa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gussa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gussa is working Jenkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Jenkins pushes Gussa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sparky Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gussa gets a takedown into half guard.
Gussa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gussa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins taking some punishment here, with Gussa in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gussa connects with a nice short shot to Jenkins's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins kicks off Gussa and gets to his feet.
Jenkins shoots and misses

and Gussa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gussa.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Gussa is having none of it.
Gussa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Gussa slips an elbow through the middle.
Gussa stops Jenkins from standing up.
Gussa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Gussa 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.
Sparky Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finny Gussa.
Gussa shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Gussa 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.
Gussa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gussa looking to score a takedown here. Jenkins is defending well but Gussa drives through and ends up in Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Gussa isn't so interested in that idea.
Gussa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Gussa is having none of it.
Gussa works over Jenkins with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Gussa slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Gussa isn't so interested in that idea.
Gussa postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finny Gussa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gussa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Gussa drags him back down.
Gussa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gussa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jenkins down.
Jenkins pushes Gussa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gussa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gussa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
Gussa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gussa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gussa is working Jenkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gussa landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet.
Gussa working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gussa cracks Jenkins with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gussa immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jenkins is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gussa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finny Gussa!
Finny Gussa is the new lightweight champion!