PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey comes to the cage accompanied by One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: Mary Jane. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Garvey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Garvey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Garvey
vs
Jenkins

170 cm
25
152 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garvey swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garvey.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
and Garvey counters with a nice leg kick.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garvey checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Garvey jumps back.
Garvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Garvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Garvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garvey moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Garvey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garvey tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Garvey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garvey connects with the punch.
Garvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garvey looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.

Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Garvey controls the action.
Garvey can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garvey, right into the meat.
Jenkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garvey.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey misses with a straight right.
Garvey throws a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Garvey tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garvey tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Garvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Garvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garvey throws a front kick aimed at Jenkins's knee but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Garvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Jenkins lands with a straight right. Garvey didn't see that one coming.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins lands a jab to Garvey's midsection.
Garvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garvey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garvey to score with a decent uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garvey's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garvey or not.
Garvey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Garvey blocks it.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.
Garvey tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Garvey tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvey has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garvey backwards.
Garvey blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garvey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Garvey walks into a left hand.
Garvey lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garvey.
Garvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garvey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins with a hook.
Garvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvey.
Jab from Garvey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Garvey's shoulder, as Garvey tries to avoid the shot.
Garvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Garvey.
Garvey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Garvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garvey scores with a leg kick.

Jenkins looking to score a takedown here. Garvey is defending well but Jenkins drives through and ends up in Garvey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Garvey is retaining full guard.
Jenkins wants to stand but Garvey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garvey controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Garvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garvey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Garvey is retaining full guard.
Garvey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkins controls the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garvey misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Garvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garvey tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garvey lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Garvey working aggressively here.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Garvey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garvey on the side of the head.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Garvey sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Garvey slips the punch.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Garvey.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jenkins rushes Garvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garvey cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
Garvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garvey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garvey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws the left hand but Garvey avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Garvey knows he should have avoided that one.
Garvey misses with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Garvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Garvey also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.

Jenkins clinches up against the cage.

Garvey breaks the clinch.

Garvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garvey scores with a hook to the body.
Garvey is working Jenkins over against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garvey tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Garvey gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jenkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garvey swivels and escapes.
A left and a right from Jenkins both land. Nice combination.
Garvey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Garvey thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garvey as he jumps to the side.
Garvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Nice body kick from Garvey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins throws a hook but Garvey blocks it.
Garvey lands a nice shot to the body.

Jenkins has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Garvey.
Jenkins has Garvey pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jenkins as Garvey tries to tie him up.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garvey prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Garvey tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Garvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garvey throws a head punch that misses.
Garvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garvey pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Garvey is stalling here.

Garvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garvey throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Garvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Garvey - just one landing.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.

Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Garvey.
Marcus Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins works on Garvey's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvey gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Garvey cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
Jenkins throws a hook but Garvey avoids it easily.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins throws a jab when Garvey was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Garvey.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
After winning the bout, Thurgood Jenkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.