PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen has chosen Mighty Ducks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jingles
vs
Sheen

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jingles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen tries to clinch up.

Jingles closes the distance and clinches.
Jingles tries to score a body lock takedown but Sheen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jingles lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jingles not doing much here.
Jingles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jingles trying to advance position but Sheen counters by regaining guard.
Jingles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jingles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jingles throwing shots but Sheen is blocking nicely.
Sheen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jingles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sheen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jingles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jingles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jingles is looking to clinch.

Jingles forces Sheen back against the cage and clinches.
Jingles lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcus Sheen has been cut.
Jingles connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles scores with a knee to the head.
Jingles wants a takedown.
Jingles prevents Sheen from breaking the clinch.

Jingles pulls guard.
Sheen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sheen landing with the ground and pound.
Sheen preventing the sweep.
Sheen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jingles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheen is one step ahead there.
Jingles is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sheen slips nicely into half guard.
Jingles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheen lands with a punch from half guard.
Sheen trying to mount his opponent but Jingles defends it.
Sheen lands with a punch from half guard.
Jingles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sheen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sheen works his way into full mount!
Jingles is bucking up trying to escape but Sheen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen landing strikes from the mount.
Sheen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jingles can't escape the position.
Sheen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jingles looks a forlorn figure.
Sheen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jingles working to try and regain half guard.
Sheen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sheen with a couple of short strikes.
Jingles tries to hold on but Sheen postures up.
Jingles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sheen controlling from mount.
Jingles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jingles is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Jingles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sheen landing strikes from the mount and Jingles is in trouble!
Jingles tries to reverse the position but Sheen maintains control.
Sheen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Sheen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Sheen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jingles misses with a takedown attempt - Sheen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jingles has closed the distance and engaged Sheen in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jingles.
Jingles crunches a lovely knee into Sheen's ribcage.
Jingles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sheen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheen wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jingles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sheen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jingles tries to pull guard but Sheen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jingles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jingles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sheen tries to break the clinch but Jingles is controlling the position.
Sheen is breathing heavily.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but Sheen blocks with his arms.
Sheen can't get the takedown.
Sheen stops a takedown attempt from Jingles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jingles breaks the clinch.

Jingles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheen's guard.
Jingles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheen is keeping the position for now.
Sheen keeping moving, preventing Jingles from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sheen is on top in guard.

Jingles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles is trying to buck Sheen off.
Jingles is looking to regain half guard here but Sheen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sheen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jingles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jingles wants to get back to his feet.
Sheen wants to control but Jingles is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jingles shoots in and drives through. Sheen sprawls well.
Sheen throws a right hand that Jingles ducks under and follows up with a left that Jingles also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Sheen. No joy for Jingles on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jingles clinches.
Jingles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sheen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jingles has double underhooks.

Jingles manages to pull guard.
Jingles wants to sweep but no luck.
Jingles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sheen is controlling him.
Sheen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jingles is keeping the position for now.
Jingles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jingles working a defensive guard here.

Jingles is looking for a triangle but Sheen pushes his legs off easily.
Sheen won't allow Jingles to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jingles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sheen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jingles, pushing him back against the cage.
Jingles looking for a takedown.
Jingles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sheen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jingles.

Jingles wants the takedown. Sheen is fighting it off but Jingles persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sheen's guard against the cage.
Jingles works over Sheen with some ground and pound from guard.
Jingles controls from within his opponent's guard.

Jingles stands up from Sheen's guard - Jingles perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jingles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Sheen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jingles shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheen tries to sprawl out of it but Jingles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheen misses with a takedown

and Jingles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sheen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jingles goes for a takedown attempt but Sheen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left and a right from Sheen both land. Nice combination.
Jingles shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheen tries to sprawl out of it but Jingles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jingles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy Jingles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheen misses with a few strikes there.
Sheen misses with a takedown attempt

and Jingles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jingles.
Sheen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jingles has gone for a leg lock! Sheen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jingles's guard.
Sheen lands a couple of elbows.
Jingles controls Sheen momentarily but Sheen frees himself.
Sheen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sheen won't allow Jingles to sweep him here.
Sheen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sheen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jingles trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jingles is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jingles fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Sheen as Jingles shoots in.
Sheen misses with a takedown attempt

and Jingles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jingles won't allow Sheen to sweep him here.
Jingles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jingles stopping the sweep attempt from Sheen.
Jingles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheen's guard.
Jingles tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheen is retaining full guard.
Jingles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jingles wanted to stand there but Sheen had control of the position.
Jingles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sheen is on top in guard.

Sheen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sheen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jingles trying to keep a closed guard but Sheen is proving a slippery customer.
Sheen preventing the sweep.
Jingles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sheen manages to get himself to full guard.

Jingles has gone for a leg lock! Sheen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jingles's guard.
Jingles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen pushes down on Jingles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sheen is keen to just control but Jingles is a slippery customer.
Sheen passes to side control.
Jingles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jingles is looking to regain half guard here but Sheen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sheen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jingles some visible discomfort.
Sheen working away.
Jingles tries to control but Sheen manages to take his back.
Sheen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Sheen is landing with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jingles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jingles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jingles!