PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: im comin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruce
vs
Jenkins

188 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.

Jenkins shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Bruce wants to control but Jenkins postures up.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bruce has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruce, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bruce is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jenkins's best efforts.
Bruce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jenkins is pressing down on Bruce's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bruce is holding on for now.

Jenkins is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bruce has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bruce works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bruce seems keen to control Jenkins's posture.
Bruce wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bruce manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruce swinging wilding here.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.

Jenkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bruce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bruce pushes Jenkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jenkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Bruce is trying to improve his position.

Jenkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruce holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jenkins off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins is really stuck here.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruce has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jenkins's body.
Jenkins wants to escape the position.
Bruce is trying to stick to Jenkins's back but Jenkins is turning into Bruce. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bruce's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jenkins.

Jenkins drops back looking for a leg! Bruce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruce manages to kick Jenkins off! Jenkins jumps back into Bruce's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
David Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Jenkins's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sparky Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jenkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
David Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bruce clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Jenkins.
Jenkins prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenkins decides to pull guard.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Bruce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Bruce.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
David Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Bruce feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.

Bruce gets a clinch.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bruce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sparky Jenkins has been cut.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
Bruce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jenkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bruce is trying to keep an underhook but Jenkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Bruce is defending well.
Bruce is trying to stand back up but Jenkins is controlling him

Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Bruce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruce keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sparky Jenkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jenkins tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
David Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Jenkins.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.

Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce with a knee to the head.
Jenkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Bruce won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce landing knees to the body.

Bruce successfully pulls guard.
Bruce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Bruce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bruce stands up from half guard.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Bruce tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Bruce throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bruce lands a head kick!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.

Jenkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to move to mount but Bruce blocks the move with his legs.

Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruce, who protects the arm well.

Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bruce bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Bruce fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruce lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Bruce cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruce 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bruce!