PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Greg Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bice
vs
Jenkins

199 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Bice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins jabs Bice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Bice's front leg but catches the back leg as Bice tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bice misses.
Jenkins scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Jenkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bice throws a leg kick that misses.

Bice moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Bice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Bice has him pinned against the cage.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins cracks Bice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bice wants to clinch.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Bice's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice throws a lazy head kick
and Jenkins counters with a leg kick.
Bice looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Bice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Bice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Bice punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.

Bice has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.

Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Bice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bice down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bice tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Bice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that Bice semi-blocks.
Bice ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Julius Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Bice is rocked!
Bice tries to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a nice body shot.
Bice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.

Bice drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins tries to break the clinch but Bice is controlling the position.
Bice keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Bice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bice under the eye.
Bice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bice blocks the body kick.
Bice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Bice misses with a body kick.
Bice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
A big right from Jenkins misses.

Bice rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Bice is controlling him.

Bice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bice darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.

Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bice tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a cross.
Bice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Bice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins lands a front kick.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greg Bice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins jabs at Bice's body.
Bice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bice tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.

Bice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Bice has Jenkins pressed against the cage, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins trying to control the position but instead, Bice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bice backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bice throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses

and Bice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Bice tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins walks into a stiff left hand from Bice.

Bice clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Bice.
Bice tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Bice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Bice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Bice.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bice manages to avoid it.
Bice looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Bice.
Jenkins wants to slow Bice down by chopping away at his legs.
Julius Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins defending well as Bice loads up on a big left hand.
Bice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins lands a nice hook to Bice's body. Bice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bice wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bice. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice 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 scores with a body shot.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Bice saw that one coming.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bice closes the distance but Jenkins moves to the side
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bice swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Bice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greg Bice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Jenkins!