PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JB Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Jenkins

188 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Los Angeles, JB Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jenkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Penn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenkins stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Jenkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins works over Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkins controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jenkins with a nice head shot there.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Jenkins cracks Penn with a solid left hand.
Jenkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leroy Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penn tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Jenkins is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jenkins is tying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Jenkins trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penn is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Penn wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leroy Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jenkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Jenkins tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Jenkins breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jenkins tries to control but Penn wriggling away.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leroy Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jenkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jenkins.
Jenkins is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins lands strikes from half guard.
Jenkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Jenkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Jenkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jenkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Jenkins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Penn some visible discomfort.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Jenkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jenkins is putting a hurting on Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jenkins trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn prevents Jenkins from improving position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Penn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy 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 Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

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