PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Jenkins (ranked 6058 p4p, 524 weight class) and Jim McNulty (ranked 5844 p4p, 510 weight class). Mookie Jenkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jenkins
vs
McNulty

187 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jenkins takes a step back to recover.
McNulty slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Some wild striking there from McNulty.
McNulty scores with a spinning back kick!
Jenkins misses with an uppercut.
McNulty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McNulty throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McNulty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McNulty tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins connects with a jab.

It looks like Jim McNulty has been cut.

McNulty clinches with his opponent.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNulty has Jenkins pressed against the cage, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McNulty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
Jenkins wants to break free but McNulty has control.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
McNulty lands with a left to the head.
McNulty tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNulty scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins is trying to push McNulty away but McNulty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McNulty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McNulty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
McNulty is leaning against Jenkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNulty presses Jenkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenkins tries to break the clinch but McNulty is controlling the position.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from McNulty.
McNulty lands a shoulder strike.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
McNulty lands an uppercut.
McNulty gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNulty.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from McNulty.
McNulty prevents Jenkins from breaking the clinch.
McNulty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McNulty lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from McNulty.
McNulty lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNulty tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNulty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
McNulty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Jenkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McNulty after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McNulty lands a body shot in the clinch.
McNulty lands an uppercut.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McNulty blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from McNulty.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from McNulty.
McNulty misses with a punch to the body.
McNulty scores with a hook to the body.
McNulty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins prevents a body shot from McNulty.
A left hand lands to the body for McNulty.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim McNulty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim McNulty's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jenkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNulty counters with a body kick.
McNulty lands a high kick!
McNulty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
McNulty scores with a nice head shot.
McNulty jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McNulty misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Jenkins - just one landing.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jenkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McNulty - the referee stops the clock and Jenkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McNulty. Jenkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McNulty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Jenkins's head coaches at Vinny’s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McNulty avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNulty works the jab nicely.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
McNulty cracks a nice hook into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and McNulty counters with a nice kick to the body.

McNulty closes the distance and clinches.
McNulty misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from McNulty fails to land.
McNulty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McNulty.
McNulty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McNulty is leaning against Jenkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
McNulty swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from McNulty - that landed with a thud.
McNulty lands a shot to the body.
A short right from McNulty.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but McNulty won't allow it.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McNulty digs a right hand underneath Jenkins's ribcage. Jenkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McNulty lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from McNulty.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNulty lands a left hand.
McNulty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McNulty scores with a nice hook to the head.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Nice body punch from McNulty - that landed with a thud.
McNulty lands a shoulder strike.
McNulty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Jim McNulty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but McNulty has the dominant position.
Jenkins blocking some punches.

Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNulty lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McNulty scores with a jab to the jaw.
McNulty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McNulty throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
McNulty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McNulty moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McNulty connects with a high kick.
McNulty scores with a body shot.
McNulty moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim McNulty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim McNulty'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!

McNulty defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
McNulty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenkins.
Jenkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jenkins lands with an overhand left.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McNulty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McNulty scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on McNulty's shoulder, as McNulty tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Mookie Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and McNulty counters with a straight right hand.
McNulty lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McNulty.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and McNulty counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNulty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNulty slips under a jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for McNulty.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
McNulty digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
A shot to the liver by McNulty. Beautiful body shot.
McNulty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenkins throws a head kick but McNulty moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McNulty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McNulty connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from McNulty.
McNulty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jenkins will feel that in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McNulty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McNulty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Jenkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty scores with a jab to the head.
McNulty scores with a body shot.
Jim McNulty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McNulty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McNulty replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jenkins blocks it well.
Jenkins walks into a stiff left hand from McNulty.
McNulty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McNulty cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
McNulty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McNulty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

McNulty has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNulty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from McNulty - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
A short right from McNulty.
McNulty is working Jenkins over against the cage.
McNulty lands a right hand.
McNulty lands with a short shot to the head.
McNulty cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
McNulty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins tries to circle away but McNulty has him pinned against the cage.
McNulty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McNulty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jenkins.
A shot in the inside from McNulty.
McNulty lands with a light punch inside.
McNulty prevents Jenkins from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNulty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McNulty lands with a right to the head.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
McNulty tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from McNulty.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNulty.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
McNulty tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty works on Jenkins's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McNulty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McNulty misses with a body punch.
Mookie Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNulty lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim McNulty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNulty 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim McNulty!
In defeat, Mookie Jenkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck u RNG '.