PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jenever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Statham
vs
Jenever

183 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Jenever!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham has a takedown stuffed.
Jenever lands with a shot to the body.
Jenever misses with a takedown

and Statham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenever's guard.
Jenever manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Statham is trying to escape the mount.
Jenever can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Statham is looking to escape.
Statham is trying to escape the mount.

Jenever working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Statham is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenever looking for a guillotine from mount but Statham is having none of it.
Jenever looking to control but Statham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Statham is in all sorts of trouble here.
Statham regains half guard.
Statham is not content to let Jenever control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Statham wants to get back to full guard.

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.

Statham actively working from the bottom here.
Jenever slows the pace down in half guard.

Jenever wants to work for an arm triangle but Statham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Statham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Jenever seems content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Statham shoots and misses
and Jenever counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Statham is breathing heavily.
Statham has his takedown stuffed

and Jenever counters with a nice double leg into side control. Statham won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Statham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jenever connects with a decent elbow.
Statham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jenever is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Statham will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Statham is looking to regain half guard here but Jenever keeps moving and retains side control.
Jenever happy to just control the position for now.
Statham is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four 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.
Jenever trying to control the action but Statham is working from the bottom.
Jenever is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jenever is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Statham defending against the ground and pound.
Jenever working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jenever is chipping away with strikes.

Jenever is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Statham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Statham is looking to regain half guard here but Jenever keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jenever dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jenever throws a leg kick but Statham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jenever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Statham scores with a takedown into Jenever's guard.
Statham wants to pass the guard but Jenever is keeping the position.
Statham forces his way into half guard.

Statham is working for a kimura but Jenever is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenever regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenever working for a triangle but Statham defends it easily.
Jenever trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statham tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenever is retaining full guard.
Statham trying to move into half guard but instead Jenever has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenever slips nicely into half guard.

Jenever is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Statham is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Jenever!