Daiya Martinet vs. Jamie Janelle Jenkins - The Deep End

[BlackAkuma]

Match Type: Standard
Victory Conditions: Victory by pinfall, submission, or KO.

JJJ was ready. It was her time. Finally. She stood in front of the curtain, breathed deep, moved through, and…

”Holy smokes.”

Joey Janella Jenkins thought she would be ready for all of this when she got the LAW offer. It was a big opportunity, a dream job, but she’d lived her life diving headfirst into things, and this wouldn’t be any different, right? She’d fought in front of people before. This was just more people. A lot more people, sure but in theory, it wasn’t a change. She didn’t get jitters. She didn’t get nervous. She was Joey Janelle Jenkins, she was lightning in a bottle, and she was going to take LAW by storm.

Not a bad attitude to have, all well and good. But the moment she stepped through the ropes, it all just kind of…faded. That was a lot of people. A lot of people. Most of the people JJJ had ever seen in one place at one time, at least personally, were looking straight at her. Her

played at full blast, the crowd roared at her appearance, and it was all just so, so…much.

Wow. Just wow. JJJ had to take a few moments to soak it all in, before she leaned back and slapped her face, summoning a surge of adrenaline. She pumped her fist high and let out an Amazon war cry, bouncing on her heels as she hollered. ”Japan! I’m here! Woooo!”

It was more than a little goofy, but then, if she cared about appearances she probably wouldn’t have gotten into wrestling in the first place. Nonplussed, unwavering, she made her way down to the ring and slapped hands with the fans along the way, soaking up all the excess energy she could. One thing she could say about wrestling over kickboxing, the crowd was a lot more energetic and fun, holding up signs and dancing along with the retro music, fully getting into the theme. It was just the sort of vibe she was going for it, and it helped her out more than any of them could ever know.

JJJ rolled in through the bottom rope, popped up to her feet in the center of the ring, and threw out a few quick kicks - a low roundhouse, a high snap, and a spinning heel, all without letting her foot touch the ground, seamless movements, leaving the crowd reasonably impressed. She winked out towards the cameras and promptly skipped over to her corner, where she got her stretches in, reaching down to touch her toes and limber up.

Just a couple more minutes. Almost time. Almost…

Let’s go, JJJ!

[Terracotta]

Spoiler

Daiya's theme announced her arrival and the cheers for the charmingly retro rookie turned to boos for the approaching heel. Daiya's entrance seemed almost languorous in comparison. She didn't shout to psyche herself up nor did she engage with fans at all. She moved slowly toward the ring with icy, looming menace and steely confidence.

Spoiler

And why shouldn't she be confident? She would be wrestling not a seasoned veteran of the ring but a young lioness. A trainee in other words. She outweighed JJJ, she was taller than her and vastly more experienced. Jamie was at a serious disadvantage and she might be so green she wouldn't even realize it yet. Daiya didn't envy the lioness for having such a troublesome first match but that was just how LAW worked sometimes. Even in her short time at the company could see that certain people in management, that Defoe woman in particular, seemed to have quite a penchant for giving the fans total mismatches. Given how popular they were with some of the fans, it was just good business sense really.

And as she entered the ring with her usual flaunting of her charms to the crowd she was already fully intending not to disappoint those fans who looking forward to her squashing Jamie in every sense of the word. Daiya was confident but she wasn't a fool. From what little she'd seen of her foe she was quite a proficient striker. Dealing with strikes had been something of weakness of Daiya's so she'd have to do something about that if she wanted to stay on top in this confrontation. She could give the crowd a good show once she'd blunted Jamie's arsenal.

Taking centre stage she from her thick thighs to her her heavy chest up through her long black hair and over head, striking a pose that made her presence seem even larger than life than before.
"It seems you'll be facing me tonight. Most unlucky for you."
Daiya shot a withering glance at Jamie's direction from over her shoulder before retiring to her corner so she could wait for the match to start.

[BlackAkuma]

And Jamie’s first opponent, the one she would be starting her storied career with going to be…

Oh. Oh, wow. Damn, that was, uh…that was a lot of woman.

Full disclosure, Jamie was bisexual, and she would be lying if she said that her attraction to women wasn’t at least some part of the reason she joined LAW. Not a big factor, but definitely in there somewhere - she suspected it was much the same with 95% of the roster. But she wasn’t much interested in hentai matches, and she certainly wasn’t the type that got off from having her head smushed in public. Nothing wrong with that, but not her scene, and she’d thought management had understood that about her.

Apparently not. Or they did and just didn’t care because, whoa, they had her starting against a walking brick house of a woman. She wasn’t just tall, but thick. Super thick. She could’ve fit two JJJs in that body of hers, and she wasn’t the least bit squeamish about showing it off, either. The woman came into the ring, full of confidence, and JJJ couldn't say she blamed her - just to look at them, there was little doubt where the safe money was going.

But if she thought that was going to make JJJ back down, she had another think coming. She figured something like this was bound to happen sooner or later, an inevitability when weight classes weren’t a barrier to matchups. Might as well get it out of the way.

”Yeah, we’ll see, Ton-Of-Fun.” She cracked her knuckles and squared up, bouncing from heel to heel, ready to dance. ”What’s with the swimsuit, BTW? Couldn't find a wrestling outfit your size?”

[Terracotta]

"No, I have a tailor." Daiya stated matter-of-factly "I choose to wear this. If you looked like me, wouldn't you?" She placed her thumbs beneath the straps of her bra and jostled to send pleasing ripples through her body for Jamie and the crowd.
"I think you're being a little uncouth though, my dear girl. I won't lie and say I was going to go easy on you but I think I'll be using this match to teach you some manners." Daiya wasn't one to hold grudges but she wasn't going to let some greenhorn mock her figure without reprisal. She wouldn't do anything that a good night's sleep wouldn't fix but she planned to make sure JJJ would hold her tongue in the future.

Daiya was ready for the match to start despite not being nearly as outwardly animated as Jamie. Many people, perhaps Jamie included given her jokes, made the mistake of thinking that Daiya was like many other women in her weight class: a slow, bulky tank of a woman who soaked hits and could be led around the ring blundering after quicker and smaller foes. This perception was incorrect. While Daiya was quite a bit less resilient than her peers in the heavyweight division she was also possessed an uncanny speed that one would not expect from such a large woman unless they were paying close attention to the grace of her movements. Her rather sedate entrace routines barely even hinted to her hidden agility.

As the bell rang Daiya would attempt to surprise Jamie with a burst of speed. Darting forward to try and grapple Jamie with a pinch grip tie and using her legs to tangle kickboxer's own. If Jamie was faster on the draw or had a better idea of Daiya's speed than she gave her credit for there could be trouble but being able to get the lioness in her grasp and in a position where she could limit her striking power was the best way she could see to take the lead in this contest.

[BlackAkuma]

” Yeah, I don’t see why being sexy means you gotta wear flippin’ floss to the ring, but okay, whatever. Why not show up naked if all you want to do is show off?”

JJJ did her best to wave it off, but she supposed that Daiya had something of a point. She did have an amazing body, and if she was that stacked, she would wear…well, maybe not that, but something skimpier than what she had on, now. Her outfit was function over form, leaning in the 80s vibe, but she felt it did an excellent job of showing off her best asset: Her legs. JJJ bounced on her tiptoes and flexed, showing off the calves.

”And all your about to teach me is how to get your face kicked in, big girl.” There went the bell, go time. She brought up her fists and dropped into her stance, eyes forward. ”Because you’re about to get-”

Whoa.

JJJ had been in combat sports long enough to know that being big didn’t necessarily mean you were slow, but she wasn’t quite used to the insane acceleration that Daiya displayed when she came charging forward like the world’s sexiest Mack truck. One moment, she was on the other side of the ring, the next she was rapidly rolling into striking distance, a bowling ball heading straight for the pin.

Unlike a pin, though, JJJ could move, and she did so with all the quickness she could muster, leaping to the side with only a second to spare, if that long. She brought her leg up and lashed out as she dodged, throwing a quick kick at the back of Daiya’s leg, then bounced away to make more space.

That was close. Way too close.

[Terracotta]

Daiya was almost certain she had Jamie but she managed to dodge at the last second. Not just dodge but also land a fast kick that made Daiya go down to her knee for a moment and suck air through her teeth. It wasn't a significant blow but it was quite painful for a rushed strike. As she had thought, Jamie was a talented striker. Vexingly so, it seemed. She was also a lot better at thinking on her feet than she would've thought a trainee wrestler would be.

Still it wasn't a complete disaster. Even if Jamie had been able to dodge her charge her riposte had been hurried. Far better quick kick than letting her line up and skull rattling roundhouse. So Daiya decided to keep up the pressure on Jamie and put her skills to the test.
" I'm about to get what? What are you going to do? Because as far as I can see, I have you on the run."
Taunting Jamie to goad her into attacking, Daiya would feint a charge to try and bait out a strike before closing distance for a grapple. It was a bit of risk as JJJ had already shown of her ability to chain multiple kicks together in her entrance and she'd probably be on guard from her earlier grapple attempt but it was better than repeating the same approach that had failed her earlier and expecting different results or going on the defensive and ceding the initiative to Jamie.

[BlackAkuma]

JJJ was new to pro wrestling, but she was not new to fighting in general, already having a good career in kickboxing to back her skills up. She moved fast on her feet, staying on her toes, weaving left and right, never remaining on the center line for longer than a second. It wasn’t something that anyone could keep up for long, but the benefits were immense, letting her move with relative ease when the need arose.

And the need indeed arose when Daiya came charging in. The woman moved faster than anyone her size had a right to, and it was unsettling. But, so long as she kept her wits about her, JJJ had confidence that she could stay one step ahead, which came out in her words. ”You say ‘running’, I say ‘evading’. Thinking smart.” She whipped her head back and cleared the hairs out of her face. ”’Sides, don’t act like you can’t use the exercise.”

Sure enough, Daiya wasn’t resting on her laurel, moving in once again with that same frightening speed, though JJJ was getting a taste for it. She brought her leg up in anticipation, expecting the woman charge in, only for her jerk back halfway through - a feint, and a damn good one. Fair play, Super Size knew her stuff.

There wasn’t time to dodge around her this time, so JJJ decided her best bet was to do the opposite. With her leg still up, she jumped forward and shot her foot out with a strong push kick aimed at Daiya’s massive chest, trying to knock her back with the strong blow. She retracted it quick and darted away with the newfound space, hoping to get clear before she could be snatched.

[Terracotta]

Daiya had been wary of her feint failing. Each exchange made Jamie's kickboxing prowess more evident and so Daiya had braced herself for the inevitable retaliation. She was glad that she did because if she hadn't JJJ's kick probably would've knocked her off her feet completely. Even prepared as she was the painful kick to her chest left her completely winded her and forced her stagger back. Daiya fell to her knees. Her eyes watered and her breath came out in wheezes. The heavy blow hadn't just done a fair amount of damage to her, it also irritatingly gave Jamie the time and space to put more distance between them. Daiya was once again back at square one.

Daiya stood back up shakily. With her eyes still trained on Jamie she adjusted her top. Thankfully everything seemed to be in place. While she was proud of her body, getting her breasts booted out of her bikini would've been a quite undignified. The constant taunting was getting on her nerves and being kicked in such a sensitive area would be enough to rile up anybody. Getting angry wouldn't solve anything though. If anything it would most likely make the situation significantly worse considering how effectively JJJ was playing keep away from her. She just made a mental note to make sure her victory would be particularly humiliating one for her foe.

Rushing in hadn't worked, feinting hadn't worked, aggression was just not working. As much as she hated doing so, she didn't have much choice but to hand control of the match to Jamie. Daiya went on the defensive.
"Alright then. Let's see if you're as good at attacking as you are at running away. Come here." Daiya said tersely, goading Jamie into attacking. There was no doubt she'd take the bait. She was headstrong and this was her debut. There was no way she'd let the fans down.

This time she'd instead try and block Jamie's kick and catch her leg. It was definitely not her preferred way of dealing with these kind of situations but she was running out of options. She'd have to keep a close eye on Jamie's legs. She was fast enough that Daiya wouldn't be able to react to Jamie's kick once it was in motion. She'd need to predict where Jamie would strike and just defend that spot the moment she saw her leg move. Daiya chose her head, which would mean the rest of her body would be unprotected. Even then there was still the possibility that JJJ's kick would just be too quick or too powerful to intercept. This bout had thoroughly reminded Daiya the reasons why she detested strikers.

If that didn't work then Daiya would have to shift her strategy completely. A more tenacious and wilful wrestler probably would decide to go all in. Be even more aggressive, try and push through their limitations and weather the pain so she could finally get her hands on the lioness. Daiya was not that kind of wrestler though. She had her own way to deal with her weaknesses. She was just going to stop playing fair.

[BlackAkuma]

Oh, yeah. JJJ was feeling it.

She’d been afraid of this, worrying that the transition from kickboxing to fighting would be one that she couldn't get into. They were such different worlds, and LAW was the Wild West in terms of rules and stipulations. Yes, she’d done the basic training and could handle the fundamentals of grappling, but she was still a kickboxer at heart, that wasn’t changing anytime soon. She just needed to find her rhythm. Her grove.

With that in mind, Daiya was the perfect opponent. A big, angry punching bag.

JJJ smirked as she knocked the woman back, and brought her down to a knee. That one had rocked her clearly, and likely pissed her off even more than she already was, if such a thing was possible. If not, then her wicked smirk and a quip would do the trick. ”Wardrobe malfunction?”

She couldn't help herself. Well, she could, but she didn't to.

JJJ stayed bouncing, stayed moving, ready to weave away when the need arose, thinking Daiya would try another wild charge. Instead the bigger woman held her ground and beckoned her on - a challenge? Gutsy. JJJ knew bait when she saw it, but it was oh-so tempting…

She bit. Moving in low and fast with a wild grin, she leaped towards her opponent and brought her leg up, going towards the the woman’s midsection with a roundhouse, only to pull it back at the last second - a fake out, and a good thing, too, as her opponent reached out to try and grab her leg, coming close to catching her. God, was she fast for her size. Scary.

JJJ bounced away, looking like she was trying to retreat at first, only to spin about, bring her leg high, and launch herself at Daiya as she shot her leg upwards, aiming a powerful snap kick at the woman’s jaw.

[Terracotta]

Jamie took the bait as Daiya thought she would. For better and for worse. JJJ was proving to be a truly vexing adversary and she continued that trend as she closed in on Daiya. For a horrifying moment Daiya thought she was going to get her ribs caved in by Jamie's roundhouse. She thought her guess had been completely wrong and although she tried to snatch Jamie's leg, she was too quick and her guard was completely out of position as she'd be protecting her head.

But it was a feint. Not only that but a feint within a feint as Daiya though she was going to pull her usual trick and bounce away to keep her at a distance and maintain her reach advantage only for her to go on the offensive and lash out with a skull cracking snap kick. She couldn't counter it but in what little time she had to think before the blow connected she thanked her lucky stars she'd chosen to guard her head after all. She was able bring her arm up to cushion the blow but only barely, nowhere near the full guard she'd need to shrug off a kick like Jamie's.

Even guarded, the blow rocked her with staggering force. It sent her careening away and this time she went down on her back. That was intentional. She'd had enough of Jamie's kicks and taunts. Daiya was going to win and she didn't have the patience to overcome the lioness' superior defence and speed. So she'd decided to bypass it completely and lure her into a trap.

Although she'd gone down and was feeling very sorry for herself, she was still quite alert and in control of her faculties. She oversold the hit, acting like the kick had completely knocked the sense out of her to try and trick Jamie into getting close, hopefully for a pin. If she did, Daiya would wait for her to let down her guard and then wrap her arms around and roll them over so that she would be on top. In the perfect position to punish Jamie with her Confinement bearhug, burying her under 198 pounds of curves and muscle and grinding the strength out of her. If she managed to put the squeeze on her, the first thing Daiya would do would be to try and use her legs to entwine and restrain those mighty legs of JJJ's. She'd had quite enough of being kicked around like a football for one day.

The only wrinkle was if Jamie would fall for her selling. Daiya thought her selling was quite convincing. Mainly because she really wasn't overselling all that much. That kick to the jaw would've sent her down to the canvas regardless. As irritating as she'd found the kickboxer, her skills were undeniable. More than enough for her to go far in the wrestling business.