PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 82 p4p, 38 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 11 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rain's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kerr
vs
Rain

185 cm
34
262
29 - 16 - 0

222 cm
34
252
29 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Shadow-Battle Clothing
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kerr misses.
Rain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rain misses with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Kerr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rain.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kerr is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Kerr there.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Kerr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kerr is looking to clinch but Rain is avoiding it.
Rain throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rain tries to keep at a distance but Kerr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rain wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerr won't allow it.
Rain working aggressively here.

Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Kerr moved out of range.
Rain misses with a hook to the body
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kerr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Rain.
A big left from Kerr misses.
Good leg kick by Rain.
Heavy Rain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Kerr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Kerr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
Kerr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain throws a leg kick but Kerr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kerr connects with a jab.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Kerr's shoulder, as Kerr tries to avoid the shot.
Kerr throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Kerr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rain throws out a counter right but Kerr avoids it with no problem.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain lands the left hand.
Kerr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kerr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kerr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rain misses with a leg kick.
Kerr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.

Oooh a lovely combination from Kerr sends Rain down but not out. Kerr dives into side control looking to finish.
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!
Kerr tries to score with some ground and pound. Rain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rain gets back to half guard.
Rain is trying to maintain the position but Kerr is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain is in trouble now - Kerr has advanced to mount!
Kerr tries to control but Rain wriggling away.
Kerr raining down shots from the mount!
Rain tries to hold on but Kerr postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kerr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr tries to control but Rain wriggling away.
Kerr landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain'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.

Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kerr checks it well.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerr shoots in but Rain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rain throws out a counter right but Kerr avoids it with no problem.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerr scores with a jab.
Kerr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rain finds it's way round the side to connect with Kerr's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain connects with a single shot there.
Rain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerr on the side of the head.
Rain lands with a straight right. Kerr didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a leg kick but Kerr moved away.
Kerr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Kerr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kerr walks into a straight right hand from Rain.
Kerr lands a lovely overhand right.
Kerr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Kerr should have avoided that one.
That kick from Rain tenderised Kerr's leg. Kerr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr jabs at Rain's body.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Kerr moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Kerr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain throws a leg kick that misses.
Rain misses with a body shot
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain is looking to chop away at Kerr's legs.
Kerr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Kerr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kerr is looking to clinch.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kerr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr slips a straight right by Rain.
Kerr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slips under a jab.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
Rain connects with a jab.
Rain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Kerr.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
A head kick by Rain misses
and Kerr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Rain throws a low kick but Kerr moves out of range easily.

Kerr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kerr tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rain some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rain to see if he's OK.
Kerr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rain keeps working.
Rain is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kerr connects with a decent elbow.
Rain is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Kerr lands an elbow.
Kerr wants to control but Rain is keeping him busy.
Rain is looking for a sweep.
Rain taking a bit of punishment here - Kerr scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kerr misses with a straight right.
Rain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kerr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kerr in his tracks.
Kerr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rain lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerr. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kerr defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
Kerr throws a big counter combination but Rain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Rain.
Kerr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Rain lands.
Rain cracks Kerr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kerr connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr scores with a hook.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Kerr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a body shot
and Rain counters with a three punch combo that has Kerr backing up. Kerr nods at Rain to acknowledge the strikes.
Kerr throws a right and a left that Rain avoids nicely.
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Kerr.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerr lands a jab to Rain's midsection.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Rain avoids them all with ease.
Rain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kerr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kerr moves into the clinch.

Rain manages to break the clinch.
Kerr slips a jab and a cross from Rain.
Rain tries a low kick but Kerr avoids it.
Rain misses with a hook
and Kerr counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Rain badly! He tries to strike back but Kerr puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Rain out cold! Oh man, Rain will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.