PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunt Jernit (ranked 2856 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Frank Marino (ranked 237 p4p, 213 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jernit
vs
Marino

177 cm
18
157
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
153
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marino!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit scores with a decent looking hook.
Marino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jernit circles away quickly and effectively.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marino.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marino doesn't seem bothered though.
Marino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Marino.
Marino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jernit eats them both and turns towards Marino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Gunt Jernit has been cut.
Marino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jernit dodges the punch combination from Marino.
Jernit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Jernit there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino ducks right into an uppercut from Jernit.
Marino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Marino.
Jernit lands a right hook to the body.
Jernit throws an off balance right hand
and Marino counters with a right hand to the body.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit lands a jab to Marino's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jernit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marino just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit looks to land a left hand but Marino moved out of range nicely.
Marino misses the body punch
and Jernit counters with a nice body shot.
Marino throws a nice looking combination but Jernit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jernit rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Jernit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jernit misses with a body shot
and Marino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit misses with a two punch combination.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marino.
Jernit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marino on the side of the head.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Marino saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marino counters with a nice uppercut.
Marino throws a combination that misses
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marino's head.
A left lands for Jernit.
Jernit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Marino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jernit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jernit misses with a combination
and Marino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marino avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Despite the aggression on Marino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit digs a good hook to Marino's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Marino.
Nice shot lands for Marino.
Jernit scores with a nice strike.
Marino swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jernit lands with an overhand left.
Jernit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marino throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Marino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marino scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunt Jernit'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.

Jernit throws a combination that misses
and Marino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marino misses with a looping left.
Marino ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit lands a jab.
Marino lands with a hook. Jernit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jernit swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Marino to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Marino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jernit lands a jab to the nose.
Gunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Marino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marino swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Frank Marino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jernit circles away quickly and effectively.
Marino looks to land a combination but Jernit avoids it well.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Jernit slips a jab and a cross from Marino.
Marino swings widly with a right hand
and Marino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Marino saw that one coming.
Jernit throws a jab when Marino was well out of range.
Marino is looking for the big counter here.
Marino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.
Jernit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marino counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a hook but Marino blocks it.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Marino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marino slips a jab from Jernit.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Marino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marino missing with a left hand there. Jernit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Marino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marino manages to avoid it.
Marino is looking for the big counter here.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marino in his tracks.
Marino throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Jernit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marino swings widly with a right hand
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Marino coming out on top.
Marino misses the jab.
Jernit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit connects with a body shot.
Marino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jernit has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marino looks to land a combination but Jernit avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Marino misses.
Jernit scores with a body shot.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marino moves away.
Marino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jernit lands with an overhand left.
Marino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunt Jernit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Marino misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Marino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marino throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Jernit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Marino counter with a right hand.
Jernit lands an overhand right.
Jernit lands a right hook to the body.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marino swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marino swinging wildly here.
Jernit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit digs a good hook to Marino's body.
Marino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marino.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
Jernit swings for the body but Marino moves out of range.
Marino is looking for the big counter here.
Marino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Marino 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marino.
Despite the aggression on Marino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marino misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.

Marino is rocked!
Jernit looks to land a left hand but Marino moved out of range nicely.
Jernit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marino is still on wobbly legs! Can Jernit finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Marino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marino seems to have recovered his senses.
Marino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Marino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marino connects with the punch.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit with a hook.
Marino cracks Jernit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Gunt Jernit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit throws a shot to the body.
Marino lands a nice shot to the body.
Jernit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jernit dips to his left and cracks Marino with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Jernit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit connects with a single shot there.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jernit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marino misses with a shot to the body
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Marino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marino misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunt Jernit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jernit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunt Jernit!