PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Kernes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

West
vs
Kernes

190 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Kernes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kernes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. West is trying to defend but Kernes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
West looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kernes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kernes controlling the action here.
West is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Kernes seems content to control.
West taking some punishment here, with Kernes in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kernes is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Kernes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kernes decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kernes closes the distance and clinches.
Kernes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kernes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kernes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Luther West has been cut.
Kernes lands a knee to the head.
Kernes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kernes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kernes.
Kernes landing knees to the head.
Kernes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kernes landing knees to the head.
Kernes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West is trying to break the clinch but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
West tries to break free but Kernes pushes him back against the cage.
Kernes lands a nice knee to the body.
Kernes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kernes lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
West tries to break the clinch but Kernes is controlling the position.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kernes obliges.
A knee to the head by Kernes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kernes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kernes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther West'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.

A swing and a miss from West.

Kernes shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kernes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kernes won't allow West to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Kernes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kernes stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kernes blocks a jab.

Kernes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Kernes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Kernes takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes connects with a knee to the head.
Kernes scores with a knee to the head.
Kernes landing knees to the body.
Kernes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kernes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West is trying to break the clinch but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
Kernes connects with a knee to the head.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
Kernes landing knees to the head.
Kernes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kernes scores a nice knee to the body.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
Kernes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kernes landing knees to the head.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kernes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kernes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kernes.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Kernes has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Kernes.
Kernes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kernes crunches a lovely knee into West's ribcage.
Kernes connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kernes lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
Kernes scores with a knee to the head.
West has had enough of the clinch but Kernes keeps him there for the moment.
Kernes working West over with knees to the body.
Kernes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
West can't break the clinch.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West takes a knee to the side of the body.
West wants to break free but Kernes has control.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Kernes won't allow it.
Kernes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
Kernes connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
West can't break the clinch.
Kernes prevents West from breaking the clinch.
Kernes lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kernes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kernes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West wants to clinch
and Kernes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kernes clinches with his opponent.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kernes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luther West's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

West closes the distance and lands a one-two.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.

West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kernes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kernes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kernes stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a looping left.

Kernes clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
Kernes crunches a lovely knee into West's ribcage.
West has had enough of the clinch but Kernes keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Kernes.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kernes.
A nice left hand lands by Kernes.
Kernes lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.

West breaks the clinch.
West falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kernes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kernes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to force a seperation but Kernes has the dominant position.
Kernes connects with a knee to the head.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
West wants to break free but Kernes has control.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
West tries to break free but Kernes pushes him back against the cage.
Kernes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West can't break the clinch.
Kernes prevents West from breaking the clinch.

Kernes manages to break the clinch.
West closes the distance and lands a one-two.
West misses with a double jab
and Kernes counters with a leg kick.
Kernes throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kernes drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
Kernes landing knees to the body.
West is trying to force a seperation but Kernes has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes landing knees to the head.
Kernes crunches a lovely knee into West's ribcage.
Kernes scores with a nice hook to the head.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
West is trying to break the clinch but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
West tries to break free but Kernes pushes him back against the cage.
Kernes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kernes tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
Kernes misses with a knee to the head.
Kernes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kernes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
Kernes lands a knee to the body.
Kernes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kernes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West tries to circle away but Kernes has him pinned against the cage.
Kernes connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
Kernes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
West throws out a loose jab but Kernes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from West.
West tries to clinch up
and Kernes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kernes circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kernes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kernes.
Kernes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West wants to get back to his feet but Kernes passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Kernes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kernes 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Kernes!