PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Varenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kerr
vs
Claude Van Varenberg

186 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude Van Varenberg!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kerr moves into range and clinches up with Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Scott Kerr has been cut.
Van Varenberg looking to stall.

Van Varenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Varenberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Kerr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Varenberg is looking to clinch but Kerr is avoiding it.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch

and Kerr moves into the clinch.
Kerr stalling in the clinch.
Kerr tries to break the clinch but Van Varenberg is controlling the position.

Van Varenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Varenberg's elbow.
Van Varenberg wants to break free but Kerr has control.

Van Varenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kerr moves into range and clinches up with Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Varenberg's elbow.
Van Varenberg fails to pull guard.
Van Varenberg can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg wants a takedown.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerr is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Varenberg has double underhooks.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Varenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kerr manages to break the clinch.

Kerr closes the distance and pushes Van Varenberg back into the cage.
Van Varenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerr misses with a body punch.

Van Varenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kerr missing with knees to the body.
Van Varenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Varenberg working hard to break the clinch.

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.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr won't allow it.
Scott Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Varenberg.
Kerr prevents Van Varenberg from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
A head punch on the inside from Van Varenberg fails to land.
Kerr keeps control of Van Varenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerr tries to break free but Van Varenberg pushes him back against the cage.

Van Varenberg manages to break the clinch.
Kerr tries to score with a low kick but Van Varenberg moves his leg out of the way.

Kerr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Varenberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerr as he avoids it easily.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kerr takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Varenberg's efforts to push away.
Van Varenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Varenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Varenberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Varenberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerr has double underhooks.
Van Varenberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerr has double underhooks.
Van Varenberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerr won't allow it.
Van Varenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Varenberg can't break the clinch.
Van Varenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.

Van Varenberg breaks the clinch.
Van Varenberg darts in trying to clinch

and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerr fails to pull guard.
Kerr is trying to push Van Varenberg away but Van Varenberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Varenberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kerr prevents Van Varenberg from breaking the clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Varenberg drops back down to his feet.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerr trying to land knees to the body.

Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Varenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.

Kerr moves into the clinch.
Kerr has Van Varenberg pushed against the cage.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Varenberg fails to pull guard.
Kerr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Varenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Varenberg's elbow.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Van Varenberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kerr tries to circle away but Van Varenberg has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Kerr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Varenberg.
Kerr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Varenberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kerr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kerr clinches.
Van Varenberg is trying to break free.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerr won't allow it.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr slows down the pace here.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Varenberg darts in trying to clinch

and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch.

Van Varenberg breaks from the clinch.

Kerr closes the distance and clinches.
Kerr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Van Varenberg jumps into guard, dragging Kerr to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Varenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kerr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Varenberg is looking to stand up but Kerr isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two 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.

Kerr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Varenberg, up you get!
Van Varenberg doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kerr moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kerr.
Kerr keeps control of Van Varenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Varenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg is trying to force a seperation but Kerr has the dominant position.
Van Varenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Varenberg can't break the clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Varenberg drops back down to his feet.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg tries to break free but Kerr pushes him back against the cage.
Kerr working hard to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Varenberg avoids it.
Van Varenberg tries to circle away but Kerr has him pinned against the cage.
Van Varenberg wants to break free but Kerr has control.
Van Varenberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerr won't allow it.
Come on Kerr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Varenberg is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Varenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerr blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four 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.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerr keeps control of Van Varenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Varenberg is breathing heavily.
Kerr is trying to break free.
Van Varenberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr won't allow it.
Scott Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Varenberg.
Kerr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Varenberg's efforts to push away.
Van Varenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerr takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Varenberg prevents a body shot from Kerr.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kerr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Varenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Kerr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Kerr'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. This is the final round!

Kerr clinches up against the cage.
Kerr wants to break free but Van Varenberg has control.
Van Varenberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Varenberg keeps control of Kerr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Varenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Varenberg is trying to force a seperation but Kerr has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Kerr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg with a knee to the head.
Kerr tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Varenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Van Varenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Van Varenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kerr pushes Van Varenberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg has Kerr pressed against the cage, preventing Kerr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Varenberg is trying to break free.
Kerr is working Van Varenberg over against the cage.
Kerr prevents Van Varenberg from breaking the clinch.
Van Varenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr misses with a knee to the head.
Kerr prevents Van Varenberg from breaking the clinch.
Kerr wants to break free but Van Varenberg has control.
Van Varenberg blocking some punches.
Kerr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Van Varenberg.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg blocks an elbow strike from Kerr.
Van Varenberg tries to break free but Kerr pushes him back against the cage.
Van Varenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerr can't break the clinch.
Van Varenberg has Kerr pressed against the cage, preventing Kerr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Varenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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.

Kerr jumps into guard, dragging Van Varenberg to the mat.
Van Varenberg wants to stand but Kerr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kerr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kerr kicks Van Varenberg off and gets to his feet.
Van Varenberg wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side

and Kerr moves into the clinch.

Van Varenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Varenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kerr counters with a takedown into side control.

Kerr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Van Varenberg moves in looking to clinch but Kerr pushes him off.

Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Scott Kerr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch but Van Varenberg keeps him there for the moment.
Kerr being controlled against the cage.
Van Varenberg tries to break free but Kerr pushes him back against the cage.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Varenberg drops back down to his feet.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Varenberg drops back down to his feet.
Kerr tries to circle away but Van Varenberg has him pinned against the cage.
Van Varenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Varenberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kerr decides to pull guard.
Kerr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kerr tries to get out of the position.
Van Varenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Kerr kicks Van Varenberg off and gets to his feet.

Kerr darts in and clinches Van Varenberg up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Varenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Varenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Van Varenberg tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Varenberg drops back down to his feet.
Scott Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Varenberg.
Kerr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Varenberg tries to land a knee to the head but Kerr blocks with his arms.
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Van Varenberg has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Van Varenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Varenberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kerr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Varenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerr trying to land knees to the body.
Van Varenberg wants to break free but Kerr has control.
Jean Claude Van Varenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Varenberg is trying to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Varenberg.
Scott Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kerr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kerr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Kerr!