PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Obasi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 6' 7''. Jack Kerns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kerns
vs
Obasi

187 cm
32
197 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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BioPharm Nutrition

5th Round Clothing

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obasi throws a low kick but Kerns moves out of range easily.
A cross from Kerns lands.

It looks like Solomon Obasi has been cut.
Kerns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerns.

Kerns moves into the clinch.
Kerns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerns lands with a right to the head.
Kerns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Kerns's ribcage.
Kerns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerns misses with some punches.
Obasi blocks an elbow strike.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obasi avoiding damage as Kerns throws knees to the body.
Kerns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerns.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Kerns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerns avoids it.
Obasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Kerns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kerns misses with a body punch.
Obasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Obasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerns won't want to take too many of those.
Obasi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kerns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kerns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Kerns trying to land knees to the body.
Kerns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerns misses with some punches.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obasi avoiding damage as Kerns throws knees to the body.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obasi.
Kerns tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Kerns back against the cage.
Obasi scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Kerns has been cut.
Kerns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerns avoids it.
Kerns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Kerns lands a good knee to the midsection. Obasi won't want to take too many of those.
Obasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Kerns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerns misses with a punch on the inside.
Obasi avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerns.
Kerns struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Obasi stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.
Obasi landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns throws a head punch that misses.
Kerns blocks a body shot from Obasi.
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kerns fails to land.
Kerns working aggressively here.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerns avoids it.
Obasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Kerns lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Kerns fails to land.
Kerns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerns is working Obasi over against the cage.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerns avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kerns dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Obasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerns defending well as Obasi loads up on a big left hand.
Kerns looks to throw the jab but Obasi is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerns as he connects with a hook.
Kerns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerns was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.

Obasi rushes Kerns and presses him up against the cage.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Kerns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obasi is defending well for now.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obasi is defending well for now.
Obasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obasi.
Kerns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerns.
Obasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kerns tries to land knees in the clinch but Obasi avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Obasi obliges.
Kerns pushes Obasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerns is defending well for now.
Kerns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.
Kerns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi working Kerns over with knees to the body.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerns avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Obasi blocks an elbow strike.
Kerns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obasi.
Kerns managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack Kerns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obasi scores with a knee to the head.
Kerns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerns tries a body shot but Obasi blocks it.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Kerns misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Obasi is looking to control Kerns's arms but Kerns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obasi has his back to the cage.
Kerns lands a shot to the body.
Obasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerns looking to throw knees to the head but Obasi is blocking nicely.
Kerns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerns missing with knees to the body.
Kerns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns misses with some punches.
Kerns tries to work over Obasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obasi is pushing Kerns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Kerns is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kerns.
Kerns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obasi's face.
Obasi trying to land knees to the body.
Obasi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obasi is defending well for now.
Kerns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obasi avoids it.
Kerns tries a knee to the head but Obasi blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obasi looking to slow down the pace here.
Obasi lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kerns dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kerns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kerns gets tackled into the cage by Obasi. Obasi maintains the clinch.
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kerns trying to land knees to the body.
Kerns has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
Kerns pushes Obasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerns throws a head punch that misses.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
Kerns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obasi managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns working aggressively here.
Kerns lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerns managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns misses with some punches.
Kerns can't find room to land a body shot as Obasi controls the action.
Kerns tries to land a knee to the head but Obasi blocks with his arms.
Kerns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerns misses with a punch to the body.
Obasi blocks a body shot from Kerns.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerns misses with the head strike.
Kerns landing knees to the head.
Kerns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Obasi.
Kerns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.
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!
Kerns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Jack Kerns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obasi.
Kerns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerns misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerns misses with an elbow over the top.
Obasi slows down the pace here.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerns is defending well for now.
Kerns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kerns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerns lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Solomon Obasi's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kerns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obasi's brow.
Kerns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerns lands an elbow just above Obasi 's eye.
Kerns avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Kerns avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike.

The cut above Solomon Obasi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerns's elbow.
Kerns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerns misses with an elbow strike.
Solomon Obasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obasi has Kerns pressed against the cage.
Obasi blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
Kerns tries a body shot but Obasi blocks it.
Obasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerns won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerns misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kerns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerns 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kerns!
Jack Kerns got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'