PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Cirkunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Cirkunov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kerr
vs
Cirkunov

172 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Cirkunov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr jabs at Cirkunov's body.
Kerr scores with a nice head shot.
Kerr digs a good body shot into Cirkunov's ribs.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kerr.

Cirkunov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr struggling a bit here.

Cirkunov swings around for an armbar but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cirkunov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cirkunov is looking to stand back up but Kerr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cirkunov.
Kerr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkunov wants to improve his position but Kerr is controlling well.
Kerr not doing much here.
Cirkunov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kerr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kerr throws a series of strikes that have Cirkunov backpedaling.
Kerr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kerr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkunov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kerr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr looks to land a combination but Cirkunov avoids it well.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerr slaps away a takedown attempt from Cirkunov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kerr scores with a body shot.
Cirkunov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerr lands with a nice combination. Cirkunov backs away looking to recover.
Kerr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr connects with a body shot that sends Cirkunov's belly button to the back.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benjamin Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkunov tries to clinch there but Kerr circles away.
Kerr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kerr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cirkunov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kerr's waist but Kerr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cirkunov off to one side.
Kerr throws a big counter combination but Cirkunov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kerr lands a jab-cross combination.
Kerr scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkunov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirkunov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cirkunov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kerr feints a jab promting Cirkunov to slip. Kerr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cirkunov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cirkunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr lands a nice hook to Cirkunov's body. Cirkunov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkunov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benjamin Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cirkunov.
Cirkunov looks winded!
Kerr throws a combination. Cirkunov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cirkunov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cirkunov slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
Kerr lands with a nice body punch.
Kerr scores with a hook to the body. Cirkunov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Cirkunov moves out of range.
Kerr jabs at Cirkunov's body.
Cirkunov shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kerr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kerr lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kerr.
Kerr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cirkunov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kerr scores with a hook to the body. Cirkunov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kerr lands a jab to Cirkunov's midsection.
Cirkunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kerr lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benjamin Kerr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirkunov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Kerr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cirkunov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kerr is trying to defend but Cirkunov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cirkunov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kerr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Cirkunov keeps moving.
Cirkunov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cirkunov trying to keep a closed guard but Kerr is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cirkunov can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirkunov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerr controls the pace.
Kerr preventing the sweep.

Kerr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cirkunov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kerr scores with a hook to the body. Cirkunov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cirkunov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benjamin Kerr is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr throws a series of strikes that have Cirkunov backpedaling.
Cirkunov misses with a takedown attempt - Kerr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cirkunov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cirkunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerr throws a series of strikes that have Cirkunov backpedaling.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cirkunov can do to turn this around?
Kerr lands a two punch combo.
Cirkunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerr!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr connects with a body shot.
Kerr jabs Cirkunov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kerr.
Kerr misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerr. That snapped Cirkunov's head back.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cirkunov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Cirkunov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kerr is trying to defend but Cirkunov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Kerr kicks Cirkunov off and gets back to his feet.
Cirkunov is breathing heavily.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Kerr connects with a body shot.
Kerr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kerr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirkunov.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Kerr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kerr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cirkunov eats them both and turns towards Kerr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cirkunov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kerr avoids it really well and circles away.
Kerr lands with a good body shot.
Cirkunov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr is looking to wear down Cirkunov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cirkunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkunov fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr scores with a body shot.
Cirkunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr throws a body punch but Cirkunov moves out of range.
Cirkunov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cirkunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Kerr backs off Cirkunov throws a huge counter combo but Kerr manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr works the jab nicely.
Kerr scores with a sloppy right hand. Cirkunov should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerr!
Kerr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkunov is just out of range.
Cirkunov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kerr throws a right hand that Cirkunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirkunov also avoids with ease.
Cirkunov needs to keep his hands up - Kerr had a free shot at his head there.
Kerr jabs at Cirkunov's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kerr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Cirkunov looks to move away, Kerr throws a big counter combo bu Cirkunov just gets out of the way.
Kerr throws a body punch but Cirkunov moves out of range.
Kerr lands a jab.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerr stuns Cirkunov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkunov dodges the punch combination from Kerr.
Kerr lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kerr.
Kerr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cirkunov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerr defends well and Cirkunov ends up having to push Kerr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kerr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirkunov.
As Cirkunov looks to move away, Kerr throws a big counter combo bu Cirkunov just gets out of the way.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Cirkunov's body.
Kerr works over Cirkunov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kerr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cirkunov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerr lands with a nice combination. Cirkunov backs away looking to recover.
Cirkunov closes the distance and clinches up with Kerr, looking for a takedown. Cirkunov pushes Kerr against the cage but Kerr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cirkunov.
Cirkunov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerr punishes Cirkunov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kerr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cirkunov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kerr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cirkunov back to the cage. Kerr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kerr throws a combination. Cirkunov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkunov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kerr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cirkunov at a distance.
Kerr lands with a nice combination. Cirkunov backs away looking to recover.
Kerr scores with a decent looking hook.
Kerr works Cirkunov's body with a nice hook.
Cirkunov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a cross.
Kerr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kerr checks a leg kick nicely.
Kerr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cirkunov walks into a straight right hand from Kerr.
Jab by Kerr.
Cirkunov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kerr digs a good body shot into Cirkunov's ribs.
Kerr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkunov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kerr finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirkunov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkunov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerr pinned against the cage. Kerr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25

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