PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Tarfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kerr
vs
Tarfel

171 cm
25
147 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petey Tarfel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarfel shoots for a takedown but Kerr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tarfel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerr as he jumps to the side.
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Kerr misses

and Tarfel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kerr pulls Tarfel in to control the position.

Tarfel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarfel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr trying to control the position.
Kerr is really struggling to control Tarfel but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarfel landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerr trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarfel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarfel with a nice head shot there.
Kerr seems keen to control Tarfel's posture.
Tarfel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tarfel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is looking to regain half guard here but Tarfel keeps moving and retains side control.
Kerr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tarfel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tarfel working away.
Tarfel is putting a hurting on Kerr here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Tarfel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kerr is trying to control Tarfel's posture but Tarfel avoids it.
Tarfel is chipping away with strikes.
Tarfel trying to control the position but Kerr is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to control but Tarfel postures up.
Kerr tries to improve position but can't.
Tarfel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kerr to see if he's OK.
Tarfel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kerr is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarfel working the strikes but Kerr uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tarfel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kerr trying to control but Tarfel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarfel prevents Kerr from getting back to his feet.
Tarfel is working Kerr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarfel passes Kerr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kerr trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr moves into full guard.
Kerr keeping full guard, as Tarfel tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petey Tarfel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Kerr as Tarfel shoots in.
Kerr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarfel.
Kerr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerr connects with a leg kick. Tarfel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Kerr.
A leg kick checked by Tarfel.
Kerr misses with a low kick as Tarfel jumps back.
Kerr lands a really nice looking cross but Tarfel seems unphased.
Tarfel wants to clinch
and Kerr counters with a leg kick.
Tarfel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kerr counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Kerr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarfel walks into a left hand.
Wayne Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tarfel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kerr's guard.
Kerr pulls Tarfel in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarfel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kerr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kerr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarfel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kerr wants to take a breather but Tarfel is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tarfel is staying active underneath Kerr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tarfel tries to get to full guard but Kerr has control of the leg.
Tarfel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petey Tarfel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kerr content to stall in guard here.
Tarfel keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tarfel cracks Kerr with an open hand slap.
Kerr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Tarfel pushes him off.
Tarfel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kerr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tarfel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tarfel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kerr.
Tarfel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wayne Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Tarfel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands a jab-cross combination.
Tarfel takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarfel.
Kerr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarfel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerr cracks a nice hook into Tarfel's ribs.
Tarfel motions for Kerr to come forward. Tarfel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarfel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerr as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarfel.
Tarfel checks a low kick from Kerr.
Kerr jabs Tarfel right on the nose. Tarfel blinks but takes it well.
Tarfel checks the leg kick.
Tarfel shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Kerr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarfel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tarfel ducks right into an uppercut from Kerr.
Nice defenses there by Tarfel.
Kerr is looking to score with low kicks.
Tarfel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
It looks like Kerr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tarfel checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarfel misses with a takedown attempt - Kerr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tarfel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kerr sprawls well. He's pushed Tarfel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Tarfel ducks down to avoid it.
Tarfel wants to counter the offense by Kerr and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr stuffs the takedown.
Wayne Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Tarfel.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Tarfel's body.
Kerr lands the left hand.
Tarfel blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr looks to throw a body kick

and Tarfel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kerr won't be happy with that.
Tarfel scoring with punches from side control.
Kerr is looking for a sweep.
Kerr keeping his opponent close.
Kerr wants to control but Tarfel postures up.
Tarfel has knee on belly momentarily but Kerr bucks him off and regains half guard.
Kerr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kerr keeping full guard, as Tarfel tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tarfel manages to get himself to full guard.

Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarfel can do to turn this around?
Kerr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Tarfel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kerr defends well.
Tarfel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarfel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarfel keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.

Tarfel is working an open guard so Kerr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kerr wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kerr.
Wayne Kerr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarfel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Tarfel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarfel ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Tarfel avoids a kick to the body.
Tarfel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerr tries to avoid it but Tarfel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerr to the ground. Kerr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarfel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarfel dives in and grabs Kerr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kerr pushes down on Tarfel's head and hops out.
Tarfel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

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