PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quition Jaskon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernes comes to the cage accompanied by Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome. Jay Kernes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quition Jaskon's chin.

Kernes
vs
Jaskon

193 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Kernes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quition Jaskon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaskon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaskon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kernes tries to clinch but Jaskon is having none of it.
Kernes lands a nice hook to Jaskon's body. Jaskon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kernes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kernes takes the fight into the clinch.
Kernes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaskon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
Kernes is looking to clinch.
Kernes tries to clinch up but Jaskon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kernes tries to clinch up.

Kernes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaskon, pushing him back against the cage.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kernes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaskon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaskon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kernes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kernes throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kernes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes swinging wilding here.
Jaskon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kernes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaskon at a distance.
Kernes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kernes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jaskon blocks a head kick by Kernes.
Kernes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kernes misses with the combination.
Jaskon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kernes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaskon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kernes misses with a double jab.
Kernes tries to clinch up.

Kernes has Jaskon up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kernes breaks the clinch.

Kernes clinches.
Jaskon looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kernes - that landed with a thud.
Jaskon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kernes.
Kernes tries to land a knee to the head but Jaskon blocks with his arms.

Jaskon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jaskon gets a clinch.
Jaskon tries for a takedown but Kernes manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kernes.
Jaskon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kernes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kernes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jaskon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kernes pinned against the cage. Kernes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jay Kernes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quition Jaskon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kernes misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Kernes.
Kernes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kernes misses with a few strikes there.
Kernes tries to clinch up.

Jaskon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jaskon showed some decent athleticism there.
Kernes is refusing to be controlled, as Jaskon sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jaskon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jaskon works over Kernes's head and body with a nice combination.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaskon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Kernes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kernes darts in trying to clinch

and Jaskon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaskon wants to take a breather but Kernes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaskon stops Kernes from getting back to his feet.

Jaskon stands up and beckons Kernes to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kernes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kernes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaskon throws a head kick but Kernes moves out of range.

Kernes drives through and clinches with Jaskon against the cage.
Kernes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
Kernes lands a jab to the nose.
Jaskon circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jaskon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kernes's guard now.

Jaskon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jaskon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jaskon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kernes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kernes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes stops Jaskon from passing to mount.

Jaskon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaskon.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaskon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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.
Kernes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kernes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jaskon counters with a shoot takedown. Kernes fights it but they end up in guard.
Jaskon wants to stand but Kernes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jaskon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kernes wants to stand and escape but Jaskon is having none of it.
Kernes looking for a sweep. Not yet Kernes, not yet.
Kernes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kernes is on top in guard.
Jaskon wants to stand up but Kernes is controlling him.
Quition Jaskon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaskon is wriggling around but Kernes manages to pass to half guard.
Kernes prevents Jaskon from standing back up.

That's four 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.

Jaskon kicks Kernes off and gets back to his feet.
Jaskon looks for a takedown but Kernes sprawls well.
Kernes darts in trying to clinch

and Jaskon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kernes!
Jaskon avoids the attempt from Kernes to control.
Jaskon unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jaskon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jaskon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quition Jaskon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kernes misses with a body shot.
Jay Kernes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jaskon moves into the clinch.
Kernes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaskon has him pressed against the cage.
Kernes prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaskon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kernes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kernes looks to clinch

and Jaskon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jaskon.

Jaskon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kernes, up you get!
Kernes misses with a head kick.

Jaskon scores a takedown into full mount!
Jaskon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Kernes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaskon is landing with some decent strikes but Kernes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jaskon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaskon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jaskon looking to finish with strikes here!
Jaskon working Kernes over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaskon tries to control but Kernes wriggling away.
Kernes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two 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.
Jaskon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jaskon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kernes has worked his arm free - good work by Kernes!

Jaskon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kernes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaskon lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaskon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kernes punishes Jaskon's body with a nice straight punch.
Kernes tries a low kick but Jaskon avoids it.
Kernes is looking to wear down Jaskon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaskon tries for a takedown but Kernes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jay Kernes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quition Jaskon.
Kernes misses with a two punch combination.

Jaskon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kernes sprawls well initially but Jaskon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaskon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kernes wants to control but Jaskon is keeping busy.

Jaskon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaskon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kernes's waist but Kernes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jaskon off to one side.
Kernes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaskon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kernes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaskon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kernes.
Jaskon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kernes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kernes looks to clinch

and Jaskon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jaskon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jaskon gets to his feet - Kernes follows without any prompting.
Jaskon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quition Jaskon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaskon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quition Jaskon!