PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernes comes to the cage accompanied by Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kernes
vs
Tate

193 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
225 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kernes circles away quickly and effectively.

Tate clinches up with Kernes and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kernes.

It looks like Terrence Tate has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Kernes.

Kernes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kernes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Kernes.

Tate drives through and clinches with Kernes against the cage.

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

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Kernes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tate breaks the clinch.
Kernes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kernes lands a knee to the head.
Kernes managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate avoids a wild elbow strike from Kernes.
Kernes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kernes lands an uppercut.
Kernes wants a takedown but no success here.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
Tate lands a high kick!

It looks like Jay Kernes has been cut.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Kernes lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Kernes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kernes's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate fakes the leg kick and cracks Kernes in the body.
Kernes is breathing heavily.
Tate shoots in but Kernes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tate. No joy for Kernes on that attempt.
Kernes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kernes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Tate gets a clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate crunches a lovely knee into Kernes's ribcage.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Kernes has double underhooks.
Kernes wants to stall.
Kernes wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jay Kernes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Tate.
Kernes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate is pushing Kernes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kernes misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kernes breaks the clinch.
Kernes lands a two punch combo.
Kernes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tate stands up from Kernes's guard - Tate perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horrible takedown by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Kernes which made him look bad.
Kernes throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kernes tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Kernes lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Kernes.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes throws a lazy head kick
and Tate counters with a good, hard body kick but Kernes shrugs it off.
Kernes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kernes is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.

Kernes has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Kernes lands with a short shot to the head.
Kernes cracks Tate with a nice body shot.
Kernes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
A short uppercut from Kernes.

Kernes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kernes misses with a wild combination.

Kernes has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Kernes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Kernes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Kernes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kernes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kernes has him pressed against the cage.
Kernes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kernes pushes Tate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kernes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kernes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kernes connects with a knee to the head.

Kernes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kernes wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kernes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kernes throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
Kernes stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tate moves into the clinch.
Kernes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.

Tate manages to break the clinch.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up with Kernes, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes Kernes against the cage but Kernes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Tate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kernes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kernes.
Tate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kernes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kernes.
Kernes swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.

Kernes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kernes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay Kernes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kernes misses with a few strikes there.
Kernes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay Kernes is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kernes misses with a head kick.
Kernes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kernes won't be happy with that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kernes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kernes is trying to stand.

Tate 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!
Kernes is trying to improve his position.

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.
Kernes is trying to get back to his feet.

Tate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tate tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kernes is pushing Tate's head away, looking to escape. Tate manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes keeps Tate under control for a moment.
Kernes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kernes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kernes looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Kernes scores with a jab to the head.
Kernes cracks a nice hook into Tate's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kernes takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kernes.
Kernes tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Kernes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kernes breaks from the clinch.
Kernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kernes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kernes tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate 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 Tate off to one side.
Tate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Kernes.
Kernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kernes is fending him off so far but Tate persists. Nope, Kernes circles away and we're back to standing.
Jay Kernes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Tate.
Kernes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tate.
Kernes tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kernes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kernes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Kernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kernes moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Kernes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Kernes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kernes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Kernes.
Kernes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kernes misses with a few strikes there.
Tate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate slips under a jab.
Kernes throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.

Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kernes is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Kernes into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tate pulls guard effortlessly.
Tate controls Kernes momentarily but Kernes frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Tate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kernes gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Tate scores with a kick to the body.

Kernes moves into the clinch.
Kernes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate tries to pull guard but Kernes holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Kernes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kernes stalling the fight.
Kernes managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kernes.
Kernes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.

Kernes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kernes darts in trying to clinch

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
Kernes is pressed up against the cage. Tate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kernes down to the mat. Kernes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kernes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kernes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tate.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kernes.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Kernes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tate, as that shot connected.

Kernes clinches with his opponent.

Kernes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tate turns into Kernes and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kernes moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tate.
Tate sneaks back into half guard.
Tate is looking to control Kernes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kernes is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kernes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kernes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kernes tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Kernes misses with a head kick.
Kernes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kernes misses with a hook.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Kernes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kernes 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Kernes!