PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 116 p4p, 16 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 164 p4p, 19 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jernit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sail - Awolnation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jernit
vs
Lord

177 cm
31
146 lbs
31 - 6 - 0

171 cm
37
147 lbs
30 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lord.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jernit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jernit blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Lord is predictable there
and Jernit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lord misses with a left hand
and Jernit counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
A big left from Lord misses.
A big right from Lord misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.

Lord closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Jernit tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jernit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lord's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
A hook to the body from Jernit.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jernit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Lord working aggressively here.
Jernit lands a body shot.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Lord.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the cage.
Jernit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit pushes off an throws an elbow but Lord leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord working aggressively here.
Jernit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
Jernit landing knees to the body.
Jernit misses with an elbow strike.
Lord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jernit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lord can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Jernit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jernit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lord takes a shot to the head.
Jernit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Jernit, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jernit.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Jernit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Lord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Lord.
Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Jernit misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord blocks a body shot from Jernit.
Jernit is working Lord over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jernit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jernit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Lord lands with a light punch inside.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord prevents a body shot from Jernit.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jernit misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lord prevents a body shot from Jernit.
Lord working aggressively here.
Jernit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lord misses with a looping left.
Lord scores with a sloppy right hand. Jernit should have avoided that one.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Lord just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJernit.
Lord throws a head kick but Jernit moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jernit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Jernit digs a good hook to Lord's body.
Lord connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jernit's hands.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Lord misses.
Jernit throws an off balance right hand
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jernit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Jernit is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Jernit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick from Jernit lands but Lord takes it in his stride.
Jernit seems to have got his legs back now.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Lord moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Jernit defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Lord lands with a shot to the body.
Jernit slips under a jab from Lord.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lord doesn't seem bothered though.
Jernit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jernit lands a nice hook to Lord's body. Lord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord checks a low kick from Jernit.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jernit is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lord catches Jernit right on the button with a cross.
Jernit misses with a leg kick.
Jernit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
A jab lands there for Jernit.
A clash of legs there as Lord blocks the low kick.
Bunt Jernit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
A cross from Jernit lands.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jernit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jernit lands with a cross.
Jernit lands with a shot to the body.
Lord throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Lord swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit connects with a crisp jab.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lord has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Lord's head.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Lord's ribs.
Lord misses with a combination
and Jernit counters with a good low kick that Lord was not able to check.
Jernit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lord misses the jab.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Jernit does it's job there.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lord in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord misses with a low kick as Jernit jumps back.
Lord has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Lord's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Jernit connects with a solid leg kick.
Jernit defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Lord lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit lands an overhand right.
Lord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jernit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lord's sensitive parts.
Jernit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lord counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Jernit blocks the low kick.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Lord walks into a stiff left hand from Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit dominated that second round.
That's time! Jernit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jernit slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Lord lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to the liver by Jernit. Beautiful body shot.
Jernit misses the jab.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Jernit throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Lord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit counters with a nice leg kick.
Jernit thumps Lord with a low kick.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Lord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Lord doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jernit under the eye.
Lord wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Lord is looking to slow Jernit down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Lord.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jernit feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Jernit scores with the left hand. Lord knows he should have avoided that one.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lord misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the body from Lord misses
and Jernit counters with an outside leg kick.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord jabs at Jernit's body.
Lord is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jernit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jernit lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Lord misses.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit lands a nice hook to Lord's body. Lord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Jernit tries to keep at a distance but Lord has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.
Jernit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Jernit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jernit struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jernit.
Jernit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Jernit.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
Lord lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jernit or not.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Jernit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jernit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jernit lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit scores with a hook to the body.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jernit tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Bunt Jernit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Jernit - that landed with a thud.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bunt Jernit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jernit, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bunt Jernit!
A very excited looking Bunt Jernit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.