PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 91 p4p, 235 weight class) and Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 17 p4p, 36 weight class). Leonardo Da Vincible will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kerr
vs
Da Vincible

185 cm
33
262
27 - 15 - 0

205 cm
31
237
22 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition
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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr misses with a takedown attempt - Da Vincible sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot.
Kerr tries to counter with a takedown but Da Vincible is quick to defend against it.
Kerr walks into a stiff left hand from Da Vincible.
Nice cross by Kerr.

It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
Da Vincible fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Vincible misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
Kerr is looking to counter punch.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Da Vincible throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerr counters with a left to the body.
Da Vincible connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Da Vincible releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick from Da Vincible lands but Kerr takes it in his stride.
Da Vincible misses with a jab to the body
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Vincible takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Da Vincible comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kerr digs a good hook to Da Vincible's body.
Da Vincible misses with a hook
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Da Vincible on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Vincible ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerr moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible defending well as Kerr loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerr tries to clinch up but Da Vincible circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo Da Vincible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kerr dives in and scores a takedown into Da Vincible's guard.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing.
Kerr tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Vincible is retaining full guard.
Da Vincible working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Vincible works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Vincible has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Da Vincible keeps moving.
Da Vincible working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Vincible has wrist control.
Kerr won't allow Da Vincible to sweep him here.
Kerr stays in close to Da Vincible's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Vincible avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Vincible is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Kerr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Da Vincible's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible is trying to keep Kerr in close.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing.
Da Vincible looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Kerr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kerr tries to advance to mount but Da Vincible denies him.
Da Vincible is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Vincible's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Da Vincible throws a head kick that misses.
Kerr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Da Vincible manages to circle out of the way.
Da Vincible circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Vincible misses with a double jab

and Kerr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Da Vincible keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Da Vincible controlling Kerr's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Da Vincible is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kerr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Vincible preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Vincible is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kerr moves out of range as Da Vincible strikes.
Kerr throwing a counter right hand but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
Da Vincible looks to land a combination but Kerr avoids it well.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Da Vincible avoids it well and moves away.
Kerr gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible throws a series of punches but Kerr avoids them all with ease.
Da Vincible staying out of range there.
Da Vincible looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kerr missing with a left hand there. Da Vincible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonardo Da Vincible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kerr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kerr.
Da Vincible has hold of Kerr's hands but Kerr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr misses with a head shot. Da Vincible uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Vincible is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr has Da Vincible pulled in close to control his posture.
Da Vincible wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Kerr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Vincible's guard.

Da Vincible preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
Kerr with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kerr advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kerr wants to control but Da Vincible is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kerr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Vincible's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Da Vincible scores with a leg kick.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Vincible lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.
Da Vincible moves out of range as Kerr strikes.
Kerr misses with a hook. Da Vincible ducked under it nicely.
Da Vincible misses the shot to the body.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Vincible can do to turn this around?
Kerr checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerr!
Da Vincible on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Da Vincible misses
and Kerr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr cracks a nice hook into Da Vincible's ribs.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr misses with a jab to the body
and Da Vincible counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Vincible.
Kerr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Vincible throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Da Vincible, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerr goes for a double leg but Da Vincible avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Da Vincible continues to drive forward.
Kerr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonardo Da Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kerr.
Da Vincible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Nice shot by Da Vincible.
Kerr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Vincible misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Vincible takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Vincible misses with a few strikes there.
Da Vincible looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Vincible ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible misses with a looping right.
Kerr tries to counter by clinching up but Da Vincible breaks away and moves out of range.
Kerr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Da Vincible throws an overhand right that lands on Kerr's shoulder, as Kerr tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Da Vincible.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Vincible takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerr lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Vincible backwards.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Da Vincible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mark Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Da Vincible throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerr tries to counter with a takedown but Da Vincible is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot
and Kerr counters with a nice uppercut.

Kerr forces Da Vincible back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Vincible misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Vincible or not.
Kerr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerr lands a right hand.
Kerr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Kerr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Vincible circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!
After the fight, Mark Kerr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.