PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunt Jernit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Litoris's chin.

Jernit
vs
Litoris

177 cm
23
146 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
136 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Litoris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit with a jab.
Jernit misses with a few strikes there.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Litoris ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunt Jernit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litoris throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Litoris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Litoris misses with an uppercut
and Jernit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jernit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Litoris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Litoris.
Jernit scores with a body shot.
A big right from Litoris misses.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Litoris misses its intended target.
Jernit misses with a looping right.
Jernit lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Litoris misses with a wild body shot.
Litoris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Litoris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Litoris saw that one coming.
Litoris defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Litoris manages to avoid it.
Jernit thows a leg kick but Litoris checks it
and Litoris counters with a straight right hand.
Litoris throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Litoris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Litoris looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Jernit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Litoris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Litoris.
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!
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Litoris checks it.
Litoris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Litoris walks into a stiff left hand from Jernit.
Litoris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jernit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Litoris is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Litoris misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
Litoris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit slips under a jab.
It looked like Jernit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Litoris.
Litoris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Jernit blocks the leg kick.
Jernit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Litoris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Litoris moves away.
Jernit misses with a hook
enabling Litoris to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
Jernit throws a right hand that misses
enabling Litoris to counter with a crisp jab.

Jernit is rocked!
Litoris throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Jernit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litoris was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jernit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Jernit.
Jernit seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Jernit misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit misses with a hook. Litoris ducked under it nicely.
Jernit cracks Litoris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jernit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jernit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Litoris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Litoris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Litoris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Litoris throws a lazy uppercut
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Litoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Litoris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Litoris throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Litoris's defenses.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Litoris.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.
Jernit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jernit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Litoris misses with a hook. Jernit ducked under it nicely.
Jernit looks to land a right hand but Litoris moved out of range.
Jernit clobbers Litoris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litoris defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Litoris misses.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litoris can do to turn this around?
Jernit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Litoris moves away.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Litoris's sensitive parts.
Litoris cracks Jernit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litoris throws a leg kick but Jernit moved away.
Jernit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Litoris.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Litoris backs up against the ropes.
Litoris misses with a straight left.
Jernit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litoris was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Litoris checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jernit tests Litoris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jernit connects with an inside leg kick.
Litoris lands with a shot to the body.
Litoris looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litoris.
Litoris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litoris throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Litoris there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Jernit misses
and Jernit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jernit misses with a right hand
and Litoris counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Litoris throws a body shot but no joy.
Litoris takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
A swing and a miss from Litoris.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Litoris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit thuds his right hand into Litoris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Litoris's defenses.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Litoris's ribs.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Litoris walks into a jab.
Jernit lands with a good body shot.
Litoris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Litoris's shoulder, as Litoris tries to avoid the shot.
Litoris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jernit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Litoris momentarily.
Jernit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Jernit is predictable there
and Litoris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Litoris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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.
Litoris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Litoris misses with a body shot.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Litoris, right into the meat.
A left lands for Litoris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Jernit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Litoris doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Litoris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bunt Jernit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jernit throws a leg kick but Litoris checks it.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Litoris's calf.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit throws a body punch but Litoris moves out of range.
Jernit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Litoris.
Jernit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Litoris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Litoris doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit wants to slow Litoris down by chopping away at his legs.
Litoris missing with a left hand there. Jernit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris throws a jab when Jernit was well out of range.
Jernit slips under a jab from Litoris.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Litoris slips under a jab.
Litoris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Jernit lands.
Jernit fails to land with a series of punches.
Litoris throws a solid leg kick but Jernit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Litoris.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Litoris, as that shot connected.
Litoris stuns Jernit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Litoris avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Litoris's shoulder, as Litoris tries to avoid the shot.
Jernit scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litoris checks a low kick from Jernit.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Litoris counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Jernit misses with a hook
and Litoris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Litoris throws a big shot that misses.
Litoris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
A little jabbing left from Litoris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jernit misses with a hook.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jernit works Litoris's body with a nice hook.
Jernit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jernit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Litoris.
Litoris digs a good hook to Jernit's body.
Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Litoris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jernit throws a leg kick which misses Litoris's front leg but catches the back leg as Litoris tries to avoid it.
Litoris takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
Jernit throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit had his way with Mike Litoris in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Litoris - just one landing.
Mike Litoris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Litoris swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Litoris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Litoris misses with a body shot.
Litoris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Litoris misses with a straight right.
Jernit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Litoris scores with a hook to the body. Jernit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Litoris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Litoris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Litoris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litoris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Litoris misses with a hook to the body
and Litoris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Litoris checks it.
Jernit scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Litoris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jernit - the referee stops the clock and Litoris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jernit. Litoris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Litoris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Litoris misses with a body shot.
Jernit punishes Litoris's body with a nice straight punch.
Jernit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Litoris counter with a right hand.
Litoris misses with a hook.
Jernit misses with a right hand

and Litoris counters with a beautiful hook that drops Jernit to the mat! Will Jernit be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Litoris to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Jernit is up. He looks OK to continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Litoris throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Litoris throws a leg kick
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Litoris throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a low kick, looking for Litoris's leg but Litoris calmly moves out of range.
Litoris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Litoris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit connects with an inside leg kick.
Litoris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jernit swings for the body but Litoris moves out of range.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Litoris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Litoris.
Litoris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Litoris misses with a right hand
and Jernit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Litoris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Litoris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Litoris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Litoris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Litoris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jernit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his bantamweight title!
Bunt Jernit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Mike Litoris stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mike Litoris is hungry for more!'.