PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Hicks (ranked 22120 p4p, 681 weight class) and Bunt Jernit (ranked 20952 p4p, 638 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hicks
vs
Jernit

204 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
146 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit throws a shot to the body.
Jernit throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hicks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Hicks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Jernit swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Jernit lands a nice shot to the body.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jernit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hicks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Hicks throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Hicks jumps back.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Hicks slips a jab and a cross from Jernit.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Jernit only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jernit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jernit.
Hicks connects with a looping right hand.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Jernit defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jernits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hicks lands an overhand right.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit unleashes a big counter combination but Hicks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jernit throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jernit! But no joy.
Jernit clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Jernit scores with a jab to the head.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Hicks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jernit lands with a straight right. Hicks didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Hicks catches Jernit right on the button with a cross.
Jernit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hicks misses with the combination.
Hicks throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks slips under a jab from Jernit.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Jernit avoids it well.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hicks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jernit jabs Hicks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!

Hicks misses with a straight right.
Jernit scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Jernit counters with a left to the body.
Jernit throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Jernit lands a slapping body shot.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Jernit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
Jernit throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit connects with a solid leg kick.
Jernit lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hicks under the eye.
A left and a right from Jernit both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jernit counters with an inside leg kick.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit avoids the body shot from Hicks.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Jernit lands the left hand.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Jernit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
Jernit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Hicks works over Jernit's head and body with a nice combination.
Jernit connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Jernit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks walks into a stiff left hand from Jernit.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jernit cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Hicks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jernit slips a straight right by Hicks.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jernit lands with a shot to the body.
Jernit takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Jernit falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hicks to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jernit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks works Jernit's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Hicks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jernit.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Bunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Jernit needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
Jernit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jernit looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
Jernit scores with a hook.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Jernit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hicks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Hicks.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Hicks's defenses.
Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hicks at a distance.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Jernit looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit slips a jab from Hicks.
A jab from Hicks finds it's way through Jernit's defenses.
Jernit misses the jab.
Jernit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hicks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hicks throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hicks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hicks misses with a hook. Jernit ducked under it nicely.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Jernit misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Jernit cracks Hicks with an open hand slap.
Hicks is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hicks takes a step back to recover.
Jernit throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks lands a jab to the head.
Jernit slips a straight right by Hicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Hicks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jernit throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
Jernit works Hicks's body with a nice hook.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jernit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Jernit.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Jernit scores with a decent looking hook.
Jernit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hicks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hicks throws a right hand that Jernit ducks under and follows up with a left that Jernit also avoids with ease.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jernit digs a good hook to Hicks's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit feints a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks lands a head shot.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hicks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit slips under a jab from Hicks.
Jernit feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Jernit moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jernit.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hicks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jernit looks for the body kick but Hicks saw that one coming.
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Jernit connects with a jab.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jernit counters with a thumping low kick.
Hicks lands with a straight right. Jernit didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Hicks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks with a hook.
Hicks misses with a hook. Jernit ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hicks misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jernit! But no joy.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit feints and then cracks Hicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicks down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Jernit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jernit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Jernit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hicks backs up against the ropes.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Jernit counters with a left to the body.
Hicks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicks lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Jernit tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunt Jernit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jernit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bunt Jernit!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bunt Jernit!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bunt Jernit!

Bunt Jernit wins by unanimous decision! Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
Bunt Jernit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.