PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Them Bones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerr
vs
Dorian

191 cm
23
263 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

St. Paul's Apparel

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian works over Kerr's head and body with a nice combination.

Kerr pushes Dorian up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerr is trying to break the clinch but Dorian has him pressed against the cage.

Dorian has picked Kerr up - he's going for a ride! Dorian dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Dorian is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kerr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dorian stops Kerr from getting back to his feet.

Dorian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dorian stops Kerr from getting back to his feet.
Dorian is trying to control. Kerr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kerr pushes Dorian off looking to stand but Dorian dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dorian shoots in looking for a takedown. Kerr tries to sprawl out of it but Dorian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kerr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorian fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian misses with a takedown attempt - Kerr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Dorian.

Kerr drives through and clinches with Dorian against the cage.

Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorian tries to clinch up
and Kerr counters with a two punch combo.
Dorian misses with a takedown attempt
and Kerr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorian looks gassed!
Dorian doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kerr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Dorian shoots and misses
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kerr moves into range and clinches up with Dorian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian has Kerr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kerr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kerr manages to break the clinch.

Kerr rushes Dorian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kerr breaks the clinch.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerr tries a low kick but Dorian avoids it.

Dorian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dorian trying to control the action but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Dorian prevents Kerr from escaping the position.
Dorian has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Dorian jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kerr manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kerr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kerr tries to get out of the position.
Kerr prevents Dorian from improving position.

Dorian is trying to get an arm triangle but Kerr is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kerr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dorian trying to control the action but Kerr is working from the bottom.

Dorian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dorian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dorian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kerr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kerr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dorian asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Kerr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kerr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dorian with a poor takedown

and Kerr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dorian tries for a takedown but Kerr circles away easily
and Kerr counters with a nice leg kick.
Kerr throws a combination that misses

and Dorian counters with a takedown into side control.

Dorian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet but Dorian drags him back down.
Dorian is looking to take a break and control but Kerr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dorian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dorian has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Dorian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dorian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Dorian is trying to get an arm triangle but Kerr is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dorian prevents Kerr from escaping the position.
Dorian moves into full mount!
Kerr has given up his back. Will we see Dorian going for some submissions?

Kerr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dorian.

Dorian is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kerr is keeping busy.
Kerr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dorian on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dorian is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kerr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Well, with Dorian on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kerr is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Dorian has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kerr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dorian struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dorian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kerr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Dorian looking for the choke but no joy.

Dorian working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr trying to get back to his feet but Dorian is in full control for now.

Dorian looking for the choke from the back.

Kerr showing good submission defense here.
Kerr looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dorian is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kerr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kerr for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Dorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kerr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kerr.

Kerr rushes Dorian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr is trying to break free.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch but Dorian keeps him there for the moment.

Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorian fails with the takedown
and Dorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorian tries for a takedown but Kerr circles away easily
and Kerr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mark Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dorian backs up against the cage.
Kerr misses with a jab to the body
and Dorian counters with a three punch combo that has Kerr backing up. Kerr nods at Dorian to acknowledge the strikes.
Renzo Dorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorian shoots and misses
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Dorian.
Kerr throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerr.
Kerr wants to break free but Dorian has control.
Dorian prevents Kerr from breaking the clinch.
Dorian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dorian has Kerr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kerr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dorian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kerr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dorian is working for takedown but Kerr is calmly controlling the position for now.

Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Dorian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dorian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mark Kerr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dorian with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kerr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorian wants a takedown but no success here.
Kerr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorian has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr wants to get back to striking at distance but Dorian won't allow it.
Dorian goes for a takedown attempt but Kerr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Kerr.
Dorian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
Dorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorian misses with a takedown

and Kerr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerr prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Dorian tries for a takedown but Kerr circles away easily
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kerr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorian fails with the takedown
and Kerr counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerr misses the target.
Dorian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kerr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dorian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dorian!
Dorian has his takedown stuffed
and Kerr counters with a left and a right that stings Dorian.
Kerr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dorian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dorian stops Kerr from getting back to his feet.
Kerr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dorian is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr 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 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!