PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dunt Jernit (ranked 2970 p4p, 144 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 2786 p4p, 134 weight class). Thunder has chosen Who Set The World On Fire as his entrance music. Dunt Jernit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jernit
vs
Thunder

169 cm
21
137 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit throws out a powerful jab.
Jernit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunder defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Thunder tries to counter with a clinch but Jernit shakes him off and moves away.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Dunt Jernit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Thunder finds it's target.
Jernit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Jernit looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Jernit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit misses the body punch
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Dunt Jernit has been cut.
Jernit jabs Thunder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jernit swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jernit misses with a hook.
Jernit misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thunder.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit throws an off balance right hand
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jernit lands a head shot.
Jernit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunder should have avoided that one.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thunder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.

Jernit is rocked!
Jernit throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a huge right that knocks Jernit out cold! Thunder is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Distant Thunder!