PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr has chosen Scotland The Brave [Instrumental] as his entrance music. The key to victory for Leonardo daVinci has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

daVinci
vs
Kerr

182 cm
23
204 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
186 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by daVinci.
daVinci looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
daVinci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kerr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by daVinci.
daVinci thumps Kerr with a low kick.
daVinci throws a push kick but Kerr slaps the foot to one side.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
daVinci slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
Kerr misses with a straight right.
Tom Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerr throws a sloppy body shot
and daVinci makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kerr really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
daVinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
daVinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and daVinci counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kerr looks gassed!

daVinci sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kerr to the ground! daVinci dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Tom Kerr has been cut.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
daVinci thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci punching from mount but Kerr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kerr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as daVinci tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound.
daVinci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kerr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by daVinci.
daVinci prevents Kerr from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
daVinci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kerr can do anything to dispel that myth.
daVinci lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
daVinci misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kerr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by daVinci.
daVinci throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kerr because daVinci loaded up on that one.
daVinci throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr is squirming around, avoiding daVinci's attempts to control the action.
daVinci has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
daVinci is really struggling to control Kerr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kerr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
daVinci looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kerr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Kerr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks daVinci with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
daVinci is looking to improve his position.
daVinci is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kerr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kerr's back!
Kerr covering up well and avoiding damage.
daVinci has the hooks in. Kerr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
daVinci connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kerr to escape the position.
Kerr tries to break free.

daVinci looking for the choke from the back.
daVinci trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

daVinci is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kerr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from daVinci.
daVinci tries to keep control of the position but Kerr is staying busy.
Kerr turns into daVinci and is now in his guard.

daVinci looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
daVinci is trying to keep Kerr in close.
Kerr trying to control but daVinci is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo daVinci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kerr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kerr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
daVinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerr will feel that in the morning.

daVinci closes the distance and pushes Kerr back into the cage.
Kerr looking to slow down the pace here.
daVinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
daVinci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerr avoiding damage.
daVinci tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing daVinci back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from daVinci.
daVinci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Kerr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
daVinci misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kerr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
daVinci missing with punches from the bottom.
daVinci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
daVinci is working hard here to advance position.
daVinci manages to get to full guard.
daVinci manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kerr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as daVinci tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daVinci throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kerr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from daVinci.

daVinci has control of Kerr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kerr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
daVinci throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kerr is squirming around, avoiding daVinci's attempts to control the action.
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!
Kerr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as daVinci tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daVinci throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to reverse the position but daVinci maintains control.

daVinci is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kerr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kerr!
daVinci wants to sweep here but Kerr controlling him for the moment.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but daVinci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
daVinci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kerr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kerr won't allow daVinci to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr postures up and lands a big shot to daVinci's brow.
Kerr pushes down on daVinci's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leonardo daVinci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
daVinci is trying to get back to full guard.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
daVinci is looking to improve his position.
daVinci regains full guard. Nicely done.
daVinci lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kerr!
Kerr blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo daVinci dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kerr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

daVinci misses with a head kick.
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerr. daVinci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
daVinci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kerr. Those never looked like landing.
daVinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Decent striking displayed by daVinci there.
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
daVinci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Kerr lands an impressive looking overhand right. daVinci doesn't seem phased though.
daVinci throws a leg kick but Kerr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonardo daVinci is winning the standup battle so far.
daVinci scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
A jab from daVinci misses.
Kerr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down daVinci rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
daVinci thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kerr if he has to take too many more of those.
Kerr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerr thows a body shot but no joy.
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
daVinci lands with a slapping head kick.
daVinci lands with a slapping head kick.
daVinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
daVinci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
daVinci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
daVinci tries to clinch up but Kerr circles away and keeps his distance.
daVinci blocks a jab.
daVinci lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
Kerr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tom Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo daVinci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a body punch but daVinci moves out of range.
Kerr just misses with a punch to the body.
daVinci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kerr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kerr tries to bum rush daVinci with a series of wild strikes but daVinci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerr throws a one two combo.
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
Kerr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerr blocks a head kick by daVinci.
Kerr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
daVinci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but daVinci moves away.
daVinci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
daVinci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses.
daVinci throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci keeps Kerr at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for daVinci.
A decent looking body kick lands there for daVinci.
Kerr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but daVinci was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerr.
daVinci throws a head kick that half lands.
daVinci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
daVinci looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kerr walks into a jab.
Kerr avoids the head kick by daVinci.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kerr.
Kerr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from daVinci.
Kerr throws out a loose jab but daVinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Kerr or perhaps it was just good defense by daVinci which made him look bad.
Kerr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but daVinci manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
daVinci lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.
daVinci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
daVinci takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kerr defending well as daVinci loads up on a big left hand.
daVinci wants to clinch up but Kerr keeps it at a distance.
Kerr throws a hook to the side of daVinci's head but daVinci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
daVinci scores with a sloppy right hand. Kerr should have avoided that one.
daVinci wants to clinch up but Kerr keeps it at a distance.
Kerr loads up on a big right hand but daVinci slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
daVinci blocks a jab.
daVinci wants to clinch.
daVinci connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo daVinci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well daVinci 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo daVinci!
Leonardo daVinci 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.