PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elim Garak (ranked 744 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 64 p4p, 127 weight class). Elim Garak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Garak
vs
Jernit

170 cm
21
145
5 - 0 - 1

177 cm
19
157
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ajax Cloth

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garak tries to clinch up but Jernit circles away and keeps his distance.
Jernit throws a counter combo.
Jernit lands a jab to the head.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Garak slips under a jab from Jernit.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garak.
Garak drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jernit sprawls and moves away.
Jernit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Garak misses.
Garak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garak slips under a jab.
Garak loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garak with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Garak coming out on top.
Garak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garak moves away from the strike by Jernit.
Garak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garak swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit defending well as Garak loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Garak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak slips a straight right by Jernit.
Garak moves away from the strike by Jernit.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a nice body shot.
Jernit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garak avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Garak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook but Garak blocks it.
Jernit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garak dives in for a single leg takedown but Jernit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jernit digs a right hand underneath Garak's ribcage. Garak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jernit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jernit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Jernit.
Garak blocks an uppercut.
Jernit working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Jernit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Garak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jernit walks away with a smile on his face. Garak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Garak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garak shoots in but Jernit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jernit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jernit sizes up Garak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jernit lands a right hook to the body.
Garak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Garak wants to clinch up but Jernit keeps it at a distance.
Garak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit throws an off balance right hand

and Garak counters with a shoot takedown. Jernit fights it but they end up in guard.

Jernit pushes Garak off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Garak moves to clinch but Jernit breaks away
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit punishes Garak's body with a nice straight punch.
Jernit slips under a jab from Garak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunt Jernit dominated that round.
That's time! Garak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jernit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jernit slips under a jab from Garak.
Garak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jernit swivels and escapes.
Jernit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jernit's corner calls for a 1-2. Jernit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Garak.
Garak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit throws out a counter right but Garak avoids it with no problem.
Garak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Garak takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak cracks Jernit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit moves away
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Garak misses with a looping left.
Garak throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jernit lands a nice looking body shot.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Garak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garak.
Jernit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jernit throws a body punch but Garak moves out of range.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Garak.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses.
Garak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jernit to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jernit misses with a hook.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jernit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Jernit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garak or perhaps it was just good defense by Jernit, which made it look bad.
Jernit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Garak misses with a jab to the body
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jernit counters with a series of strikes. Garak will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Garak's shoulder, as Garak tries to avoid the shot.
Garak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jernit defends it nicely.
Jernit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Jernit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garak throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Garak looks to clinch
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit misses with the combination.
Garak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garak tries to clinch
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Garak avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit cracks Garak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garak.
Jernit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jernit throws a sloppy body shot

and Garak counters by moving into the clinch.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Garak jumps guard and drags Jernit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jernit wants to pass the guard but Garak is keeping the position.

Garak working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jernit has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak tries to get to full guard but Jernit has control of the leg.
Jernit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jernit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jernit prevents Garak from improving his position.
Garak wants to control but Jernit is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jernit is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Garak manages to get to full guard.
Jernit tries to stand but Garak is controlling from the bottom.

Garak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garak keeping moving, preventing Jernit from controlling successfully.
Jernit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garak's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garak has his hands clasped together around Jernit's back. He's all about the action.
Garak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jernit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jernit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jernit wants to pass the guard but Garak is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jernit trying to control but Garak is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunt Jernit really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garak wants to clinch but Jernit slips to the side
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak misses with a hook to the body
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Garak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jernit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garak swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Garak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jernit misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a jab. Garak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Jernit with a hook.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Garak misses with an uppercut.
Garak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garak digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Garak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garak feinted with a counter takedown.
Jernit throws a nice looking combination but Garak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Garak closes the distance and clinches.
Garak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jernit misses with some punches.
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 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jernit presses Garak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jernit walks away with a smile on his face. Garak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garak cracks Jernit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Garak attempts a counter takedown but Jernit avoids it well and moves away.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak slips a straight right by Jernit.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Garak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Garak misses with a right hand
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garak tries to clinch up
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jernit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jernit misses with a double jab.
Garak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jernit manages to circle out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Garak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garak lands in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunt Jernit dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garak throws a body shot but no joy.
Garak throws a sloppy body shot
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Jernit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses.
A combination from Jernit does no damage.
Garak misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Garak's head but Garak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garak avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garak.
Jernit lands with an uppercut that bounces Garak off the cage and back into range.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garak moves away.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Garak shoots in but no luck this time.
Jernit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garak with a body shot.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Garak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Jernit misses.
A combination from Jernit does no damage.
Jernit moves out of range as Garak strikes.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Garak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garak slips under a jab from Jernit.
Garak tries to counter with a takedown but Jernit is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jernit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jernit.
Jernit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jernit misses with a right hand

and Garak moves into the clinch.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garak gets through Jernit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garak can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak is working for takedown but Jernit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Jernit lands a right hand.
Jernit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Garak.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Gunt Jernit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jernit lands with a short shot to the head.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Garak jumps guard but Jernit stands there with Garak around his waist. Garak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garak tries to pull guard but Jernit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Elim Garak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jernit lands a nice uppercut.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunt Jernit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jernit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunt Jernit!
Gunt Jernit is the new featherweight champion!