PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Jernit
vs
Deal

177 cm
21
146 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deal.
Deal checks a low kick from Jernit.
Deal unleashes a big counter combination but Jernit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Deal dodges the punch combination from Jernit.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Deal.
Deal moves out of range of the body kick from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a looping left.
Deal loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jernit lunges at Deal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deal's hand.
Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deal misses with a head kick.
Deal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jernit misses with a hook to the body
and Deal counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Deal misses.
Deal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jernit dips to his left and cracks Deal with an uppercut!
Deal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Jernit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jernit lands a nice shot that snaps Deal's head back.
Deal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.

Jernit is rocked!

It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jernit cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Deal walks into a jab.
Deal tries to clinch there but Jernit circles away.
Deal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Jernit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deal checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Jernit seems to have got his legs back now.

Deal lands a front kick to the face, that drops Jernit to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Deal.
Deal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Jernit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deal doesn't seem phased though.
Deal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jernit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Jernit. Those never looked like landing.
Jernit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jernit throws the left hand but Deal avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jernit throws a low kick but Deal avoids it.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deal.
Jernit lands a nice hook to Deal's body. Deal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deal will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deal is looking to clinch but Jernit is avoiding it.
Deal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Deal misses with a double jab
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deal throws a head kick that misses
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal wants to counter with a clinch but Jernit pushes him away.
Deal tries to clinch there but Jernit circles away.
Deal lands with a nice body punch.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Deal does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deal! But no joy.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Deal's shoulder, as Deal tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Deal checks it.
Jernit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deal on the side of the head.
Deal throws a head kick that Jernit semi-blocks.
Jernit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Jernit misses
and Deal counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deal.
Jernit jabs at Deal's body.
Deal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal moves away from the strike by Jernit.
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.
Deal slips a straight right by Jernit.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jernit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jernit looks to land a right hand but Deal moved out of range.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Deal throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Deal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jernit cracks the inside of Deal's front leg.
Jernit cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit misses with a hook. Deal ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a head kick.
Deal misses with a wild combination.
Jernit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jernit misses with a hook.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Deal.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Deal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Deal lands a nice shot that snaps Jernit's head back.
Deal throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deal is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Jernit lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deal throws a leg kick
and Jernit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jernit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Deal is looking to clinch but Jernit is avoiding it.
Deal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deal checks a leg kick.
Jernit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jernit counters with a low kick, right behind Deal 's knee.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Deal swings widly with a right hand
and Deal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deal slips a jab from Jernit.
Jernit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jernits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deal. Deal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.

Deal scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Jernit to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Deal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Deal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Deal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Deal wants to clinch.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body. Deal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jernit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deal can do to turn this around?
Deal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jernit throws a shot to the body.
Deal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jernit lands a body shot.
Jernit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jernit scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Jernit.
Deal tries to clinch up
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deal takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deal slips under a jab from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jernit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Deal.
Deal tries to clinch up but Jernit circles away and keeps his distance.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Deal manages to avoid it.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Deal should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Deal.
Deal throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jernit. Jernit obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal tries to clinch
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Deal moves out of range of the strikes.
Deal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal throws a wild body kick that Jernit sees coming a mile off.
Deal cracks Jernit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deal was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Deal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice combination there by Jernit.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jernit moves out of range as Deal throws a body kick.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Jernit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jernit lands with a nice body punch.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deal.
Jernit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jernit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deal throws a looping overhand right but Jernit ducks down to avoid it.
Deal is looking to chop away at Jernit's legs.
Deal misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Deal manages to avoid it.
Deal misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Deal.
Deal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Deal.
Deal walks into a jab.
Deal avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Deal misses with a straight left.
Deal misses with a few strikes there.
Deal tests Jernit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deal moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal misses with a straight left.
Deal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Deal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit had his way with Chris Deal in that round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Deal.
Deal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deal tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Good shot there by Jernit.
Jernit looks to score with a jab to the body but Deal is just out of range.
Deal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deal works the jab nicely.
Deal takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Jernit wants to land a leg kick but Deal is out of range.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Deal's shoulder, as Deal tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Deal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch! Jernit slams his shin into Deal's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit tries a low kick but Deal avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Deal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jernit lands with a straight right. Deal didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Jernit misses the target.
Deal throws a counter combo.
Jernit throws a low kick, looking for Deal's leg but Deal calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Deal does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jernit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deal lands with a cross.
A jab from Deal misses.
A head kick misses from Deal.
Deal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jernit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jernit cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Deal tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Deal misses with a double jab.
Jernit misses with a double jab.
Deal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Deal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Deal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deal lands a nice hook to Jernit's body. Jernit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick
and Jernit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deal thinking.
Jernit dodges the punch combination from Deal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal misses with a few strikes there.
Deal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jernit with a jab.
Jernit tests Deal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Deal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deal.
Deal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jernit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jernit. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunt Jernit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jernit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Deal!
Chris Deal is the new featherweight champion!
Chris Deal decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.