PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gen Tenryu (ranked 1361 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 197 p4p, 192 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa - God's Plan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tenryu
vs
Kersikov

182 cm
27
189
13 - 10 - 0

184 cm
27
189
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu moved away.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Tenryu's head back.
Tenryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Tenryu moved out of range.
Tenryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tenryu.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Tenryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
As Kersikov tries to get set, Tenryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Kersikov manages to avoid the attempt.
Tenryu moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Tenryu sees coming a mile off.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Tenryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenryu. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Tenryu seems unphased.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Tenryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tenryu down.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Tenryu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tenryu throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Tenryu throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tenryu swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tenryu on the side of the head.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Tenryu.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Tenryu's head but Tenryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Tenryu misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kersikov. That one must have hurt.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tenryu has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tenryu is able to avoid easily.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a hook but Tenryu blocks it.
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tenryu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Tenryu's knee but Tenryu avoids it well.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tenryu blocks a jab.
Tenryu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kersikov.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Kersikov dominated that round.
That's time! Tenryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tenryu misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tenryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Tenryu throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Tenryu.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Tenryu moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kersikov manages to circle out of the way.
Tenryu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kersikov manages to circle out of the way.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tenryu is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tenryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Tenryu moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kersikov.
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!
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenryu looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tenryu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a body shot.
Kersikov throws a leg kick

and Tenryu counters by clinching up.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.

Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tenryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tenryu cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Tenryu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tenryu.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Tenryu with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenryu.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Tenryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenryu.
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenryu.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Kersikov 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Tenryu moved away.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tenryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tenryu is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov moves out of range as Tenryu strikes.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Tenryu checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tenryu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Tenryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov is looking to slow Tenryu down with leg kicks.
Kersikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tenryu lands a slapping body shot.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Tenryu blocks the low kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Tenryu moved away.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tenryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut

and Tenryu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenryus head.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
Tenryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tenryu is trying to stall.
Kersikov trying to stall but Tenryu improves his position.
Tenryu trying to stall but Kersikov improves his position.
Tenryu is pushing Kersikov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tenryu tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tenryu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Tenryu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns Tenryu into the cage.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Kersikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tenryu.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Tenryu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tenryu there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyko Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Boyko Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.