PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Bordov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kermode
vs
Bordov

185 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergej Bordov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode tries to clinch there but Bordov circles away.

Bordov closes the distance and clinches.
Bordov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kermode pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kermode presses Bordov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kermode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kermode looking to throw knees to the head but Bordov is blocking nicely.
Bordov jumps guard but Kermode turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kermode lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermode lands a nice uppercut.
Kermode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bordov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sergej Bordov has been cut.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Bordov backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kermode.
Kermode scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but Bordov blocks with his arms.
Bordov has Kermode pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kermode manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kermode drops Bordov with a big knee straight up the middle! Bordov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bordov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bordov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kermode runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mayo Kermode!
A very excited looking Mayo Kermode made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.