PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Castillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillion is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ink Spots - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire. Dante Castillion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kersikov
vs
Castillion

186 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Castillion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillion misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Castillion.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Castillion moves his leg out of the way.

Castillion clinches with his opponent.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillion takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Castillion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castillion tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castillion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castillion lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov taking a breather.
Castillion is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
Castillion is looking to control Kersikov's arms but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castillion has his back to the cage.
Kersikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castillion tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Kersikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillion misses with a body punch.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Castillion avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Kersikov as the two fighters clinch.
Kersikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillions head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillion misses with a body punch.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Castillion's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kersikov.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
Castillion crunches a lovely knee into Kersikov's ribcage.
Castillion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Castillion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castillion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Castillion.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kersikov has him pressed against the cage.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillion.
Kersikov has Castillion pressed against the cage, preventing Castillion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kersikov gets through Castillion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castillion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillion taking a breather.
Kersikov presses Castillion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kersikov leaning against his opponent.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Castillion can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Castillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov digs a right hand into Castillion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castillion's gas tank.
Kersikov stalling the fight.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Castillion.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castillion can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Castillion can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castillion wants to break free but Kersikov has control.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion is trying to break the clinch but Kersikov is controlling him.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillion missing with knees to the body.
Castillion presses Kersikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castillion missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Castillion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kersikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Castillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castillion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Castillion.
Nice body punch from Castillion - that landed with a thud.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castillion as Kersikov tries to tie him up.
Castillion tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov slowing the pace effectively.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castillion tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Castillion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov tries to work over Castillion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castillion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov is working Castillion over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Castillion controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillion's efforts to push away.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Kersikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castillion is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns Castillion into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillion digs a right hand into Kersikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kersikov's gas tank.
Castillion blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Castillion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kersikov.
Castillion lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kersikov.
Castillion misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov gets through Castillion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Castillion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
Castillion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.

Castillion is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Castillion is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Castillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillion seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.

Kersikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Castillion throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castillion on the side of the head.

Kersikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov is leaning against Castillion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Castillion breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Castillion throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Castillion throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Castillion moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castillion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillion misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Castillion blocks the leg kick.
Castillion looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Castillion looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Castillion moved away.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Castillion ducks down to avoid it.
Castillion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Castillion's shoulder, as Castillion tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a body kick that stops Castillion in his tracks momentarily.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castillion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Castillion clinches.
Castillion blocking some punches.
Kersikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castillion.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov gets through Castillion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov works on Castillion's body with a couple of short punches.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Castillion wants to get back to striking at distance but Kersikov won't allow it.
Kersikov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castillion up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kersikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Castillion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kersikov taking a breather.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castillion misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov gets through Castillion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castillion is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
Castillion misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Vlad Kersikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Castillion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castillion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion tries to land knees in the clinch but Kersikov avoids the damage to the body.
Kersikov slows down the pace here.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dante Castillion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Castillion's head.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kersikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castillion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Castillion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castillion backwards.
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!
Castillion missing with knees to the body.
Castillion misses with some punches.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Castillion trying to control the position but instead, Kersikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castillion into the cage.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kersikov 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Kersikov!
Our winner, Vlad Kersikov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.