PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustaw Morcinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Skillet - Hero as his entrance music. 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.

Morcinek
vs
Kersikov

178 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Conviction

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaw Morcinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Morcinek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Gustaw Morcinek has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Morcinek avoids it.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Morcinek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morcinek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Morcinek's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Morcinek saw it coming and moves away.
Morcinek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Morcinek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Morcinek moves away and avoids it.
Morcinek looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Morcinek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vlad Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Morcinek sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morcinek.
Morcinek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustaw Morcinek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Morcinek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kersikov to the mat! Kersikov manages to get full guard.
Morcinek preventing the sweep.
Kersikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morcinek is one step ahead there.
Morcinek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morcinek is one step ahead there.
Kersikov pulls Morcinek in close to prevent any damage.
Morcinek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morcinek content to stall in guard here.
Morcinek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek preventing the sweep.
Kersikov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morcinek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morcinek is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Morcinek preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morcinek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Morcinek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morcinek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morcinek lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morcinek fails with a takedown attempt.

Kersikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Morcinek is working for takedown but Kersikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morcinek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kersikov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustaw Morcinek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov avoiding damage.
Kersikov lands an elbow just above Morcinek 's eye.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Morcinek.
Kersikov is leaning against Morcinek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov works on Morcinek's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kersikov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morcinek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov digs a right hand into Morcinek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morcinek's gas tank.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov has Morcinek pressed against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Morcinek avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morcinek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov just leaning against Morcinek, taking a breather.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov scores with a knee to the head.
Kersikov leaning against his opponent.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morcineks head.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morcinek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets underhooks to prevent Morcinek's takedown attempt.
Kersikov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morcinek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Morcinek's head.
Kersikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morcinek backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Morcinek avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morcinek checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Morcinek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kersikov pinned against the cage. Kersikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kersikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Morcinek avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to clinch up.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Morcinek throws a good cross that connects.
Morcinek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Morcinek ducks under and follows up with a left that Morcinek also avoids with ease.
Morcinek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustaw Morcinek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morcinek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.

Kersikov lands a left and a right that send Morcinek crashing to the mat, dazed. Kersikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Morcinek is rocked!

Gustaw Morcinek's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Oh Morcinek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Morcinek avoids it.
Morcinek seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Morcinek cracks Kersikov with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek misses with a takedown attempt - Kersikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.

Kersikov darts in and clinches Morcinek up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a damaging elbow.

Gustaw Morcinek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kersikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov presses Morcinek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Morcinek blocks it.
Kersikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morcinek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morcinek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Morcinek is trying to drag Kersikov to the mat but Kersikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morcinek's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kersikov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Kersikov!
Vlad Kersikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.