PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kserkses Milas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Dappy - Good Intentions. Milas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This Is Sparta (10hrs). Vlad Kersikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kserkses Milas's chin.

Kersikov
vs
Milas

186 cm
25
182 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kserkses Milas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Milas misses with a straight right.
Milas checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Milas misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Milas avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kserkses Milas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Milas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Milas 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.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Good exchange - Milas coming out on top.

It looks like Vlad Kersikov has been cut.
Milas throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milas with a hook.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Kersikov.
Milas throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Milas.
Milas lands a body shot.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milas.
Milas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Milas misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Milas counters with a thumping low kick.
Milas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milas throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Milas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Milas's head.
Kersikov lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milas.
Milas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov takes a swing at Milas's ribcage but misses.
Milas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Milas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milas.
Kersikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Milas down.
Milas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Milas settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milas scores with a nice strike.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milas.
A bone on bone clash there as Milas blocks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Milas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milas under the eye.
Milas throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milas's calf.
Milas avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Milas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Milas misses with a head kick.
Milas throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Milas ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Milas.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milas misses with a leg kick.
Milas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Milas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Milas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Milas.
Kersikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Milas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milas. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov'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.

Milas blocks a jab.
Vlad Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Milas scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Milas ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Milas's front leg but catches the back leg as Milas tries to avoid it.
Milas moves out of range of the body kick.
Milas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Milas slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Milas throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Milas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milas thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Milas throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Milas throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Milas misses with a right hand
and Kersikov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Milas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milas misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milas at a distance.
Milas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Milas looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milas misses with a low kick.
A jab from Milas finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Milas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Milas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Milas.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Milas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Milas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Milas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Milas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Milas counters with a nice leg kick.
Milas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Milas thows a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Milas.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Milas lands with a hook. Kersikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Milas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Milas avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Milas slips under a jab from Kersikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Milas should have avoided that one.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Milas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Milas connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Milas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milas misses with a low kick.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Milas is out of range.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milas misses with a body kick.
Milas swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milas moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Milas.
Milas blocks a jab.
Milas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Milas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Milas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Milas's side.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Milas moves his leg out of the way.
Milas moves out of range of the body kick.
Milas lands a really nice looking cross but Kersikov seems unphased.
Milas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kersikov.
Milas lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Milas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov stalks Milas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Milas's face. Milas staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milas.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Milas's head back.
Donk. Kersikov catches Milas right on the button with a cross.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Milas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov lands a nice shot that snaps Milas's head back.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Milas in the body.
Milas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Milas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Milas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Milas moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Milas looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milas throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Milas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Milas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milas at a distance.
Milas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Milas.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milas counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milas checks a leg kick nicely.
Milas throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov throws a jab when Milas was well out of range.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milas.
Milas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milas tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milas.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Milas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Milas moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Milas throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milas takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Milas connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Milas misses.
Kserkses Milas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Milas settles back down.
Milas misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milas lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov cracks Milas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Milas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Milas misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vlad Kersikov.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles 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.