PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kersikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead - Undead. Thai has chosen Town Called Malice as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Kersikov
vs
Thai

188 cm
26
236 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

191 cm
29
249 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conquer

Mango Nutrition
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Kersikov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Sloppy strikes from Thai. Those never looked like landing.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thai throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Thai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Thai closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Marko Kersikov has been cut.
Nice body kick from Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov connects with a right hand. Thai shakes it off.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Thai digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov lands the left hand.

That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kersikov takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.

The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov thumps Thai with a low kick.
Thai connects with a high kick.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Thai.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Thai's front leg.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov shoots in looking for a takedown but Thai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kersikov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai throws a leg kick

and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thai's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov postures up in Thai's guard and throws a big left but Thai blocks it.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thai is looking to stand up but Kersikov won't let him.
Thai stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Thai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Kersikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Marko Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Thai throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov defending well as Thai loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Kersikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thai as he jumps to the side.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Thai avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Thai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thai moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Thai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kersikov is looking to slow Thai down with leg kicks.
Thai connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kersikov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kersikov working the head and body with strikes.
Thai tries to roll over but Kersikov keeps him under control.
Kersikov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slips a nice elbow through Thai's hands, connecting with Thai's forehead.
Thai is doing well to control the position and prevent Kersikov from advancing to side control.
Thai is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a strike but Thai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kersikov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov throws a strike but Thai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kersikov looking for a guillotine here but Thai defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov has Thai pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kersikov avoids the body shot from Thai.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Thai cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Thai avoids it.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Thai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Thai misses.
Thai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kersikov.

Muay Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov is the new heavyweight champion!
Marko Kersikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.