PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. McGinley has chosen I got this as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anderson McGinley enters the cage!

Kersikov
vs
McGinley

188 cm
27
236 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

205 cm
31
279 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conquer

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 12 - 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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinley misses with a body kick.
Kersikov takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Marko Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
McGinley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGinley tries a head kick but it misses.
McGinley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGinley tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
McGinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGinley.
McGinley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGinley throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
McGinley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGinley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGinley circles away.
Kersikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but McGinley moved away.
McGinley misses with a few strikes there.
McGinley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kersikov's Underground Bunker in the buildup to the fight.
McGinley misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGinley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from McGinley.
McGinley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and McGinley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
McGinley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGinley.

McGinley has Kersikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGinley.
McGinley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
McGinley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGinley prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
McGinley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGinley is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns McGinley into the cage.
Kersikov tries to score a body lock takedown but McGinley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley misses with the head strike.
McGinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McGinley fails to land.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from McGinley.
Kersikov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGinley up against the cage.
McGinley can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov tries to work over McGinley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGinley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by McGinley.
Kersikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Kersikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley misses with some punches.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries for a takedown but McGinley manages to get underhooks.
McGinley misses with a punch on the inside.
McGinley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
McGinley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGinley blocking some punches.
McGinley misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov tries a body shot but McGinley blocks it.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGinley prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
McGinley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
Kersikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGinley up against the cage.
McGinley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGinley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGinley works on Kersikov's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson McGinley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGinley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kersikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

McGinley lands a big right hand that sends Kersikov crashing to the mat! McGinley stays standing though and waves Kersikov back to his feet!

Kersikov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov misses with the body kick

and McGinley counters by clinching up.
Oh Kersikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGinley backwards.
Kersikov seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Anderson McGinley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGinley prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Kersikov's head.
McGinley is struggling to control the position.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from McGinley.
McGinley scores with a shoulder strike.
McGinley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from McGinley.
McGinley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGinley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Knees to the body from McGinley.
McGinley is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov is trying to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling him.
McGinley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGinley.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, McGinley scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGinley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGinley cracks Kersikov with a nice body shot.
McGinley tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
McGinley blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
McGinley connects with a knee to the head.
McGinley blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from McGinley.
McGinley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGinley pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kersikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGinley is struggling to control the position.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McGinley as the two fighters clinch.
McGinley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGinley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
McGinley pushes Kersikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, McGinley scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley pushes Kersikov against the cage. McGinley is working some dirty boxing. McGinley pushes off with a quick right hook! Kersikov goes down! Kersikov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McGinley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson McGinley!
Anderson McGinley is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Anderson McGinley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.