PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Dappy - Good Intentions as his entrance music. Vlad Kersikov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McBrain
vs
Kersikov

175 cm
32
184 lbs
36 - 23 - 0

186 cm
28
192 lbs
17 - 5 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.

Kersikov closes the distance and clinches.
McBrain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
McBrain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBrain stalling in the clinch but Kersikov improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kersikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

McBrain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.

It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
A big right from McBrain misses.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBrain.
Kersikov connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
McBrain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBrain tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
McBrain looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kersikov finds it's way through McBrain's defenses.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but McBrain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBrain with a jab.

It looks like Vlad Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
McBrain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kersikov - just one landing.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
McBrain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kersikov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kersikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBrain's hands.
McBrain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that McBrain was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the body
and McBrain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
McBrain scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrain 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.
McBrain throws a leg kick

and Kersikov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kersikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBrain backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
McBrain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but McBrain blocks with his arms.
McBrain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
McBrain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McBrain scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBrain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McBrain breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBrain.
Kersikov swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McBrain checks a leg kick.
McBrain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McBrain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into McBrain's ribs.
McBrain lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
McBrain throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and McBrain only half commits.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but McBrain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
McBrain lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
McBrain misses with a hook.
McBrain misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind McBrain 's knee.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
McBrain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov with a hook.

McBrain is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Oh McBrain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McBrain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kersikov connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks McBrain out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Kersikov!
Vlad Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.