PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love as his entrance music. Alexander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Emelianenko
vs
Kersikov

198 cm
25
245 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
242 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emelianenko. Emelianenko obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Emelianenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko 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 tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!

Kersikov is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses the body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Emelianenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Emelianenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Emelianenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Kersikov.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Kersikov moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Emelianenko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Kersikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Kersikov. Beautiful body shot.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.

Kersikov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas! Emelianenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kersikov finish him?!

It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Kersikov is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.

Kersikov cracks Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Emelianenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kersikov finish him?

Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko leaves his chin hanging out and Kersikov seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Emelianenko crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamish Kersikov!