PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eckstein
vs
Kersikov

196 cm
29
212 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

188 cm
31
207 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eckstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Jason Eckstein has been cut.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eckstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Eckstein's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eckstein scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Eckstein avoids it.
Kersikov cracks Eckstein with an open hand slap.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Eckstein finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Eckstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
Eckstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckstein lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eckstein.
Good work by Eckstein as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Eckstein throws a nice head kick!
Eckstein misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Eckstein's torso.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Eckstein's leg but Eckstein calmly moves out of range.
Eckstein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eckstein takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eckstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Eckstein misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eckstein misses with a looping right.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Eckstein's legs.
Eckstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eckstein.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Eckstein moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eckstein lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eckstein. That did some damage!
Kersikov swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckstein.
Jab by Eckstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eckstein. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eckstein blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Eckstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Kersikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eckstein misses the body punch
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Eckstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Eckstein tries to avoid it.
Eckstein lands with a nice body punch.
Eckstein swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Eckstein wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
Eckstein throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eckstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eckstein is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eckstein throws out the jab.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Eckstein off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Eckstein sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eckstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Eckstein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eckstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eckstein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Eckstein's cut.
That's time! Eckstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eckstein feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov connects with a jab.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eckstein lands a jab.
Eckstein loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eckstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Eckstein misses the target.
Eckstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eckstein misses with a wild body shot.
Eckstein misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eckstein 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eckstein.
Eckstein wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eckstein can pounce on him.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eckstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Eckstein's head.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Eckstein moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Eckstein there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Eckstein's knee but Eckstein avoids it well.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eckstein misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eckstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Eckstein's ribs.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Eckstein counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Eckstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eckstein motions for Kersikov to come forward. Eckstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Eckstein finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov defending well as Eckstein loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eckstein at a distance.
Eckstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eckstein swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eckstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws a combination that misses
enabling Eckstein to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Eckstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eckstein.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Eckstein sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Eckstein's head but Eckstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eckstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Eckstein throws a body kick that misses.
Eckstein throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eckstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Eckstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eckstein.
Eckstein punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a body shot.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Eckstein misses the target.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Eckstein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eckstein digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eckstein throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Eckstein checks the leg kick.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eckstein's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Eckstein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Eckstein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eckstein jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eckstein throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eckstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Eckstein avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Eckstein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eckstein misses the shot to the body.
Eckstein throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eckstein throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Eckstein misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Eckstein connects with a crisp jab.
Eckstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Eckstein seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Eckstein takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov keeps Eckstein at a distance using the push kick.
Eckstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eckstein misses with a straight left.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eckstein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov tries to work over Eckstein's front leg with a kick but Eckstein checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Eckstein in the body.
Eckstein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Eckstein.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Eckstein lands a slapping body shot.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eckstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.

Eckstein is rocked!
Kersikov closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Eckstein out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Kersikov!