PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Kersikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Geissen
vs
Kersikov

180 cm
32
218 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

188 cm
32
207 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Pearson Specter Litt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Geissen's sensitive parts.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geissen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov jabs at Geissen's body.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Geissen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Geissen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov scores with a push 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.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geissen doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Geissen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Geissen with an open hand slap.
Geissen takes one to the chin there.

Kersikov moves into the clinch.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Geissen lands a shoulder strike.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Kersikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geissen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Geissen throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Geissen avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Geissen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to stall but Geissen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geissen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen misses with some punches.
Geissen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Geissen blocks it.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Geissen controls his hands.
Geissen lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Marko Kersikov has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Geissen backwards.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Geissen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Kersikov digs a right hand into Geissen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Geissen's gas tank.
Geissen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geissen's elbow.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Geissen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geissen avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov jabs at Geissen's body.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Geissen avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Geissen.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Geissen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Marko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov flashes Geissen a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Geissen's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Geissen crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kersikov punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov is the new light heavyweight champion!