PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kersikov
vs
Yikes

186 cm
32
192 lbs
23 - 6 - 2

180 cm
29
191 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt
Sun-Tzu

Spartan Nutrition
Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yikes clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Yikes misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kyle Yikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yikes misses with a left hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yikes misses with a straight right.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yikes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Yikes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yikes throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Yikes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yikes.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Yikes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yikes down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yikes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
Yikes throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Yikes.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yikes avoids it.
Yikes looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Yikes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yikes.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Yikes's knee but Yikes avoids it well.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yikes.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Yikes misses.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Yikes.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Yikes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yikes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov swings for the body but Yikes moves out of range.
Kersikov is looking to slow Yikes down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Kersikov.
Yikes scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Yikes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yikes! But no joy.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Yikes cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yikes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Yikes blocks it.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Yikes throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tests Yikes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yikes scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Vlad Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yikes moves away.
It seemed like Yikes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yikes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yikes looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Yikes.
Yikes looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
A big right from Yikes misses.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yikes avoids it.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yikes. That did some damage!
Yikes throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yikes staying out of range there.
Yikes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Yikes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yikes misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yikes misses with a combination
and Kersikov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yikes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov slowing the pace effectively.
Kersikov works on Yikes's body with a couple of short punches.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Yikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Yikes down.
Yikes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yikes looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Kersikov drives through and clinches with Yikes against the cage.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath Yikes's ribcage. Yikes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
You can see that Yikes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kersikov lands a nice hook to Yikes's body. Yikes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yikes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yikes can do to turn this around?
Yikes throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Yikes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Yikes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yikes misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yikes misses with a looping left.
Yikes drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yikes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Yikes's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov defending well as Yikes loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Yikes's torso.
Yikes is breathing heavily.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Yikes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yikes down.
Kersikov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the body.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yikes's head.
Yikes misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yikes misses with a combination
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yikes moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Yikes moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yikes! But no joy.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yikes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
Yikes takes a shot to the head.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov working Yikes over with knees to the body.

Yikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Yikes.
Yikes throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Yikes sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vlad Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Yikes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yikes.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yikes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yikes lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yikes is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yikes at a distance.
Kersikov lands a jab to Yikes's midsection.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Yikes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.

Kersikov drops Yikes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yikes looks back up at him and smiles so Kersikov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Yikes is rocked!
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!
Yikes walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kersikov! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Kersikov!
Vlad Kersikov retains his middleweight title!