PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston's entrance music is Fuckin Problem. A fine choice. Kersikov has chosen Avicii - Broken Arrows as his entrance music. Boyko Kersikov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Preston
vs
Kersikov

160 cm
32
145 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

167 cm
27
142 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Preston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preston throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Preston shrugs it off.
Kersikov takes one on the button.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Preston throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Preston misses.
Kersikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Preston with a body shot.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Preston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kersikov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Preston. That's going to slow Kersikov down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov counters with a body kick.
Preston throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Preston misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Preston thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Preston.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Preston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Preston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Preston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Preston slaps away a takedown attempt from Kersikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Preston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preston duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov feints the counter takedown.
Kersikov throws a lazy head kick
and Preston counters with a series of strikes. Kersikov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston lands a jab to the nose.
Preston fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Preston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston lands a head kick. Kersikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kersikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Preston is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Preston's front leg.
Preston misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy body kick from Preston
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Preston was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Preston misses with the body kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Preston off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Preston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Preston will feel that in the morning.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Preston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Aiden Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kersikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Preston's leg but Preston calmly moves out of range.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Preston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Preston down.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Preston's leg but Preston calmly moves out of range.
A head kick by Preston misses

so Kersikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Preston wants to stand and escape but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Preston is retaining full guard.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to stand but Kersikov is controlling the position.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Preston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Preston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Preston moves into the clinch.
Preston prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.

Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Preston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Preston throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Preston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice combination. Preston backs away looking to recover.
Preston slips under a jab from Kersikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Preston misses the jab.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Preston throws a lazy head kick
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Preston was not able to check.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Preston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Preston 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 push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Preston slips under a jab.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
Preston misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Preston's leg. Preston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Preston is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Preston.
Kersikov misses with a few strikes there.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Kersikov.
Preston lands with a slapping head kick.

Kersikov drops Preston with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Preston 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.

Preston is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Oh Preston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Kersikov shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Preston thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Preston saw that one coming.
Preston is looking to counter punch.
Preston seems to have got his legs back now.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a cross.
Preston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Preston will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Preston with a body shot.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Preston.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Preston defends it well.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Kersikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Preston lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Preston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Preston has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyko Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
Boyko Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.