PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ikerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikerson has chosen Hopesfall - Andromeda as his entrance music. Dimitri Vasleyiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vasleyiev
vs
Ikerson

178 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ikerson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ikerson checks a leg kick.
Vasleyiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick.
Vasleyiev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ikerson.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Ikerson's ribcage but misses.
Ikerson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasleyiev doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ikerson counters with a two punch combo.
Vasleyiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ikerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasleyiev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left lands for Vasleyiev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ikerson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ikerson's coach down at Elite Strikers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ikerson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ikerson misses with a body kick.
Ikerson throws an overhand right that lands on Vasleyiev's shoulder, as Vasleyiev tries to avoid the shot.
Ikerson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ikerson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ikerson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasleyiev. Vasleyiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Ikerson scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasleyiev should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Ikerson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vasleyiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Ikerson is looking to slow Vasleyiev down with leg kicks.
Vasleyiev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Vasleyiev misses.
Vasleyiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick that knocks Ikerson off balance momentarily.
Vasleyiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ikerson.
Vasleyiev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ikerson moves out of range of the body kick from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Ikerson's ribcage but misses.
Vasleyiev looks to land a combination but Ikerson avoids it well.
Ikerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick that misses.
Ikerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ikerson throws out a powerful jab.
Ikerson scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Ikerson - just one landing.
We've been told by Vasleyiev's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vasleyiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ikerson's calf.
Vasleyiev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ikerson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasleyiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ikerson.
Ikerson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ikerson wants to slow Vasleyiev down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Ikerson checks it.
Ikerson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasleyiev misses the jab.
Jab by Ikerson.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ikerson misses with a two punch combination.
Vasleyiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasleyiev, right into the meat.
Ikerson moves out of range as Vasleyiev throws a body kick.
Ikerson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev scores with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev misses with a head kick.
Vasleyiev tried to score with a low kick but Ikerson checks it.
Vasleyiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ikerson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasleyiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Ikerson.
Ikerson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ikerson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vasleyiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vasleyiev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikerson connects with a nice looking jab.
Ikerson lands a jab to Vasleyiev's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws the kick towards the body but Ikerson avoids it.
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasleyiev looks to land a combination. Ikerson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ikerson misses with a wild combination.
Ikerson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasleyiev finds it's way round the side to connect with Ikerson's head.
Ikerson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasleyiev counters with a good, hard body kick but Ikerson shrugs it off.
Ikerson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasleyiev. Vasleyiev obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Ikerson misses.
Vasleyiev lands with a hook. Ikerson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ikerson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ikerson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasleyiev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ikerson's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ikerson throws a leg kick but Vasleyiev moved away.
Ikerson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasleyiev is looking to chop away at Ikerson's legs.
Ikerson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasleyiev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ikerson there.
Ikerson wants to land a leg kick but Vasleyiev is out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ikerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Ikerson tries to move into range but Vasleyiev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ikerson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasleyiev throws a combination that misses
and Ikerson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Ikerson avoids them all with ease.
Ikerson cracks the inside of Vasleyiev's front leg.
Vasleyiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ikerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ikerson drops his hands momentarily and Vasleyiev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ikerson!
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick.
Ikerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasleyiev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ikerson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ikerson ducks right into an uppercut from Vasleyiev.
Ikerson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ikerson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mike Ikerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick as Ikerson jumps back.
Ikerson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ikerson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasleyiev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ikerson checks the leg kick.
Vasleyiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ikerson scores with a leg kick.
Ikerson thuds a left hand into Vasleyiev's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Ikerson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ikerson.
Some bone on bone action there as Ikerson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ikerson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick that misses
and Ikerson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ikerson throws a sloppy head kick and Vasleyiev moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasleyiev.
Ikerson misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev blocks the body kick.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick that misses
and Ikerson counters with a straight right hand.
Ikerson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ikerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ikerson misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ikerson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ikerson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ikerson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasleyiev scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Vasleyiev.
Good work by Ikerson as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ikerson misses.
Vasleyiev connects with a looping right hand.
Vasleyiev jabs Ikerson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Ikerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ikerson is looking to slow Vasleyiev down with leg kicks.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Ikerson's ribcage but misses.
Ikerson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Ikerson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ikerson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasleyiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ikerson scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikerson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikerson moves out of range as Vasleyiev strikes.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ikerson avoids a kick to the body.
Vasleyiev connects with a looping right hand.

Ikerson is rocked!
Ikerson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Vasleyiev gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ikerson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Vasleyiev!