PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Bowers (ranked 2695 p4p, 23422 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 320 p4p, 618 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa & Relianze - Going Under as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bowers
vs
Kersikov

191 cm
22
250
4 - 4 - 0

201 cm
22
269
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
A jab from Bowers misses.
Bowers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowers checks it well.
Bowers throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Bowers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers misses the jab.
Kersikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowers in his tracks.

It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Bowers sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Bowers moves out of range.
Kersikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bowers looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
Bowers throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowers throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowers throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bowers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bowers with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bowers avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowers checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Bowers throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Bowers saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowers backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bowers throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Bowers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Bowers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Bowers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bowers moved away.
Bowers lands with a hook. Kersikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bowers misses with a head kick.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowers.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bowers is wise to it.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Bowers with an uppercut!
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Bowers.
Bowers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kersikov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A good leg kick by Bowers.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowers.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bowers with a body shot.
Bowers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bowers scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Bowers.
Sloppy strikes from Kersikov. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Bowers off balance momentarily.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Bowers tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov slips a jab from Bowers.
Bowers throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov misses with a double jab.
Bowers's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bowers moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Bowers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowers checks it well.
Bowers misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowers misses with a hook.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bowers blocks it well.
Bowers walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bowers is out of range.
Good work by Bowers as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Bowers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bowers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Bowers.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Bowers avoids it with no problem.
Bowers lands a head kick!
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Bowers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowers.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Bowers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Bowers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Bowers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bowers is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowers looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowers throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Bowers lands a high kick!
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Bowers moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bowers misses its target.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Bowers.
Bowers backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bowers connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Bowers misses the shot to the body.
Bowers backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bowers feints a jab promting Kersikov to slip. Bowers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kersikov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowers.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 looks to land a left hand but Bowers moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov cracks Bowers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowers misses with a head kick.
Bowers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Bowers slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowers scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
A lazy left from Bowers finds it's target.
Bowers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Kersikov lands.

Art Bowers's cut is getting worse.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Bowers ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Bowers throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Bowers misses with a kick to the body.
Bowers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kersikov counters with a crisp right that sends Bowers to the canvas! Kersikov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.