PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 1963 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 236 p4p, 297 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix) 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.

White
vs
Kersikov

177 cm
25
155
11 - 6 - 1

176 cm
24
159
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
White missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
White backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White blocks a jab.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
White slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but White moved away.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White throws a big counter combination but Kersikov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White checks it well.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov motions for White to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
White throws a quick counter head kick but Kersikov was just out of range.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
An inside leg kick from White misses.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at White's legs.
White punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow White down.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kersikov.
White misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by White.
A jab from White finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by White.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White jabs at Kersikov's body.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
A punch combination from White misses.
White thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Kersikov.
White throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from White does no damage.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmitri Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kersikov looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Dmitri Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Kersikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kersikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White misses with a double jab
and Kersikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Kersikov takes one on the button.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a double jab.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by White.
White throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
Kersikov wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
As Kersikov looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Kersikov just gets out of the way.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a series of strikes. Kersikov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a good low kick that Kersikov was not able to check.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from White.
White lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitri Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from White does no damage.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
White throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White checks a low kick from Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow White down.
Kersikov throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the body.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
White tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White lands a jab.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Kersikov shrugs it off though.
Kersikov lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Kersikov lands a jab to White's midsection.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White misses with a head kick.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacob White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White is looking for a counter combo.
White jabs at Kersikov's body.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
White staying out of range there.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White scores with a hook.
White tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White checks a leg kick.

White takes the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
White working aggressively here.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Kersikov tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitri Kersikov.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dmitri Kersikov!
A relieved looking Dmitri Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.