PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Kersikov (ranked 3451 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Ace Sargent (ranked 399 p4p, 436 weight class). Kersikov comes into the arena with Re-Style - I'm Alive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kersikov
vs
Sargent

178 cm
26
160
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
27
159
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Pearson Specter Litt

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Carnage

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Sargent!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sargent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sargent throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sargent uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kersikov has time to react.
Ace Sargent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sargent tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Sargent misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Sargent staying out of range there.
Sargent moves out of range of the strikes.
Sargent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kersikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sargent takes the fight into the clinch.
Sargent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sargent.
Sargent throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sargent feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Sargent lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sargent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Sargent's shoulder, as Sargent tries to avoid the shot.
Sargent tries to counter with a clinch but Kersikov shakes him off and moves away.
Sargent is looking to clinch.
Sargent connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Sargent avoids it.
It seemed like Sargent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sargent cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick lands for Sargent.
Sargent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sargent misses the shot to the body.
Sargent missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sargent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kersikov misses.
A nice leg kick from Sargent, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Sargent lands with a shot to the body.
Sargent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sargent sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sargent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Sargent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sargent moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Sargent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Sargent feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sargent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
A jab from Sargent finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Sargent fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Sargent misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sargent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sargent.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Sargent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kersikov misses with a double jab.
Sargent only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sargent tries to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sargent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sargent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Sargent manages to avoid it.
Sargent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kersikov misses
and Sargent counters with an outside leg kick.
Sargent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sargent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kersikov doesn't seem phased though.
Sargent lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov cracks Sargent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sargent feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.

Sargent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sargent missing with knees to the body.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Kersikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sargent.
Sargent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sargent has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Sargent tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Sargent dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kersikov lands with a straight right. Sargent didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Sargent moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Sargent tries to counter with a clinch but Kersikov shakes him off and moves away.
Sargent scores with a leg kick.
Sargent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sargent connects with a solid leg kick.
Sargent throws a leg kick
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.

Sargent is rocked!
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sargent is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Kersikov throws a powerful right kick. Sargent tried to block low but the kick was high! Sargent was taken right off of his feet! Kersikov jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergej Kersikov!
A relieved looking Sergej 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.