PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 3592 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Boyka Kersikov (ranked 464 p4p, 358 weight class). Kersikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nosferatu - When Angels Cry. Juha Ahokas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ahokas
vs
Kersikov

178 cm
25
180
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
175
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Pearson Specter Litt

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyka Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahokas misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahokas scores with a nice head shot.
Ahokas scores with a hook.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Ahokas moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Ahokas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahokas throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Ahokas misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahokas lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahokas.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahokas throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ahokas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahokas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahokas tries for a takedown but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kersikov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Kersikov as Ahokas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Ahokas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Ahokas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.

Ahokas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kersikov quickly recovers to half guard.

Ahokas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ahokas wants to pass to mount but Kersikov is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stops Kersikov from getting back to his feet.
Ahokas is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Kersikov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Kersikov pulls Ahokas in close to his closed guard and prevents Ahokas from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ahokas prevents Kersikov from getting back to his feet.
Ahokas scoring with some ground and pound.
Ahokas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Ahokas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kersikov, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahokas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kersikov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ahokas's guard! Nice work there by Kersikov!
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
Kersikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kersikov stands up from Ahokas's guard - Kersikov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Ahokas.

Ahokas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kersikov!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ahokas misses with a straight right.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Ahokas avoids it with no problem.
Ahokas looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahokas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Ahokas swinging wildly here.
Ahokas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kersikov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahokas jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahokas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahokas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
Ahokas throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahokas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juha Ahokas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahokas lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Ahokas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kersikov's waist but Kersikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahokas off to one side.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Ahokas avoids it with no problem.
Ahokas with a nice cross.
Ahokas throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kersikov counters with a nice right hand that sends Ahokas toppling to the canvas! Ahokas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kersikov finish him?!

Ahokas is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Ahokas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Ahokas avoids it with no problem.
Boyka Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Ahokas seems to have got his legs back now.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut
and Ahokas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahokas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Ahokas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ahokas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahokas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Ahokas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahokas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ahokas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Ahokas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahokas misses with a few strikes there.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahokas looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov throws a big counter head kick but Ahokas avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas swinging wildly here.
Ahokas has his takedown stuffed
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahokas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov throws a counter combo.
Ahokas with a poor takedown

and Kersikov counters with a nice right hand that sends Ahokas toppling to the canvas! Ahokas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kersikov finish him?!
Kersikov slips under a jab from Ahokas.
Ahokas tries for a takedown but Kersikov circles away easily
and Kersikov rattles Ahokas with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ahokas tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kersikov dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ahokas stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boyka Kersikov!
A relieved looking Boyka 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.