PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 686 p4p, 323 weight class) and Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 71 p4p, 36 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Kersikov has chosen Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Malley
vs
Kersikov

181 cm
27
145
13 - 7 - 1

176 cm
27
149
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Neon Zombie
Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from O Malley tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Malley connects with a crisp jab.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Dmitri Kersikov has been cut.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that O Malley was not able to check.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands with a hook. O Malley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from O Malley misses.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
O Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from O Malley finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
O Malley tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
O Malley throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Malley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from O Malley misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Kersikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind O Malley 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kersikov moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Sean O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but O Malley is wise to it.
O Malley 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.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley lands a high kick!

Kersikov is rocked!
O Malley lands a big head kick that sends Kersikov to the canvas! O Malley follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'