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SSG 162 Beat The Man 4 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 6 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 10 losses; Nykolai Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov shoots in and gets a takedown into Chai's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Kersikov
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kersikov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Chai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai trying to control the position here.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Chai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Kersikov
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (4) Kersikov
Kersikov passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (7) Kersikov
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Chai to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chai wants to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
Chai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chai trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai is controlling Kersikov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chai wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
Kersikov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Kersikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is trying is best to control the position here.
Chai is trying to control but Kersikov passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (10) Kersikov
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
Chai tries to roll over but Kersikov keeps him under control.
Chai wants to control but Kersikov passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (13) Kersikov
Chai tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
Kersikov has control of an arm but Chai manages to advance to Kersikov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (6) vs (13) Kersikov
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to keep control of the position but Kersikov is staying busy.
Chai trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kersikov doesn't escape.
I really don't envy Kersikov right now.
Chai wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Kersikov right now.
Chai is not going to allow Kersikov to sit and survive in this position.
Kersikov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kersikov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chai's arms.
Kersikov fending off the submission attempt from Chai.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chai working for a choke but Kersikov is defending well.
Good control from Chai.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to get the hooks in deep but Kersikov pushed the leg off.
Chai is looking for the choke from the back position but Kersikov is controlling his hands well.
What can Kersikov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chai looking for the RNC.
Kersikov staying busy and making it hard for Chai to control.
Kersikov tries to escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Kersikov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chai struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chai really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kersikov.
Kersikov is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Chai off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to control but Kersikov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
Chai tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
Kersikov tries to control Chai's body but Chai pushes him off. Kersikov squirms to his side and now Chai has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chai (9) vs (13) Kersikov
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control the hands but Chai won't let him.
Kersikov tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Kersikov right now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kersikov right now.
Chai trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kersikov doesn't escape.
Chai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kersikov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kersikov for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov wins on points by 13 to 9.
A very excited looking Nykolai Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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