PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nykolai Kersikov (ranked 526 p4p, 805 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 51 p4p, 72 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Frequencerz & Da Tweekaz - Full Control. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kersikov
vs
Daddy

175 cm
25
159
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
23
150
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nykolai Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daddy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kersikov falls off balance throwing a combination

so Daddy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daddy throwing strikes from guard but Kersikov blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Kersikov is pulling down on Daddy's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
Kersikov is working hard here to advance position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Daddy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kersikov throws a jab when Daddy was well out of range.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kersikov but Kersikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Daddy misses the jab.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Daddy scores with a jab to the head.
Daddy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the body from Daddy misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Daddy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kersikov is trying to defend but Daddy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov is staying active underneath Daddy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kersikov is trying to control but Daddy manages to pass to mount!
Daddy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy working Kersikov over with strikes here.
Daddy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kersikov hang on?
Daddy looking to finish Kersikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kersikov!
Kersikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daddy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daddy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kersikov is looking to escape.
Kersikov is desperately trying to improve his position but Daddy has a good base and remains in mount.
Daddy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daddy wants to control but Kersikov is keeping him busy.
Daddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kersikov's head.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daddy.
Daddy trying to control from half guard but Kersikov is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daddy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daddy's back!
Kersikov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kersikov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Daddy can't escape the position.
Daddy is trapped and Kersikov is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Daddy right now.
Daddy wants to control his opponent's hands but Kersikov gets his hands free.
Kersikov controlling well, preventing Daddy from escaping the position.
Daddy is trapped and Kersikov is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kersikov looking to hold on to the position here but Daddy rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kersikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is in close to Daddy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kersikov won't allow Daddy to sweep him here.
Kersikov postures up in Daddy's guard and throws a big left but Daddy blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov pushes down on Daddy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daddy keeps working.
Daddy trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daddy is pressing down on Kersikov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daddy's head.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Daddy keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daddy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daddy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daddy misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Daddy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kersikov pinned against the cage. Kersikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nykolai Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daddy misses the body punch
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daddy misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daddy throws out the jab.
Kersikov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daddy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
Kersikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut

and Daddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kersikov won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
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 Nykolai Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daddy.
Kersikov slips a jab from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Daddy staying out of range there.
Daddy with the counter takedown but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Daddy misses the shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kersikov enables Daddy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kersikov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Daddy tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Daddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Daddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Daddy lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daddy cracks Kersikov with a solid left hand.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daddy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daddy striking off his back but it's not causing Kersikov any problems.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kersikov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Daddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Daddy stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kersikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daddy's guard.

Daddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Daddy keeps moving.
Daddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Nykolai Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daddy throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Daddy misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daddy tries for a takedown but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Daddy manages to avoid it.
Daddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Daddy.

Daddy scores with a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daddy manages to get himself to full guard.

Kersikov trying to control but Daddy is working from the bottom.
Kersikov won't allow Daddy to sweep him here.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kersikov lands a couple of elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Big Daddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Daddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kersikov is holding on to half guard well.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Daddy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daddy throws a big elbow that misses.
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.

Daddy tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Daddy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Daddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kersikov is on top in guard.

Kersikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kersikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kersikov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Daddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov is looking to control Daddy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kersikov avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Big Daddy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kersikov throws the left hand but Daddy avoids the punch easily.
Daddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov punishes Daddy's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown.
Daddy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daddy defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Daddy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Kersikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daddy blocks a jab.
Daddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Daddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Daddy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kersikov defends it well.

Daddy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Daddy throwing strikes but missing.
Daddy preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daddy postures up and lands a big shot to Kersikov's brow.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kersikov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Daddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Daddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daddy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daddy misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Daddy with a poor takedown
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nykolai Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.
Daddy misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daddy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.

Daddy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kersikov was covering up waiting for the punch and Daddy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daddy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws a big elbow that misses.
Daddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.

Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Daddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daddy trying to control but Kersikov postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kersikov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kersikov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daddy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daddy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kersikov as he avoids it easily.
Daddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daddy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
Daddy lands a body shot.
Daddy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kersikov throws a hook but Daddy blocks it.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Daddy is out of range.
Daddy feints the counter takedown.
Daddy misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daddy.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Daddy slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Daddy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daddy misses with a body punch
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daddy. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daddy.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.

Kersikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Daddy throwing strikes but missing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov has control of Daddy's left arm, preventing Daddy from doing any damage.
Daddy landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nykolai Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!