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WP 109 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 23 losses; Roman Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 6 losses; Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vice clinches up with Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Vice has Kersikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kersikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kersikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kersikov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vice wants a takedown.
Roman Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miami Vice.
Vice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kersikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kersikov lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (0) Vice
Vice keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
Vice looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kersikov controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (2) Vice
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kersikov holds on and takes a little breather.
Vice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kersikov is pulling down on Vice's head. It's preventing any offense from Vice, at least for the moment.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vice is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vice passes Kersikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vice is stalling here. Kersikov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kersikov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (6) vs (2) Vice
Vice being controlled for a moment.
Vice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kersikov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vice is being controlled here.
Kersikov tries to advance to mount but Vice denies him.
Kersikov takes a little break here. Vice wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kersikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vice! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (8) vs (2) Vice
Kersikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vice is looking to get to half guard.
Kersikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Vice to control.
Kersikov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kersikov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vice for as long as he can get away with.
Kersikov continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vice tries to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
Kersikov controlling from the full mount.
Vice reaches up to try and control the position but Kersikov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Vice rolls and tries to escape and now Kersikov has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (11) vs (2) Vice
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Vice's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vice is still trying to improve position.
Kersikov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vice is defending well though. Kersikov let's go of the attempt for now.
Kersikov controlling from the back.
You can see the frustration on Vice's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kersikov is looking for a rear naked choke here but Vice reverses the position brilliantly into Kersikov's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (11) vs (4) Vice
Kersikov is pulling down on Vice's head. It's preventing any offense from Vice, at least for the moment.
Vice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vice seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Vice has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
Vice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kersikov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vice's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
After winning the bout, Roman Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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