PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 670 p4p, 839 weight class) and Sergej Kersikov (ranked 77 p4p, 92 weight class). Logan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Evil Scotsman. Kersikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Re-Style - I'm Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Logan
vs
Kersikov

178 cm
37
157
31 - 15 - 4

178 cm
34
160
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
The Pharmacy Phuket

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid body kick from Logan.
Logan looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Logan moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Logan misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Logan misses.
Kersikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Logan misses with a body kick.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Sergej Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Kersikov moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Logan is wise to it.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Logan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan taking a breather here.

Logan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kersikov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Logan trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Logan working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan staying calm.
Logan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Logan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kersikov is avoiding damage well.

Logan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kersikov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Logan is trying to move to mount but Kersikov reverses beautifully and ends up in Logan's guard.

Logan working for a triangle but Kersikov defends it easily.

Logan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kersikov is aware though and is defending well.
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 Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Logan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Logan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Logan counters with an inside leg kick.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan dives in and grabs Kersikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kersikov pushes down on Logan's head and hops out.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Logan checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Logan 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.
Logan misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Logan's knee momentarily.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Logan's head.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Logan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lunges at Logan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Logan's hand.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Logan.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Logan's legs.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Logan throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sergej Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov lands a front kick.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Logan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kersikov sprawls and moves away.
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov cracks Logan with a good jab.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Logan shoots in but Kersikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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 a front kick aimed at Logan's knee but Logan avoids it well.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the body.
Logan lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Logan checks the leg kick.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Logan staying out of range there.
Kersikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Logan misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Logan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan misses with a hook.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Logan throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Logan lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Logan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Logan lands an overhand right.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Logan.
Logan defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Logan.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan misses with a hook.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
And Logan counters with a quick kick to the body but Kersikov blocks it.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Logan stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
A quick step to the side and Logan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Logan is wise to it.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Logan under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan misses with a straight right.
A jab from Logan misses.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Logan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Kersikov misses.
Logan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Logan.
I think Logan 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Logan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.