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WP 122 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 60 wins and 79 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 99 wins and 66 losses; Bogdan Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Kersikov
Balkan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balkan trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Balkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balkan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (0) Kersikov
Balkan is looking to take a break and control but Kersikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balkan taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov is keeping him busy.
Balkan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kersikov's legs.
Balkan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kersikov, who protects the arm well.
Balkan controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Balkan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kersikov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Balkan but great work by Kersikov. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Balkan (5) vs (4) Kersikov
Balkan is looking to regain half guard here but Kersikov keeps moving and retains side control.
Kersikov gets to mount! Balkan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Balkan (5) vs (6) Kersikov
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov wants to control the pace but Balkan is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Balkan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Balkan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kersikov pulls his head out easily.
Balkan looking for submissions off his back.
Balkan tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Kersikov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balkan tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kersikov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balkan is looking to get back to full guard here but Kersikov has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (9) Kersikov
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov postures up.
Balkan is not content to let Kersikov control the position.
Balkan trying his best to control but Kersikov has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Balkan (5) vs (11) Kersikov
Kersikov trying to control but Balkan is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is controlling an arm, preventing Kersikov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balkan regains half guard.
Balkan is looking to improve his position.
Balkan is working hard here to advance position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan has a hand on Kersikov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kersikov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (14) Kersikov
Kersikov controlling the pace for now.
Balkan is looking to get to half guard.
Kersikov tries to control but Balkan wriggling away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Balkan to control.
Kersikov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balkan is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
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.
Kersikov prevents Balkan from getting the reversal.
Balkan wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan can't escape the position.
Balkan tries to hold on but Kersikov postures up.
Balkan is trying to reverse the position but instead Kersikov has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Balkan (5) vs (17) Kersikov
Balkan trying to control but not successfully.
Balkan can't escape the position.
Kersikov trying to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controlling well, preventing Balkan from escaping the position.
Good control from Kersikov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Kersikov 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov wins on points by 17 to 5.
Bogdan Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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