PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 17 p4p, 356 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 2 p4p, 46 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. Adamos has chosen Watch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kersikov
vs
Adamos

184 cm
34
183
24 - 7 - 2

185 cm
29
195
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos misses with a straight left.
Adrian Adamos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kersikov tries to keep at a distance but Adamos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adamos blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov has Adamos pushed against the cage.
Adamos throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Adamos.
Adamos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kersikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Adamos.
Adamos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Adamos blocks it.
I was talking to Kersikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adamos can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Adamos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamos.

Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Adamos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Adamos tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamos.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adamos moves to clinch but Kersikov breaks away
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Adamos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamos misses with a right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Adamos.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adamos misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Adrian Adamos has been cut.
Adamos scores with a nice strike.
Adamos loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
As Adamos looks to move away, Kersikov throws a big counter combo but Adamos just gets out of the way.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Adamos off the cage and back into range.
Adamos works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov is looking for a counter combo.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Adamos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adamos scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Adamos throws a lazy uppercut

and Kersikov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Adamos! Kersikov lets Adamos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Adamos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Kersikov misses
and Adamos counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Adamos moved out of range nicely.
Adamos misses with a body punch
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Adamos darts in trying to clinch
and Kersikov scores with a counter punch that sends Adamos to the canvas! Kersikov smells blood - he's punishing Adamos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Adamos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
Boyko Kersikov retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Boyko Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.