PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Kerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Li
vs
Kerum

198 cm
21
264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

202 cm
27
260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeljko Kerum!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerum shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerum, pushing him back against the cage.
Li gets underhooks to prevent Kerum's takedown attempt.
Li stalling.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kerum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li is pushing Kerum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerum tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Bruce Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Kerum.
Li is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kerum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kerum walks into a straight right hand from Li.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kerum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kerum.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Li is looking to stand up but Kerum isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerum passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li keeping moving, preventing Kerum from controlling successfully.
Kerum throws a big right hand that misses.

Kerum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kerum wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerum on the ground.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Kerum is proving a slippery customer.
Kerum trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerum is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerum is controlling him.

Li has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kerum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li tries to clinch up but Kerum circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerum fails to land the takedown.

Li forces Kerum back against the cage and clinches.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kerum looks gassed!
Li slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Li lands a high kick!

Kerum gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.

Li drops Kerum with a big knee straight up the middle! Kerum is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kerum is rocked!

It looks like Zeljko Kerum has been cut.

Li clinches up against the cage.
Kerum is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerum seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerum fails to pull guard.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kerum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerum misses with a takedown attempt
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Kerum.
Li tries to clinch but Kerum is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Kerum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Kerum is breathing heavily.
Li wants to clinch.

Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerum's face.
Kerum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerum tries for a takedown but Li manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Li scores with a leg kick.

Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li is stalling here.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Li is winning the standup battle so far.

Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to clinch there but Kerum circles away.
Kerum misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Li.
Li tries to clinch but Kerum is having none of it.

Li has managed to clinch.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li slows down the pace here.
Li connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li lands a front kick.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li working Kerum over with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li landing knees to the head.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeljko Kerum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kerum wants to stay close but Li steps back to make room for something. Kerum seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Li and Kerum drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Li!
Bruce Li decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.