PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Kersikov has chosen Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Slevin
vs
Kersikov

200 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Slevin.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slevin.
Slevin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Slevin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses.
Slevin throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slevin misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Slevin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kersikov moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Slevin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slevin.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Slevin controls the action.
Kersikov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short left from Kersikov.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Slevin, against the cage.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Slevin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slevin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Kersikov lands a nice elbow.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Slevin.
Slevin avoids the elbow strike from Kersikov, against the cage.
Slevin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kersikov's brow.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slevin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov cracks Slevin with a nice body shot.
Kersikov crunches a lovely knee into Slevin's ribcage.
Slevin is breathing heavily.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Kersikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slevin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slevin takes a shot to the head.
Slevin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slevin blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slevin working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Kersikov to work.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Kersikov.

It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Slevin won't want to take too many of those.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.

Slevin is rocked!
Kersikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Slevin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Slevin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Slevin drops to his knees and Kersikov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
A very excited looking Andrei Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.