PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bale comes to the cage accompanied by St. Anger by Metallica. Kersikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Move Bitch - Ludacris. Boyko Kersikov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bale
vs
Kersikov

178 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bale.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Bale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bale slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.

Bale rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.
Kersikov is trying to break free.
Bale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale slowing the pace effectively.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov tries to circle away but Bale has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Bale's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Kersikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bale throws a head punch that misses.
Bale blocking some punches.
Bale misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov tries to stall but Bale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov is leaning against Bale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kersikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bale misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov gets through Bale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.
Bale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bale slowing the pace effectively.
Bale being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Bale misses with a body punch.
Bale working aggressively here.
Kersikov pushes Bale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bale.
Kersikov digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Bale, against the cage.
Bale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to work over Bale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bale trying to control the position but instead, Kersikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bale into the cage.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bale.
Bale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Bale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Bale does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale with a jab.
Kersikov misses with a hook

and Bale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kersikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kersikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Bale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Bale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Kersikov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Bale's ribs.
Bale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Bale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bale blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Bale tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bale.
Kersikov cracks Bale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Bale down.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Bale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov lands a nice shot that snaps Bale's head back.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bale wants to stay close but Kersikov steps back to make room for something. Bale seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kersikov and Bale drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boyko Kersikov!
Boyko Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.