PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammerfist's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2 legit 2 quit - MC Hammer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Argivas Kerenzikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hammerfist
vs
Kerenzikov

179 cm
32
214 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

185 cm
34
255 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MC Hammerfist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argivas Kerenzikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfist misses with a body kick.
Kerenzikov moves in looking to clinch but Hammerfist pushes him off.
Kerenzikov is looking to clinch but Hammerfist is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammerfist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammerfist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammerfist needs to keep his hands up - Kerenzikov had a free shot at his head there.
Hammerfist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammerfist scores with a kick to the body.
Hammerfist slips a straight right by Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kerenzikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammerfist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammerfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammerfist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Kerenzikov. Those never looked like landing.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch
and Hammerfist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch up but Hammerfist circles away and keeps his distance.
It appears Hammerfist was looking to counter with a kick there.

Kerenzikov rushes Hammerfist and presses him up against the cage.
Kerenzikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like MC Hammerfist has been cut.
Kerenzikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tries to work over Hammerfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerenzikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kerenzikov tries a body shot but Hammerfist blocks it.
Kerenzikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammerfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerenzikov's elbow.
Kerenzikov has Hammerfist pressed against the cage.
Hammerfist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow that misses.
Kerenzikov's coach down at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kerenzikov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammerfist misses with some punches.
Hammerfist misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerenzikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kerenzikov misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfist blocks an elbow strike.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Hammerfist avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Hammerfist looking for a takedown.
Hammerfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerenzikov avoids the damage to the body.
Hammerfist has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov stalls.
Kerenzikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammerfist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Hammerfist lands a right hand.
Kerenzikov can't find room to land a body shot as Hammerfist controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Hammerfist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerenzikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kerenzikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfist controls his hands.
Kerenzikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammerfist takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerenzikov lands a body shot.
Kerenzikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammerfist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hammerfist blocks an elbow strike.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Kerenzikov - that landed with a thud.
Hammerfist blocking some punches.
Hammerfist lands a left hand.
Kerenzikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfist controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerenzikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammerfist blocks the elbow strike.
Hammerfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammerfist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerenzikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerenzikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hammerfist blocks the elbow strike.
Kerenzikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow that misses.
Hammerfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerenzikov.
Hammerfist blocks an elbow strike from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kerenzikov effectively controlling the action here.

Hammerfist lands a takedown into guard.

Kerenzikov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerenzikov gets through Hammerfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hammerfist as the two fighters clinch.
Kerenzikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kerenzikov fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kerenzikov throws an elbow but misses.
Hammerfist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerenzikovs head.
Hammerfist takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Hammerfist.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow that misses.
Hammerfist avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerenzikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammerfist blocks a body shot from Kerenzikov.

Hammerfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammerfist misses with a wild body shot.

Hammerfist tries to keep at a distance but Kerenzikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argivas Kerenzikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MC Hammerfist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hammerfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerenzikov.
Hammerfist lunges at Kerenzikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerenzikov's hand.

Kerenzikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammerfist, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammerfist lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammerfist.
Kerenzikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Hammerfist avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Hammerfist is working Kerenzikov over against the cage.
Hammerfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Hammerfist - that landed with a thud.
Kerenzikov blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow strike.
Hammerfist avoids the elbow strike from Kerenzikov, against the cage.
Hammerfist lands an uppercut.
Argivas Kerenzikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerenzikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kerenzikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerenzikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Hammerfist avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Kerenzikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfist controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Hammerfist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerenzikov misses with some punches.
Kerenzikov stalling against the cage.

Hammerfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kerenzikov darts in and clinches Hammerfist up against the cage.
Kerenzikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammerfist's defenses.
Kerenzikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerenzikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kerenzikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerenzikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammerfist is trying to drag Kerenzikov to the mat but Kerenzikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kerenzikov misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerenzikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerenzikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammerfist misses with the head strike.
Kerenzikov pushes Hammerfist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Hammerfist.
Kerenzikov blocks a body shot from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov misses with a body punch.
Hammerfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerenzikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammerfist backwards.
Kerenzikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kerenzikov manages to break the clinch.
Hammerfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerenzikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerenzikov has time to react.
Kerenzikov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kerenzikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammerfist, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerenzikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerenzikov blocks an uppercut.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow strike.
Hammerfist blocks an elbow strike from Kerenzikov.
Hammerfist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerenzikov cracks Hammerfist with a nice body shot.
Kerenzikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kerenzikov misses with an elbow strike.
Kerenzikov tries to work over Hammerfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfist.
Kerenzikov lands an elbow inside.

Hammerfist manages to break the clinch.
Hammerfist lunges at Kerenzikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerenzikov's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kerenzikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammerfist prevents a body shot from Kerenzikov.

Kerenzikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kerenzikov takes the fight into the clinch.

Kerenzikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammerfist misses with a body kick.
Kerenzikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerenzikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist shoots in and drives through. Kerenzikov sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Kerenzikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Hammerfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kerenzikov forces Hammerfist back against the cage and clinches.
Kerenzikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammerfist misses with some punches.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow that misses.

Hammerfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argivas Kerenzikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on MC Hammerfist's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Hammerfist misses its intended target.
Kerenzikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch
letting Hammerfist counter with a right hand.

Kerenzikov throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hammerfist tumbling to the canvas!

Hammerfist is rocked!
Kerenzikov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammerfist's head.
Oh Hammerfist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerenzikov gets to his feet and stands over Hammerfist, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hammerfist felt that one! Kerenzikov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hammerfist from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Argivas Kerenzikov!
Argivas Kerenzikov is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Argivas Kerenzikov waved his t-shirt featuring PRODUCT OF CHAMPIONS 's logo in front of the cameras.