PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 2403 p4p, 113 weight class) and General Bushido (ranked 2211 p4p, 104 weight class). Boyko Kersikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to General Bushido's chin.

Kersikov
vs
Bushido

167 cm
35
142 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

168 cm
29
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
XFighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Bushido!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushido shoots in but Kersikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bushido misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
Bushido misses with a two punch combination.
Bushido scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bushido misses with a straight left.
Bushido tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Bushido is rocked!
Bushido throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bushido is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Bushido misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bushido does it's job there.
Bushido seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bushido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Bushido takes one to the chin there.
Bushido throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kersikov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bushido throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bushido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Bushido lands with a cross.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Bushido slips the punch.
Bushido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushido might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
BOOM! Kersikov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bushido. Bushido tries to recover but Kersikov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bushido lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.