PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrejnicus Sekernicus (ranked 5250 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 5248 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sekernicus
vs
Khairannus

182 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrejnicus Sekernicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khairannus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Khairannus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sekernicus back to the cage. Khairannus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sekernicus misses with a looping left.
Khairannus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khairannus jabs at Sekernicus's body.
Khairannus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sekernicus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy left from Sekernicus finds it's target.
Khairannus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sekernicus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sekernicus throws a hook to the side of Khairannus's head but Khairannus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khairannus lands with an overhand left.
Khairannus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khairannus connects with the punch.
Sekernicus misses the shot to the body.
Khairannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Sekernicus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekernicus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sekernicus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sekernicus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khairannus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sekernicus throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
Sekernicus misses with an uppercut. Khairannus saw that one coming.
Khairannus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khairannus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sekernicus swings widly with a right hand
and Khairannus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sekernicus swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Sekernicus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sekernicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sekernicus misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khairannus lands an overhand right.
Sekernicus takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Khairannus.
Khairannus scores with the left hand. Sekernicus knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekernicus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sekernicus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khairannus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sekernicus scrambles back to his feet.
Khairannus scores with a punch to the head.
Sekernicus throws a hook but Khairannus avoids it easily.
A cross from Khairannus lands.
Sekernicus misses with a looping left.
Sekernicus scores with a jab to the body.
Khairannus looks winded!
Good shot there by Sekernicus.
Sekernicus misses with an uppercut
and Khairannus counters with a nice uppercut.
Khairannus slips under a jab.
Sekernicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Khairannus scores with a jab. Sekernicus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Sekernicus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Khairannus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khairannus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khairannus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sekernicus tries to bum rush Khairannus with a series of wild strikes but Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sekernicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Khairannus is just out of range.
Khairannus scores with a sloppy right hand. Sekernicus should have avoided that one.
Sekernicus throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khairannus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sekernicus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sekernicus throws a nice looking combination but Khairannus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khairannus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sekernicuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khairannus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sekernicus.
Sekernicus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khairannus with a nice cross.
Sekernicus misses with a wild body shot.
Khairannus lands a lovely overhand right.
Khairannus lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Khairannus. That snapped Sekernicus's head back.
Sekernicus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khairannus.
Sekernicus tries to move into range but Khairannus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sekernicus swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Sekernicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Khairannus.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sekernicus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sekernicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Sekernicus avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Khairannus.
Sekernicus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sekernicus throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khairannus cracks Sekernicus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhjartus Khairannus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus'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.

Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sekernicus throws a lazy right hand but Khairannus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sekernicus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sekernicus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khairannus lands a nice shot to the body.
Khairannus catches Sekernicus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sekernicus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sekernicus.
Khairannus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khairannus slips a jab from Sekernicus.
Khairannus 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sekernicus momentarily.
Sekernicus misses with a straight right.
Khairannus is looking for the big counter here.
Sekernicus throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Sekernicus misses.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekernicus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khairannus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sekernicus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Khairannus.
Sekernicus dodges the punch combination from Khairannus.
Khairannus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khairannus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Khairannus there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khairannus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sekernicus.
Sekernicus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Khairannus.
Donk. Sekernicus catches Khairannus right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekernicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus lands a jab to the nose.
Khairannus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khairannus lands a jab.
Sekernicus misses with an uppercut. Khairannus saw that one coming.
Khairannus lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Khairannus finds it's target.
Khairannus slips under a jab from Sekernicus.
Sekernicus scores with a hook.
Sekernicus tries to move into range but Khairannus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khairannus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khairannus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sekernicus has time to react.
Khairannus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khairannus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khairannus slips a jab from Sekernicus.
Sekernicus misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sekernicus looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Khairannus.
Sekernicus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khairannus scores with a hook to the body. Sekernicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sekernicus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Khairannus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khairannus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sekernicus. Sekernicus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sekernicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khairannus lands with an uppercut that bounces Sekernicus off the cage and back into range.
Khairannus lands a slapping body shot.
Khairannus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sekernicus's head backwards.
Khairannus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sekernicus misses with a right hand
and Khairannus counters with a stiff right hand.
Sekernicus misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khairannus works Sekernicus's body with a nice hook.
Sekernicus throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sekernicus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Sekernicus misses.
Sekernicus missing with a left hand there. Khairannus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khairannus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sekernicus with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Khairannus.
Nice jab there from Khairannus.
Khairannus with a jab.
A slow jab from Sekernicus misses its intended target.
Sekernicus looks to throw the jab but Khairannus is out of range.
Sekernicus swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Sekernicus ducks right into an uppercut from Khairannus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus moves away from the strike by Sekernicus.
Sekernicus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhjartus Khairannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sekernicus throws a lazy right hand but Khairannus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sekernicus throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Sekernicus throws a series of punches but Khairannus avoids them all with ease.
Khairannus defending well as Sekernicus loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khairannus.
Sekernicus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sekernicus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sekernicus misses with a body shot.
Sekernicus with a nice cross.
Sekernicus throws a hook to the side of Khairannus's head but Khairannus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sekernicus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Sekernicus misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khairannus cracks a nice hook into Sekernicus's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sekernicus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Khairannus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sekernicus throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khairannus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khairannus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khairannus scores with a nice strike.
Khairannus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sekernicus is looking to counter punch.
Sekernicus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khairannus scores with a sloppy right hand. Sekernicus should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Sekernicus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Sekernicus misses the target.
Khairannus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khairannus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khairannus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khairannus scores with a shot to the body.
Khairannus lands a really nice looking cross but Sekernicus seems unphased.
Khairannus dips to his left and cracks Sekernicus with an uppercut!
Sekernicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sekernicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Khairannus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khairannus lands a nice hook to Sekernicus's body. Sekernicus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khairannus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sekernicus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sekernicus swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khairannus just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sekernicus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khairannus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khairannus misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sekernicus.
Khairannus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sekernicus loads up on a big right hand but Khairannus slips the punch.
Sekernicus misses the jab.
Sekernicus misses with an uppercut
and Sekernicus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khairannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khairannus scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrejnicus Sekernicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sekernicus looks to throw the jab but Khairannus is out of range.
Khairannus scores with the left hand. Sekernicus knows he should have avoided that one.
Khairannus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sekernicus.
Khairannus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sekernicus takes one on the button.
Sekernicus throws a big shot that misses.
Sekernicus missing with a left hand there. Khairannus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekernicus misses with a hook. Khairannus ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khairannus dips to his left and cracks Sekernicus with an uppercut!
Sekernicus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sekernicus.
Khairannus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sekernicus backs up against the cage.
Sekernicus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khairannus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Khairannus coming out on top.
Khairannus lands with a good body shot.
Khairannus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sekernicus.
Sekernicus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sekernicus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juhjartus Khairannus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khairannus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhjartus Khairannus!