PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kersikov
vs
Sosa

186 cm
29
211 lbs
15 - 9 - 3

183 cm
27
221 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kersikov has managed to clinch.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa tries to break free but Kersikov pushes him back against the cage.
Kersikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Sosa taking a breather.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Sosa pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov is leaning against Sosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sosa misses with some punches.
Kersikov works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Kersikov's head.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kersikov.

Sosa is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Sosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov is pushing Sosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Kersikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Kersikov.
Still in the clinch, Sosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov just leaning against Sosa, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa is looking to control Kersikov's arms but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sosa has his back to the cage.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yabu Kersikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Sosa misses.
Kersikov misses the body punch
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Sosa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kersikov gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yabu Kersikov!
A relieved looking Yabu Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.