PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is Dappy - Good Intentions. A fine choice. Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix) as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kersikov
vs
Reinikainen

186 cm
28
192 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

190 cm
34
194 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

Perkele!

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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.

Kersikov moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Reinikainen tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kersikov taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reinikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reinikainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Reinikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Reinikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vlad Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov tries to stall but Reinikainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reinikainen avoids it.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Stalling in the clinch from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reinikainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kersikov won't allow it.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reinikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
Reinikainen tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Reinikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Kersikov takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.

Kersikov rushes Reinikainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reinikainen misses with a body punch.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kersikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kersikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reinikainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov managing to block the knees to the body from Reinikainen.
A right handed body shot lands from Kersikov.
Reinikainen looks winded!
Kersikov trying to stall but Reinikainen improves his position.
Kersikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reinikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reinikainen blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov trying to control the position but instead, Reinikainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kersikov into the cage.
Kersikov takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reinikainen blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Reinikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reinikainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kersikov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reinikainen can turn it around.
Kersikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reinikainen tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Reinikainen back against the cage.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Reinikainen controls his hands.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Reinikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reinikainens head.
Reinikainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kersikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinikainen missing with knees to the body.
Kersikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reinikainen tries to land a knee to the head but Kersikov blocks with his arms.
Reinikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Reinikainen down.
A big left from Reinikainen misses.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Reinikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Vlad Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Reinikainen counters with a left and a right that stings Kersikov.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
Vlad Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Kersikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.
Kersikov throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Reinikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reinikainen cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reinikainen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reinikainen's calf.
Reinikainen defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Reinikainen moves his leg out of the way.
Reinikainen lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Reinikainen misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen misses with the combination.
Reinikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Reinikainen.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reinikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov is looking to slow Reinikainen down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Reinikainen down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinikainen throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Reinikainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reinikainen lands with a nice body punch.
Reinikainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinikainen misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reinikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinikainen misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reinikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kalle Reinikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov'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. This is the final round!

Reinikainen feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Reinikainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Kersikov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kersikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Reinikainen tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reinikainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinikainen's sensitive parts.
Kersikov tries to clinch up but Reinikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Reinikainen scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reinikainen counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinikainen blocks a leg kick.
Reinikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Reinikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Reinikainen blocks the low kick.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Reinikainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov throws a jab when Reinikainen was well out of range.
Reinikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Reinikainen.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reinikainen throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Reinikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick
and Reinikainen counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Reinikainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Kersikov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reinikainen moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Reinikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Reinikainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Reinikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Reinikainen blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Reinikainen.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov tests Reinikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Reinikainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Reinikainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Reinikainen throws a leg kick

and Kersikov counters by moving into the clinch.

Reinikainen breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Kersikov throws a jab when Reinikainen was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Reinikainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reinikainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!