PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 6386 p4p, 4804 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sefa - God's Plan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Trejo
vs
Kersikov

181 cm
18
189
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
189
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Core Combat

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Trejo sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Trejo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trejo rushes Kersikov and presses him up against the cage.
Trejo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trejo.
Kersikov wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Trejo.
Trejo lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov is looking to control Trejo's arms but Trejo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kersikov has his back to the cage.
I was talking to Trejo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Trejo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trejo.
Kersikov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trejo prevents it.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov is trying to break free.
Trejo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kersikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trejo pushes Kersikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kersikov looks winded!
Trejo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trejo pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trejo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trejo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trejo scores with a shoulder strike.
Trejo gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trejo lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo lands a shot to the body.
Trejo is leaning against Kersikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trejo scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trejo.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kersikov is rocked!
Trejo digs a right hand into Kersikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kersikov's gas tank.
Kersikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trejo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Trejo finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trejo.
Kersikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Trejo is leaning against Kersikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trejo cracks Kersikov with a nice body shot.
Trejo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trejo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Trejo.
Trejo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Trejo as the two fighters clinch.
Trejo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trejo digs a right hand into Kersikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kersikov's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Trejo.
Trejo lands a shot to the body.
Trejo throws a big uppercut that drops Kersikov! More strikes from Trejo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kersikov lies dazed against the cage as Trejo celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Trejo!
A very excited looking Danny Trejo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.