PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masa Satake (ranked 1678 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 243 p4p, 445 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa - God's Plan as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Boyko Kersikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Satake
vs
Kersikov

184 cm
23
189
7 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
189
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow Kersikov down.

Satake clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Satake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Satake moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Satake with a body shot.
Satake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Satake is rocked!
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked

and Satake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satake.
Satake seems to have got his legs back now.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.

Kersikov drops Satake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Satake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov dodges an elbow strike from Satake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kersikov's defenses.
Satake blocking some punches.
Kersikov tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Satake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Boyko Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Satake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.

Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.

Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Satake blocks a leg kick.
Satake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Satake throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Satake moved away.
Satake is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satake dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Satake counters with a nice leg kick.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satake.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kersikov is avoiding it.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Satake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Satake scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Satake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Satake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Satake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Satake lands a nice looking body kick.
Satake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake misses with a looping left.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Satake instigates a clinch.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a nice body shot.
Satake letting Kersikov take a breather here.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satake misses with the head strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Satake back against the cage.

Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satake cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Satake slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Satake saw it coming and moves away.
Satake throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Satake looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Satake avoids it with no problem.
Masa Satake is winning the standup battle so far.
Satake throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Satake finds it's target.
Kersikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Satake.
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satake misses with a hook.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.

Satake rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satake misses with a wild body shot.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satake thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Satake closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Satake blocks it.
Satake misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.

Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Satake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Satake looks to clinch but Kersikov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Satake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
An out of breath Boyko Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.