QFC Tournament 327 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dem Myan Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Myan Mayer
vs
Gracie

185 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dem Myan Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer has a takedown stuffed.

Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mayer to the ground. Gracie is now in Mayer's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayer is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

Gracie looking for a triangle here. Mayer is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mayer is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roberto Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvean Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvean Maxiq will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nascimento
vs
Maxiq

165 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvean Maxiq!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxiq. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maxiq misses the shot to the body.
Maxiq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxiq.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Maxiq as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Roberto Nascimento has been cut.
Silvean Maxiq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxiq.

Maxiq lands a big uppercut and Nascimento crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nascimento looks OK. Maxiq waves Nascimento back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxiq lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento at a distance.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxiq looks to throw the jab but Nascimento is out of range.
Maxiq takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Maxiq jabs at Nascimento's body.
Maxiq throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nascimento stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxiq lands with a nice body punch.
Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut.
Maxiq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maxiq misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Maxiq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Nascimento avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxiq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Maxiq.
Maxiq misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nascimento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
A swing and a miss from Maxiq.
Maxiq lands a nice shot that snaps Nascimento's head back.
Maxiq throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Maxiq misses with a looping right.
Maxiq uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nascimento has time to react.

Nascimento is rocked!

Roberto Nascimento's cut is getting worse.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Maxiq.
Nascimento avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxiq throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento slips a jab from Maxiq.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Maxiq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq lands with a hook. Nascimento tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxiq looks winded!
Maxiq misses with a straight left.
Nascimento seems to have got his legs back now.
Maxiq looks to land a right hand but Nascimento moved out of range.
Maxiq thows a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento walks into a jab.
Maxiq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Maxiq missing with a left hand there. Nascimento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maxiq thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maxiq misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxiq misses the target.
Maxiq looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Maxiq is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maxiq.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Maxiq throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxiq throws out the jab.
Maxiq misses with a body shot.
Maxiq takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Maxiq misses the shot to the body.
Maxiq misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxiq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Maxiq.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvean Maxiq dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nascimento moves out of range as Maxiq strikes.
Maxiq cracks Nascimento with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maxiq throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maxiq with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Nascimento keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maxiq.
Maxiq throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Maxiq lands a nice hook to Nascimento's body. Nascimento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nascimento walks into a straight right hand from Maxiq.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nascimento might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxiq misses the target.
Nascimento slips a jab from Maxiq.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.
Maxiq is breathing heavily.
Nascimento is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxiq misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Maxiq lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nascimento doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Maxiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Maxiq. That snapped Nascimento's head back.

Roberto Nascimento's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maxiq listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Maxiq.
Nascimento moves out of range as Maxiq strikes.
Maxiq misses with a hook.
A jab from Maxiq misses.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Nascimento blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxiq throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxiq throws the left hand but Nascimento avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Maxiq misses.
Maxiq misses with a looping left.
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!
Maxiq loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
Maxiq takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Maxiq misses the jab.
Silvean Maxiq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.
Maxiq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxiq misses with a looping right.
Maxiq misses with a looping right.
Maxiq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.
Maxiq misses the jab.
Nascimento avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvean Maxiq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxiq throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maxiq throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
Maxiq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxiq misses the target.
Maxiq looks to land a right hand but Nascimento moved out of range.
Maxiq misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Maxiq.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.
Maxiq throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.
Maxiq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Maxiq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Maxiq missing with a left hand there. Nascimento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maxiq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxiq misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Maxiq.
Nascimento slips a straight right by Maxiq.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento slips a jab from Maxiq.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Maxiq misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvean Maxiq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Maxiq misses.
Maxiq cracks Nascimento with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Maxiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxiq throws out the jab.
Maxiq missing with a left hand there. Nascimento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nascimento moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Maxiq misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxiq misses the target.
Maxiq throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxiq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nascimento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maxiq.
Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxiq.
The fighters circling - Maxiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxiq throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Maxiq misses with a straight left.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Maxiq connects with a right hand. Nascimento shakes it off.
Maxiq lunges at Nascimento with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nascimento's hand.
Maxiq takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Maxiq throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.
Maxiq throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxiq misses with a hook.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxiq misses with a hook. Nascimento ducked under it nicely.
Maxiq throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Maxiq throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Maxiq throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
Maxiq misses with a looping left.
Maxiq takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Maxiq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nascimento moves away.
Maxiq misses with a wild body shot.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
Maxiq throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maxiq swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento moves out of range as Maxiq strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxiq looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Maxiq throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
Maxiq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxiq.
Nascimento slips a jab from Maxiq.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Maxiq misses with a looping right.
A big left from Maxiq misses.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Maxiq.
Maxiq misses with a hook.
Nascimento moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maxiq misses its intended target.
Maxiq misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento slips a jab from Maxiq.
Maxiq thows a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Maxiq.
Nascimento keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxiq thows a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Maxiq.
Maxiq looks to throw the jab but Nascimento is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxiq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Maxiq throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
Roberto Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nascimento slips under a jab from Maxiq.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silvean Maxiq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maxiq 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Silvean Maxiq!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Silvean Maxiq!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Silvean Maxiq!

Silvean Maxiq wins by unanimous decision!
Silvean Maxiq decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.