PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Quigley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zydrunas Zavickas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zavickas has chosen Mötley Crüe: Girl's Girl's Girl's as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quigley
vs
Zavickas

200 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Self confident

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zydrunas Zavickas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavickas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Zavickas clinches up with Quigley and pushes him back against the cage.
Zavickas has Quigley pressed against the cage, preventing Quigley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zavickas goes for a takedown attempt but Quigley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Zavickas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zavickas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Zavickas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quigley turns into him and now he's in Zavickas's guard.
Zavickas wants to sweep but no luck.
Zavickas wants to control the position but Quigley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Quigley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Quigley is trying to control the action in half guard but Zavickas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quigley wants to pass the guard but Zavickas is defending well.
Zavickas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zavickas regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavickas trying to keep a closed guard but Quigley is proving a slippery customer.
Quigley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zavickas is pulling down on Quigley's head to control his posture.
Zavickas controls Quigley momentarily but Quigley frees himself.
Zavickas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quigley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zavickas.
Quigley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quigley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zavickas.
Zavickas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zavickas maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Quigley could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zavickas has cracked it and Quigley is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zavickas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zydrunas Zavickas!