PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keek Kvarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kvarga
vs
Fernandez

185 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keek Kvarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriano Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvarga cracks Fernandez with a good jab.
Kvarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandez defending well as Kvarga loads up on a big left hand.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Kvarga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvarga swings widly with a right hand

and Fernandez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kvarga!

Fernandez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fernandez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Fernandez looking to secure an arm triangle but Kvarga defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fernandez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kvarga manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kvarga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvarga is looking to regain half guard here but Fernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
Kvarga is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

Fernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kvarga struggling a bit here.

Fernandez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvarga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fernandez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kvarga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kvarga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fernandez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Fernandez tries for a kimura but Kvarga is defending well.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Kvarga is looking to regain half guard here but Fernandez keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Fernandez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kvarga has escaped the position, nice work there.

Fernandez tries for a kimura but Kvarga is defending well.
Kvarga tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fernandez is trying to ground and pound but Kvarga uses the momentary lack of control by Fernandez to regain half guard.
Kvarga controlling the position well.
Kvarga is looking for a sweep. Fernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvarga is positioning himself well to prevent Fernandez advancing to mount.

Fernandez is trying to work for a kimura but Kvarga is defending well.

Fernandez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvarga sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Fernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kvarga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keek Kvarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fernandez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvarga. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kvarga misses its intended target.
Kvarga looks to land a right hand but Fernandez moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvarga lands a jab to Fernandez's midsection.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez has his takedown stuffed
letting Kvarga counter with a right hand.
Adriano Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvarga scores with the left hand. Fernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Kvarga lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kvarga misses the target.
Nice cross by Kvarga.
Nice defenses there by Fernandez.
Kvarga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kvarga.
Kvarga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez slips under a jab.
Kvarga scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvarga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
A left lands for Kvarga.
Fernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kvarga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kvarga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Kvarga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kvarga.
Kvarga lands with an uppercut that bounces Fernandez off the cage and back into rage.
Kvarga throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Kvarga.
A jab from Kvarga misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvarga lands a head shot.
Kvarga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Kvarga.
Kvarga lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernandez's head.
A slow jab from Kvarga misses its intended target.
Kvarga cracks Fernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvarga scores with a jab to the body.
Kvarga misses with a straight left.
Kvarga throws a hook but Fernandez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvarga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Kvarga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
A slow jab from Kvarga misses its intended target.
Fernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kvarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvarga throws a hook but Fernandez avoids it easily.
Kvarga connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvarga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kvarga lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keek Kvarga dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kvarga misses with a body shot.
Kvarga misses the jab.
Kvarga misses with an uppercut

and Fernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kvarga's guard.
Kvarga wants to sweep here but Fernandez controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Kvarga.
Kvarga is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvarga has control of Fernandez's left arm, preventing Fernandez from doing any damage.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kvarga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kvarga has his hands on Fernandez's head, controlling the position.
Kvarga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Fernandez drops back looking for a leg! Kvarga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kvarga manages to kick Fernandez off! Fernandez jumps back into Kvarga's guard.

Fernandez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvarga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvarga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kvarga tries to get out of the position.
Fernandez throws a big right hand that misses.

Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kvarga has Fernandez pulled in close to control his posture.

Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandez landing with the ground and pound.

Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez is in close to Kvarga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fernandez 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!