PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Lagic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagic comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B Magic FT. Rivers Cumo. Nes Quick told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lagic
vs
Quick

225 cm
19
279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Lagic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quick lands with an uppercut that bounces Lagic off the cage and back into range.
Lagic tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lagic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lagic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.

Lagic throws a left that rocks Quick and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lagic dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Quick regain composure!

It looks like Nes Quick has been cut.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quick can't do much from the bottom here.

Lagic stands up.
Lagic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Quick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quick showed some decent athleticism there.
Quick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Quick.
Quick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Quick there.
Quick with the ground and pound but Lagic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lagic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Quick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lagic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lagic is breathing heavily.
Quick is in close to Lagic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quick postures up in Lagic's guard and throws a big left but Lagic blocks it.
Quick is in close to Lagic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Quick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quick with a nice head shot there.
Quick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quick stands up over Lagic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lagic has momentary wrist control but Quick slips an elbow through the middle.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quick is in close to Lagic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Lagic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nes Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nes Quick's cut.
That's time! Lagic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quick.
Lagic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Quick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Quick. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Quick throws a big right hand that misses.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quick works over Lagic with some ground and pound from guard.
Nes Quick has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick lands a couple of digs.
Quick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick is in close to Lagic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lagic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quick with a nice head shot there.
Quick distracts Lagic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quick landing with the ground and pound.
Quick postures up and lands a big shot to Lagic's brow.
Quick with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick is working Lagic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick stands up over Lagic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick landing with the ground and pound.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lagic has momentary wrist control but Quick slips an elbow through the middle.
Quick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quick works over Lagic with some ground and pound from guard.
Quick chips away with some ground and pound.
Quick landing with the ground and pound.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Lagic wants to stand and escape but Quick is having none of it.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick postures up and lands a big shot to Lagic's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nes Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nes Quick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Quick scores with a one two! Lagic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Quick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Quick throwing shots but Lagic is blocking nicely.
Quick working the head and body with strikes.
Quick slips a nice elbow through Lagic's hands, connecting with Lagic's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick drops an elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Quick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick with the ground and pound but Lagic uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick postures up and lands a big shot to Lagic's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick with a nice head shot there.
Quick distracts Lagic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quick connects with a couple of short punches.
Quick lands a couple of elbows.
Quick works over Lagic with some ground and pound from guard.
Quick cracks Lagic with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a couple of digs.
Lagic can't keep his opponent in guard - Quick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Quick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lagic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quick lands strikes from half guard.
Quick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Quick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quick drops an elbow to the side of Lagic's head.
Nice strikes from Quick there.
Lagic has hold of Quick's hands but Quick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quick slips a nice elbow through Lagic's hands, connecting with Lagic's forehead.
Quick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quick lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagic taking some punishment here, with Quick in his half guard.
Quick working Lagic over with strikes.
Lagic taking some punishment here, with Quick in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick lands strikes from half guard.
Phoenix Lagic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nes Quick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lagic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nes Quick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nes Quick!