PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julisz Michal Kasperski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Julisz Michal Kasperski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Quick
vs
Michal Kasperski

190 cm
25
255 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

220 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Julisz Michal Kasperski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick tries for a takedown but Kasperski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt.
Quick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Quick with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick tries for a takedown but Kasperski circles away easily

and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasperski.

Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasperski tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kasperski sprawls well. Kasperski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quick gets slowly back to his feet.
Quick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Kasperski tries to clinch there but Quick circles away.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Quick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quick showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasperski is looking to escape.
Kasperski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Quick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasperski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasperski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
Kasperski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
Quick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kasperski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quick trying to control the pace.
Kasperski is trying to stand up here but Quick is controlling him well.
Quick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quick slips a nice elbow through Kasperski's hands, connecting with Kasperski's forehead.
Kasperski is not content to let Quick control the position.
Kasperski is trying to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is keen to just control but Kasperski is a slippery customer.
Kasperski tries to kick Quick off but Quick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Kasperski wants to get back to his feet.
Quick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasperski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quick.
Quick trying to control the action but Kasperski is working from the bottom.
Quick not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick wants to take a breather but Kasperski is having none of it.
Kasperski wants to get back to his feet.
Quick trying to mount his opponent but Kasperski defends it.
Quick trying to control the action but Kasperski is working from the bottom.
Kasperski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasperski is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nes Quick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quick.
Kasperski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Quick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kasperski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasperski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quick forces his way into half guard.
Quick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
Kasperski tries to kick Quick off but Quick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kasperski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quick.
Kasperski won't allow Quick to pass to mount.
Quick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kasperski's head.
Kasperski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
Quick not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quick throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kasperski to regain full guard.
Quick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Quick wants to pass the guard but Kasperski is keeping the position.
Kasperski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasperski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quick connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kasperski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quick.
Quick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasperski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Quick pushes down on Kasperski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quick wants to control but Kasperski is keeping him busy.
Kasperski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski is looking to escape.
Quick looks to land a strike but Kasperski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quick is looking to work some ground and pound but Kasperski has wrist control.
Nes Quick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick trying to control but Kasperski is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasperski wants to stand but Quick is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nes Quick dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kasperski slips a jab and a cross from Quick.
Nes Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasperski tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.
Kasperski dodges the punch combination from Quick.
Kasperski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick throws a series of strikes that have Kasperski backpedaling.
Quick closes the distance and clinches up with Kasperski, looking for a takedown. Quick pushes Kasperski against the cage but Kasperski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kasperski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Kasperski coming out on top.
Kasperski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quick drops his hands momentarily and Kasperski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasperski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasperski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasperski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quick misses with a looping right.
Quick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasperski.
Kasperski misses with a wild combination.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski is looking to clinch but Quick is avoiding it.

Quick gets tackled into the cage by Kasperski. Kasperski maintains the clinch.
Quick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kasperski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kasperski sprawls well. Kasperski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quick gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasperski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasperski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.
Nes Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasperski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kasperski is looking to clinch but Quick is avoiding it.
Julisz Michal Kasperski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kasperski clinches up against the cage.
Quick wants a takedown.

Kasperski breaks the clinch.

Kasperski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasperski doesn't manage to clinch there - Quick circles away.
Kasperski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.

Kasperski moves into the clinch.
Kasperski gets underhooks to prevent Quick's takedown attempt.

Kasperski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasperski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasperski throws a combination. Quick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kasperski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasperski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick with a poor takedown
and Kasperski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julisz Michal Kasperski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Kasperski. No joy for Quick on that attempt.
Nes Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julisz Michal Kasperski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

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