PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Quispel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykhaylo Romanchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Quispel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quispel
vs
Romanchenko

189 cm
28
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Quispel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mykhaylo Romanchenko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quispel has a takedown stuffed.
Quispel keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.

Romanchenko moves into the clinch successfully.

Romanchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanchenko leaves Quispel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quispel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quispel misses with a takedown attempt - Romanchenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Quispel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quispel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Romanchenko moves into the clinch.
Romanchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quispel throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Romanchenko on the inside.
Romanchenko lands an elbow that stopped Quispel in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ricky Quispel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romanchenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Romanchenko controls the position from side control.
Quispel wants to control but Romanchenko postures up.
Quispel tries to improve position but can't.
Quispel struggling a bit here.
Romanchenko wants to control but Quispel is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanchenko tries to advance to mount but Quispel denies him.
Romanchenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Quispel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Romanchenko laying and praying for a moment but Quispel takes advantage and regains half guard.
Quispel is concentrating on defense, preventing Romanchenko from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mykhaylo Romanchenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Quispel swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanchenko.
Romanchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quispel looks for a takedown but Romanchenko sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quispel dives in and grabs Romanchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanchenko pushes down on Quispel's head and hops out.
Quispel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Romanchenko as Quispel shoots in.
Quispel fails to land the takedown.
Romanchenko moves in looking to clinch but Quispel pushes him off.
Romanchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quispel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanchenko has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Quispel tries to clinch there but Romanchenko circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quispel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanchenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quispel tries to clinch but Romanchenko moves out of range.
Quispel dives in for a single leg takedown but Romanchenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Quispel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Quispel wants to control from the top but Romanchenko keeps moving.

Romanchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quispel wants to control from the top but Romanchenko keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanchenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quispel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quispel showed some decent athleticism there.

Romanchenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romanchenko is not content to let Quispel control the position.
Romanchenko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Romanchenko wants to control but Quispel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quispel throwing shots but Romanchenko is blocking nicely.
Romanchenko has his hands clasped together around Quispel's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanchenko keeps the fight on the outside.

Quispel closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Romanchenko.
Romanchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quispel goes for a takedown attempt but Romanchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quispel shoots in for a takedown but Romanchenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricky Quispel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanchenko wants to clinch.

Quispel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Romanchenko seems keen to control Quispel's posture.
Romanchenko 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quispel wants to control from the top but Romanchenko keeps moving.
Quispel pushing down on Romanchenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanchenko is looking to control Quispel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romanchenko avoid being mounted?
Quispel thows a huge punch but Romanchenko dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quispel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romanchenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quispel thows a huge punch but Romanchenko dodges it nicely.
Quispel trying to control the action but Romanchenko is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanchenko has hold of Quispel's hands but Quispel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romanchenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Quispel is trying to control. Romanchenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romanchenko is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quispel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romanchenko swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Quispel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Quispel.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quispel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mykhaylo Romanchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quispel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Quispel has Romanchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romanchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Romanchenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romanchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quispel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanchenko missing with knees to the body.
Quispel blocks an elbow strike from Romanchenko.
Quispel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quispel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quispel is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanchenko is pressed up against the cage. Quispel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romanchenko down to the mat. Romanchenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Quispel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Quispel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Romanchenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Quispel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanchenko tries to clinch there but Quispel circles away.

Quispel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quispel trying to control from half guard but Romanchenko is working away.
Romanchenko is trying to control but can't.
Quispel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romanchenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romanchenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quispel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Quispel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Romanchenko trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quispel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quispel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Romanchenko instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romanchenko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Quispel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romanchenko's guard.
Romanchenko keeping moving, preventing Quispel from controlling successfully.
Quispel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanchenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanchenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Quispel wants to control from the top but Romanchenko keeps moving.
Romanchenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ricky Quispel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mykhaylo Romanchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quispel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Romanchenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quispel goes for a double leg but Romanchenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romanchenko continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Quispel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Romanchenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Quispel has clasped his hands together around Romanchenko's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Quispel misses with the ground and pound.
Quispel lands some shots froms side control.
Romanchenko is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Romanchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Quispel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Quispel misses with the ground and pound.
Romanchenko is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quispel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Quispel trying to control the position but Romanchenko is working away.
Romanchenko is trying to control Quispel's posture but Quispel avoids it.
Quispel wants to stand but Romanchenko is controlling his arm.
Romanchenko is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quispel working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Quispel.
I think Quispel 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Quispel!