PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Igor Lobachyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaw Quartey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobachyov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sgori . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lobachyov
vs
Quartey

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Lobachyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yaw Quartey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobachyov looks to land a combination but Quartey avoids it well.
Lobachyov misses with a two punch combination.
Lobachyov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quartey moves out of range of the strikes.
Igor Lobachyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobachyov lands with a good body shot.
Lobachyov throws a combination that misses
and Quartey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lobachyov's knee momentarily.
Lobachyov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quartey counters with a head kick. That will keep Lobachyov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lobachyov sizes up Quartey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lobachyov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lobachyov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lobachyov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lobachyov scores with a one two! Quartey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Lobachyov misses with a series of wild punches.
Quartey tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobachyov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lobachyov throws a poor cross that misses
and Quartey counters with a big head kick but Lobachyov shrugs it off.
Quartey tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobachyov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quartey closes the distance but Lobachyov moves to the side
letting Lobachyov counter with a right hand.
Lobachyov misses with a combination
and Quartey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lobachyov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lobachyov jabs Quartey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quartey doesn't manage to clinch there - Lobachyov circles away.
Lobachyov misses with a combination
and Quartey counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobachyov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quartey counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobachyov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quartey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lobachyov is breathing heavily.
Quartey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quartey wants to clinch.
Quartey is looking to slow Lobachyov down with leg kicks.
Quartey slips a jab and a cross from Lobachyov.
Lobachyov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lobachyov throws a right and a left that Quartey avoids nicely.
Quartey is looking to clinch.
Lobachyov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobachyov throws a combination that misses
and Quartey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lobachyov scores with a jab.
Lobachyov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobachyov avoids the head kick by Quartey.
Lobachyov throws a right and a left that Quartey avoids nicely.
Lobachyov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quartey counters with a head kick.
Lobachyov misses with the combination.
Lobachyov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quartey tries to clinch but Lobachyov is having none of it.
A big right from Lobachyov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartey moves in looking to clinch but Lobachyov pushes him off.
Quartey throws a head kick but Lobachyov moves out of range.
Lobachyov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lobachyov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobachyov tries to bum rush Quartey with a series of wild strikes but Quartey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lobachyov throws a combination that misses
and Quartey counters with an outside leg kick.
Quartey tries to clinch up but Lobachyov circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobachyov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quartey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lobachyov's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lobachyov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quartey tries a head kick but it misses.
Quartey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaw Quartey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lobachyov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quartey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lobachyov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quartey lands a nice knee to the body.
Lobachyov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lobachyov wants to break free but Quartey has control.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Lobachyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartey missing with knees to the body.
Quartey tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobachyov avoids the damage to the body.
Quartey lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quartey.
Quartey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobachyov is defending well for now.
Lobachyov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quartey landing knees to the body.
Quartey missing with knees to the body.
Lobachyov managing to block the knees to the body from Quartey.
Quartey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobachyov is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quartey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lobachyov tries to break free but Quartey pushes him back against the cage.
Lobachyov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobachyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quartey trying to land knees to the body.
Lobachyov is trying to force a seperation but Quartey has the dominant position.
Quartey trying to land knees to the body.
Lobachyov avoiding damage as Quartey throws knees to the body.
Lobachyov managing to block the knees to the body from Quartey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobachyov avoiding damage as Quartey throws knees to the body.
Lobachyov wants to break free but Quartey has control.
Lobachyov is trying to break the clinch but Quartey has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lobachyov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lobachyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quartey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobachyov is defending well for now.
Lobachyov managing to block the knees to the body from Quartey.
Quartey throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartey keeps control of Lobachyov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quartey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lobachyov avoids it.
Lobachyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lobachyov is trying to break the clinch but Quartey has him pressed against the cage.
Quartey landing knees to the body.
Lobachyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quartey working Lobachyov over with knees to the body.
Lobachyov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quartey tries to land a knee to the head but Lobachyov blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quartey moves into the clinch.
Quartey tries to land a knee to the head but Lobachyov blocks with his arms.
Quartey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quartey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobachyov is defending well for now.
Quartey missing with knees to the body.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Lobachyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quartey trying to land knees to the body.
Quartey missing with knees to the body.
Lobachyov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quartey has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobachyov avoiding damage as Quartey throws knees to the body.
Lobachyov avoids the elbow strike from Quartey, against the cage.
Lobachyov avoiding damage as Quartey throws knees to the body.
Quartey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lobachyov's face.
A frustrated look appears on Lobachyov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Lobachyov tries to break free but Quartey pushes him back against the cage.
Quartey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quartey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobachyov is looking to break free of the clinch but Quartey has double underhooks.
Lobachyov can't break the clinch.
Quartey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lobachyov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quartey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lobachyov avoids it.
Knees to the body from Quartey.
Quartey missing with knees to the body.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Quartey crunches a lovely knee into Lobachyov's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobachyov tries to break free but Quartey pushes him back against the cage.
Lobachyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lobachyov managing to block the knees to the body from Quartey.
Lobachyov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Yaw Quartey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quartey has Lobachyov pressed against the cage, preventing Lobachyov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quartey landing knees to the head.
Lobachyov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quartey tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobachyov avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartey prevents Lobachyov from breaking the clinch.
Quartey working Lobachyov over with knees to the body.
Quartey lands a knee to the body.
Quartey trying to land knees to the body.
Quartey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobachyov.
Quartey trying to land knees to the body.
Igor Lobachyov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quartey tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobachyov avoids the damage to the body.
Lobachyov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobachyov has had enough of the clinch but Quartey keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yaw Quartey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quartey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Yaw Quartey!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Yaw Quartey!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Yaw Quartey!

Yaw Quartey wins by unanimous decision!