PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Mageramsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Quioxte's chin.

Mageramsky
vs
Quioxte

190 cm
39
242 lbs
24 - 24 - 0

190 cm
34
235 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quioxte feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mageramsky seems keen to control Quioxte's posture.
Quioxte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Mageramsky looking for a guillotine here but Quioxte defends easily.
Quioxte advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mageramsky tries to bench press Quioxte off him but Quioxte keeps the position.

Quioxte decides to stand back up.
Quioxte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quioxte wants to clinch up but Mageramsky keeps it at a distance.

Quioxte moves into the clinch.
Quioxte trying to land knees to the body.

Quioxte jumps guard and drags Mageramsky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mageramsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quioxte wants to stand but Mageramsky is controlling the position.
Quioxte keeping moving, preventing Mageramsky from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky won't allow Quioxte to sweep him here.
Quioxte has his hands on Mageramsky's head, controlling the position.
Mageramsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mageramsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Mageramsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quioxte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mageramsky is fighting to break Quioxte's control of his arms but Quioxte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Quioxte clinches up with Mageramsky and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky can't get the takedown.
Mageramsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Mageramsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Quioxte rushes Mageramsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mageramsky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quioxte after a bit of a struggle.
Quioxte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mageramsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mageramsky letting Quioxte take a breather here.
Mageramsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mageramsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Quioxte has picked Mageramsky up - he's going for a ride! Quioxte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quioxte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mageramsky is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Quioxte trying to control from half guard but Mageramsky is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mageramsky wants to control but Quioxte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mageramsky is refusing to be controlled, as Quioxte sits in half guard.

Mageramsky actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Quioxte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mageramsky throws a hook but Quioxte avoids it easily.
Quioxte wants to clinch.
Quioxte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mageramsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Quioxte, which made it look bad.
Manny Quioxte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quioxte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quioxte tries to clinch but Mageramsky is having none of it.
Quioxte staying out of range there.
Quioxte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mageramsky moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mageramsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Quioxte is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mageramsky's half guard.

Quioxte gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Quioxte wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mageramsky throws a series of punches but Quioxte avoids them all with ease.
Quioxte tries to clinch up but Mageramsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Quioxte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quioxte misses with a head kick.
Mageramsky circles away from the clinch attempt.

Quioxte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mageramsky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quioxte working away.
Mageramsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quioxte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mageramsky.
Mageramsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Quioxte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quioxte trying to control from the bottom.
Mageramsky thows a huge punch but Quioxte dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quioxte works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quioxte keeping moving, preventing Mageramsky from controlling successfully.
Mageramsky postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quioxte is on top in guard.

Mageramsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Mageramsky, not yet.
Mageramsky 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.
Quioxte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mageramsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quioxte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quioxte is one step ahead there.

Mageramsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quioxte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mageramsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quioxte wanted to stand there but Mageramsky had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mageramsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mageramsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Quioxte connects with a high kick.

It looks like Joseph Mageramsky has been cut.
Quioxte is looking to clinch.

Quioxte takes the fight into the clinch.
Quioxte effectively controlling the action here.
Quioxte tries to land knees in the clinch but Mageramsky avoids the damage to the body.

Quioxte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Mageramsky both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Manny Quioxte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joseph Mageramsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Quioxte throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mageramsky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Quioxte is in Mageramsky's guard.
Quioxte looking to sit in guard and control but Mageramsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mageramsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Quioxte has wrist control.
Mageramsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Quioxte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quioxte controls Mageramsky momentarily but Mageramsky frees himself.
Mageramsky connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mageramsky wants to control from the top but Quioxte keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mageramsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quioxte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quioxte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mageramsky being controlled here momentarily.
Mageramsky wants to control from the top but Quioxte keeps moving.
Mageramsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mageramsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Quioxte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mageramsky throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Joseph Mageramsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Mageramsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Mageramsky misses the shot to the body.
Joseph Mageramsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mageramsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quioxte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mageramsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mageramsky looks to throw the jab but Quioxte is out of range.

Quioxte gets the takedown into side control.
Mageramsky is looking to reverse the position.
Mageramsky is working hard here to advance position.

Quioxte decides to stand back up. Quioxte steps back and let's Mageramsky get back to his feet.
Quioxte avoids the body shot from Mageramsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quioxte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mageramsky on his heels. He'll look to pass Mageramsky's guard now, I'm sure.
Quioxte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mageramsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quioxte wants to stand but Mageramsky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mageramsky controls Quioxte momentarily but Quioxte frees himself.
Quioxte 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.
Quioxte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mageramsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quioxte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manny Quioxte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quioxte wants to control from the top but Mageramsky keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mageramsky misses with a takedown attempt - Quioxte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quioxte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quioxte scores with a head kick.
Mageramsky throws a looping overhand right but Quioxte ducks down to avoid it.

Quioxte rushes Mageramsky and presses him up against the cage.
Quioxte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mageramsky lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Quioxte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quioxte 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Quioxte!
Manny Quioxte took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.