PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 5192 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Pedro Quarto (ranked 560 p4p, 416 weight class). Kurth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail to the King. Pedro Quarto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yilmaz Kurth's chin.

Kurth
vs
Quarto

182 cm
25
192
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
207
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Black Lab Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yilmaz Kurth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Quarto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quarto misses with a head kick.
Quarto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quarto throws a leg kick which misses Kurth's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurth tries to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quarto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quarto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Quarto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kurth moves into the clinch.

Quarto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurth misses with a series of wild punches.
Quarto misses the shot to the body.
Kurth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Quarto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurth doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Kurth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quarto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quarto throws a sloppy head kick and Kurth moves out of range easily.
Quarto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurth was well out of range. Poor timing from Quarto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarto misses the shot to the body.
Quarto with a jab.
Kurth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Quarto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurth.
Kurth throws a right hand that Quarto ducks under and follows up with a left that Quarto also avoids with ease.
Kurth throws a series of punches but Quarto moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Quarto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quarto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kurth is looking to clinch but Quarto is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Quarto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kurth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quarto.
Kurth ducks right into an uppercut from Quarto.
Quarto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurth.
Kurth dodges the punch combination from Quarto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Quarto misses.
Quarto throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quarto to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quarto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurth counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Kurth misses.
Quarto throws a lazy right hand but Kurth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quarto lands a head kick!
Kurth looks to land a combination but Quarto avoids it well.
Kurth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quarto with a nice calf kick.
Quarto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quarto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurth with a body shot.
A combination from Kurth does no damage.
Quarto scores with a punch to the head.
Kurth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quarto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurth blocks a head kick by Quarto.
Kurth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurth fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quarto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quarto throws a series of punches but Kurth avoids them all with ease.
Quarto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quarto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yilmaz Kurth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quarto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quarto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kurth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quarto lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Quarto.
Kurth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quarto circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurth shoots in for a double leg but Quarto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quarto is looking for the big counter here.
Kurth is breathing heavily.
Kurth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurth tries to clinch up but Quarto circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kurth.
Kurth darts in trying to clinch
and Quarto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quarto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
Kurth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quarto.
Quarto tries to bum rush Kurth with a series of wild strikes but Kurth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quarto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quarto.
Kurth throws a series of punches but Quarto avoids them all with ease.
Quarto throws a hook but Kurth blocks it.
Kurth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quarto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurth tries to clinch but Quarto moves out of range.
Kurth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quarto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Quarto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurth checks a leg kick.

Kurth closes the distance and clinches.

Quarto manages to break the clinch.
Kurth throws a right hand that Quarto ducks under and follows up with a left that Quarto also avoids with ease.
Kurth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Kurth misses.
Kurth throws a combination that misses
and Quarto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quarto takes a swing at Kurth's ribcage but misses.
Kurth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kurth walks into a jab.
Quarto misses with a hook. Kurth ducked under it nicely.
Quarto misses with an uppercut.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quarto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurth's sensitive parts.
Kurth wants to clinch up but Quarto keeps it at a distance.
Kurth doesn't manage to clinch there - Quarto circles away.
Quarto just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarto throws a nice head kick!
Kurth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quarto circles away quickly and effectively.

Kurth rushes Quarto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurth wants to break the clinch but can't.

Quarto breaks the clinch.
Quarto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kurth throws the left hand but Quarto avoids the punch easily.
Quarto connects with a body shot that sends Kurth's belly button to the back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Quarto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quarto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurth fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurth backing away here, and Quarto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yilmaz Kurth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quarto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Quarto lands a leg kick that knocks Kurth off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarto with the inside leg kick.
Kurth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kurth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quarto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurth slips a straight right by Quarto.
Quarto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quarto dodges the punch combination from Kurth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quarto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
Kurth appears to be looking for a big counter.

Kurth has Quarto up against the cage in a clinch.

Quarto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quarto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurth was well out of range. Poor timing from Quarto.
Quarto lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Kurth misses.

Kurth rushes Quarto and presses him up against the cage.
Kurth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth is trying to break free.
Kurth tries to work over Quarto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Quarto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kurth has taken the fight to the clinch.

Quarto breaks from the clinch.
Kurth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kurth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch but Quarto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurth moves in looking to clinch but Quarto pushes him off.
Kurth is looking to clinch.
Kurth slips a jab and a cross from Quarto.
Kurth throws a big counter combination but Quarto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kurth moves to clinch but Quarto breaks away
enabling Quarto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurth moves away from the strike by Quarto.
Quarto wants to slow Kurth down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarto walks into a left hand.
Quarto scores with a body shot.
Quarto connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Quarto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurth works over Quarto's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Quarto.
Quarto throws a shot from downtown. Kurth moves away and avoids it.
Kurth missing with a left hand there. Quarto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurth tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quarto scores with a leg kick.
Quarto throws the left hand but Kurth avoids the punch easily.
Kurth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kurth clinches up with Quarto and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Quarto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kurth misses with a two punch combination.
Kurth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quarto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quarto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
Quarto swinging wildly here.
Kurth throws a big counter combination but Quarto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kurth tries to clinch there but Quarto circles away.
Quarto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurth with a body shot.
Kurth darts in trying to clinch
and Quarto counters with a low kick, right behind Kurth 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarto sizes up Kurth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Kurth.
Kurth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurth tries to clinch but Quarto is having none of it.
Pedro Quarto seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarto throws a leg kick but Kurth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quarto.
Quarto connects with a leg kick.
Kurth misses the shot to the body.
Kurth ducks under a wild hook from Quarto.
Kurth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kurth has Quarto up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurth lands a body punch.

Quarto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quarto lands with a slapping head kick.
Quarto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quarto looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Kurth closes the distance and pushes Quarto back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quarto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quarto takes a swing at Kurth's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Quarto coming out on top.
Kurth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yilmaz Kurth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurth wants to clinch up but Quarto keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quarto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quarto circles away quickly and effectively.
Quarto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quarto scores with a jab. Kurth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quarto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurth throws a combination that misses
and Quarto counters with a nice body shot.
Quarto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quarto throws a body punch but Kurth moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth tries to clinch but Quarto is having none of it.
A left and a right from Quarto both land. Nice combination.

Kurth pushes Quarto up against the cage in a clinch.

Quarto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quarto misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Kurth.

Kurth closes the distance and clinches.
Kurth tries to work over Quarto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quarto has him pressed against the cage.

Quarto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quarto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurth moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromQuarto.
Kurth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quarto slips a jab and a cross from Kurth.
Quarto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kurth takes a kick to the side of the head.

Kurth is rocked!
Quarto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurth momentarily.
Oh Kurth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quarto with a nice calf kick.
A slow jab from Quarto misses its intended target.
As Quarto looks to move away, Kurth throws a big counter combo but Quarto just gets out of the way.
Kurth seems to have got his legs back now.
Kurth needs to keep his hands up - Quarto had a free shot at his head there.
Kurth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quarto.
Kurth throws a nice looking combination but Quarto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quarto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Kurth. Those never looked like landing.
Quarto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Quarto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedro Quarto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quarto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Quarto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quarto 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Quarto!
After the fight, Pedro Quarto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Yilmaz Kurth spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm gonna knock your head off next go, bro!'.