PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between damien lomark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jeff quaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). quaker has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! jeff quaker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

lomark
vs
quaker

165 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, damien lomark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff quaker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by quaker or perhaps it was just good defense by lomark which made him look bad.
lomark looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
lomark throws a nice looking combination but quaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
lomark is looking to land body kicks.
lomark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with quaker but quaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.

lomark closes the distance and pushes quaker back into the cage.
lomark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
lomark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but quaker has him pressed against the cage.
quaker jumps guard but lomark stands there with quaker around his waist. quaker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lomark is trying to break the clinch but quaker has him pressed against the cage.
lomark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
quaker goes for a takedown attempt but lomark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
damien lomark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeff quaker.
quaker misses with a takedown attempt

and lomark counters by moving into the clinch.
lomark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lomark working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker tries to pull guard but lomark holds him up against the cage and eventually quaker drops back down to his feet.
lomark can't get the takedown.
quaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

quaker manages to break the clinch.
No luck for quaker with that takedown attempt.
lomark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
quaker with a poor takedown

and lomark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
quaker prevents lomark from breaking the clinch.

quaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
quaker closes the distance but lomark moves to the side

and lomark counters by clinching up.
quaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
quaker tries to score a body lock takedown but lomark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
lomark tries to circle away but quaker has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
quaker has lomark pressed against the cage, preventing lomark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lomark is trying to force a seperation but quaker has the dominant position.
lomark is looking to break free of the clinch but quaker has double underhooks.
quaker wants a takedown but no success here.
quaker has lomark pressed against the cage, preventing lomark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lomark digs a right hand into quaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on quaker's gas tank.
lomark tries to break free but quaker pushes him back against the cage.
lomark wants to get back to striking at distance but quaker won't allow it.
lomark is trying to break the clinch but quaker has him pressed against the cage.
lomark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lomark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down quaker.
quaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite lomark's efforts to push away.
lomark tries to land knees in the clinch but quaker avoids the damage to the body.

quaker pulls lomark into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

lomark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
quaker controls lomark momentarily but lomark frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

quaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as lomark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
lomark is working quaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
quaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
lomark lands a couple of elbows.
quaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
quaker wants to sweep but no luck.
lomark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
quaker trying to strike off his back.
quaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

damien lomark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

lomark moves in looking to clinch but quaker pushes him off.
quaker wants to clinch

and lomark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

quaker drags the fight down to the ground.
quaker looking to control.
lomark wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
quaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

quaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. lomark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

quaker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
lomark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for quaker on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lomark got a little sloppy there for a moment and quaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, lomark has managed to get both his arms back between quaker's legs - danger averted.
quaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but lomark is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
lomark trying to control but quaker is working from the bottom.
quaker looking to control.
quaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. lomark manages to get himself to full guard.
quaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

quaker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
quaker slips a jab and a cross from lomark.
quaker with a lazy takedown attempt

and lomark counters with a nice double leg into side control. quaker won't be happy with that.
quaker gets back to half guard.
quaker is looking to control lomark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can quaker avoid being mounted?

quaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

quaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
quaker is looking for a sweep. lomark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but jeff quaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

quaker darts in trying to clinch
and lomark counters with a left and a right that stings quaker.
lomark shoots for a takedown but quaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
lomark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
quaker checks a low kick from lomark.
lomark fails to land the takedown.
quaker closes the distance and clinches up with lomark, looking for a takedown. quaker pushes lomark against the cage but lomark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

lomark takes the fight into the clinch.
quaker tries to pull guard but lomark holds him up against the cage and eventually quaker drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lomark tries to circle away but quaker has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lomark is looking to break free of the clinch but quaker has double underhooks.
lomark is trying to break the clinch but quaker has him pressed against the cage.
quaker is working for takedown but lomark is calmly controlling the position for now.
damien lomark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeff quaker.

quaker pulls guard effortlessly.
quaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in lomark's guard.

quaker drops back looking for a leg! lomark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and lomark manages to kick quaker off! quaker jumps back into lomark's guard.
quaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lomark swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
quaker trying to control but lomark is working from the bottom.
quaker passes lomark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
quaker is looking to take a break and control but lomark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
lomark is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker lands with a punch from half guard.
quaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
quaker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
lomark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
lomark is not content to let quaker control the position.
lomark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if lomark tries to get out of the position.
quaker moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
quaker wants to control but lomark is keeping him busy.

quaker has an Americana. lomark didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! quaker is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if quaker hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). jeff quaker!