PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rzic
vs
Kvasov

189 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
34
202 lbs
21 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov tries to clinch up but Rzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kvasov wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Kvasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Rzic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rzic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kvasov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kvasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvasov throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kvasov.
Rzic blocks a leg kick.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvasov throws a nice looking combination but Rzic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Rzic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kvasov moves into range and clinches up with Rzic.
I was talking to Rzic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
Rzic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kvasovs head.
Kvasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvasov tries to work over Rzic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rzic pushes Kvasov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvasov has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Kvasov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kvasov.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kvasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kvasov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rzic is keeping busy.

Rzic manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Kvasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Kvasov misses
and Rzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Rzic with a nice cross.

Kvasov forces Rzic back against the cage and clinches.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvasov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvasov tries to work over Rzic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Kvasov avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the cage.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
Kvasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A short uppercut from Kvasov.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvasov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kvasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
Kvasov tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
Kvasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzic tries to work over Kvasov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rzic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
Kvasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rzic.
Rzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rzic scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kvasov.
Kvasov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvasov blocking some punches.
Kvasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kvasov.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Kvasov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rzic up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic scores with a hook to the body.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvasov prevents Rzic from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Rzic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kvasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rzic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kvasov. Those never looked like landing.
Kvasov misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Kvasov coming out on top.
Rzic throws a head kick but Kvasov moves out of range.
Kvasov ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov scores with a jab to the head.
Roman Kvasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Kvasov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rzic stuns Kvasov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rzic misses with a wild body shot.
Kvasov scores with a one two! Rzic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Kvasov closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
Kvasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kvasov lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kvasov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov taking a breather.
Rzic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kvasov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kvasov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roman Kvasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kvasov is working Rzic over against the cage.
Kvasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Kvasov.
Kvasov blocking some punches.
Rzic tries a body shot but Kvasov blocks it.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rzic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kvasov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov is leaning against Rzic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kvasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kvasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Rzic gets an underhook and turns Kvasov into the cage.
Kvasov gets through Rzic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Kvasov blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rzic.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvasov lands a left hand.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kvasov blocking some punches.
Rzic lands a hook that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kvasov controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rzic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kvasov stalling the fight.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kvasov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
Kvasov stalling against the cage.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvasov cracks Rzic with a nice body shot.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
Kvasov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rzic lands with a light punch inside.
Kvasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kvasov prevents a body shot from Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kvasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kvasov wants to clinch.
Kvasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kvasov wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rzic, right into the meat.
Kvasov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kvasov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kvasov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rzic walks into a jab.
Rzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvasov wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Kvasov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kvasov ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roman Kvasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic throws out a leg kick but Kvasov moves out of range and Rzic only half commits.
Rzic throws a body punch but Kvasov moves out of range.

Kvasov clinches with his opponent.
Rzic can't find room to land a body shot as Kvasov controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Kvasov gets through Rzic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rzic lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic tries a body shot but Kvasov blocks it.
Rzic lands a right hand.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rzic is leaning against Kvasov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kvasov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic lands a right hand.
Rzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvasov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rzics head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic gets through Kvasov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Kvasov misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rzic.
Still in the clinch, Kvasov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rzic.
Kvasov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvasov prevents a body shot from Rzic.
Kvasov stalling in the clinch but Rzic improves position.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kvasov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Rzic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kvasov tries to break free but Rzic pushes him back against the cage.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic scores with a shoulder strike.
Rzic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kvasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Kvasov.
Rzic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kvasov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rzic misses with a body punch.
Rzic tries a body shot but Kvasov blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Rzic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rzic 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!