PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Qualco Torquilka (ranked 4034 p4p, 423 weight class) and Amar Ekeocha (ranked 5452 p4p, 476 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Torquilka
vs
Ekeocha

185 cm
24
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Qualco Torquilka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amar Ekeocha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torquilka works the jab nicely.

It looks like Amar Ekeocha has been cut.
Ekeocha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A left and a right from Torquilka both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torquilka.
Torquilka cracks Ekeocha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ekeocha throws a sloppy head kick and Torquilka moves out of range easily.
As Ekeocha looks to move away, Torquilka throws a big counter combo but Ekeocha just gets out of the way.
Torquilka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekeocha at a distance.
Ekeocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Torquilka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Torquilka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ekeocha looks to clinch
and Torquilka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torquilka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekeocha wants to clinch
and Torquilka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekeocha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ekeocha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ekeocha darts in trying to clinch
and Torquilka counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ekeocha badly! Torquilka follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ekeocha out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Torquilka finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Qualco Torquilka!