PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeff quaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and scott tremmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

quaker
vs
tremmer

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

220 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff quaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, scott tremmer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
quaker tries to close the distance and clinch but tremmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

tremmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
quaker trying to control but tremmer postures up.
tremmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
quaker pushes tremmer off looking to stand but tremmer dives back in and keeps control.
tremmer wants to pass to mount but quaker is defending the position.
tremmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
tremmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
quaker is looking to improve his position.
quaker wants to control but tremmer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. tremmer lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker is looking to get back to full guard here but tremmer has managed to pass to side control instead.
quaker tries to hold on but tremmer postures up.
tremmer controlling from mount.
quaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

tremmer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, quaker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
quaker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
quaker wants to hold on but tremmer pushes him away.

That's two 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.
tremmer unloading with bombs!
quaker is squirming around, avoiding tremmer's attempts to control the action.
quaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
quaker is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
quaker wants to control but tremmer is having none of it.
tremmer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
tremmer cracks quaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
tremmer looking to control but quaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

tremmer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, quaker has worked his arm free - good work by quaker!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
quaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
quaker is pushing tremmer's head away, looking to escape. tremmer manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

tremmer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
tremmer lands with a good body shot.

tremmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
tremmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
quaker is breathing heavily.

tremmer has clasped his hands together around quaker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
quaker taking punishment in the form of punches.
tremmer in side control, just content to control the action for now.

tremmer stands up and beckons quaker to his feet.
quaker tries to clinch

and tremmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in quaker's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
quaker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scott tremmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

quaker with a poor takedown

and tremmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by tremmer.
tremmer wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
tremmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

quaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. tremmer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. tremmer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
tremmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
tremmer trying to control but quaker is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tremmer tries to free his leg and advance position but quaker is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

tremmer rushes quaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
tremmer tries to break free but quaker pushes him back against the cage.
tremmer looking for a takedown.
tremmer jumps guard but quaker stands there with tremmer around his waist. tremmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
tremmer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
quaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but tremmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
quaker with a poor takedown

and tremmer counters with a nice double leg into side control. quaker won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tremmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on quaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

tremmer stands up and beckons quaker to his feet.

quaker pushes tremmer up against the cage in a clinch.

quaker jumps guard.
tremmer wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
tremmer wants to pass the guard but quaker is keeping the position.
quaker looking for a sweep. Not yet quaker, not yet.
quaker trying to control the position.

quaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but tremmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

quaker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because tremmer has passed into half guard!
tremmer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
quaker won't allow tremmer to pass to mount.
quaker is doing well to control the position and prevent tremmer from advancing to side control.
tremmer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
tremmer wants to pass the guard but quaker is defending well.

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.
tremmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
quaker missing with punches from the bottom.
tremmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
quaker gets full guard.

quaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
quaker keeping moving, preventing tremmer from controlling successfully.
tremmer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scott tremmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! quaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

quaker fails with the takedown
and tremmer counters with a left to the body.
tremmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

tremmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. quaker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

quaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. tremmer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. tremmer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
tremmer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

quaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

tremmer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
quaker throws a wild body kick that tremmer sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker wants to clinch

so tremmer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
quaker trying to keep a closed guard but tremmer is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tremmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

quaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
tremmer controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tremmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
quaker lands a decent punch to the body there.
tremmer trying to control the position from guard on top but quaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tremmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
quaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

quaker is looking for a kimura but tremmer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for quaker to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremmer is trying to get back to full guard.
tremmer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

tremmer looking for a guillotine here but quaker defends easily.
quaker pushes down on tremmer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
scott tremmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
quaker is trying to control. tremmer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four 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.
tremmer trying to hold on to quaker's head to control him but quaker postures up.
quaker throwing shots but tremmer is blocking nicely.
quaker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed tremmer's head.
tremmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
quaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tremmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by tremmer.
jeff quaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
scott tremmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

tremmer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. quaker is trying to defend but tremmer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

quaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
scott tremmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well tremmer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... scott tremmer!