PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eg Por Kvartir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Xylar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eg Por Kvartir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dante Xylar's chin.

Por Kvartir
vs
Xylar

169 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eg Por Kvartir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Xylar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xylar moves into range and clinches up with Por Kvartir.
Xylar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Xylar takes a knee right on the jaw!

Xylar pulls guard effortlessly.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Por Kvartir drops back looking for a leg! Xylar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xylar manages to kick Por Kvartir off! Por Kvartir jumps back into Xylar's guard.

Por Kvartir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Por Kvartir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Por Kvartir drops back looking for a leg! Xylar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xylar manages to kick Por Kvartir off! Por Kvartir jumps back into Xylar's guard.

Por Kvartir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Por Kvartir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Por Kvartir drops back looking for a leg! Xylar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xylar manages to kick Por Kvartir off! Por Kvartir jumps back into Xylar's guard.

Por Kvartir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Por Kvartir drops back looking for a leg! Xylar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xylar manages to kick Por Kvartir off! Por Kvartir jumps back into Xylar's guard.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Xylar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Por Kvartir defends well.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Por Kvartir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Por Kvartir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Por Kvartir drops back looking for a leg! Xylar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xylar manages to kick Por Kvartir off! Por Kvartir jumps back into Xylar's guard.

Por Kvartir has gone for a leg lock! Xylar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Por Kvartir's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eg Por Kvartir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Xylar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xylar misses with a hook to the body

and Por Kvartir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Xylar!

Por Kvartir wants to finish this one by submission but Xylar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Por Kvartir.

Por Kvartir has hold of Xylar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xylar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Por Kvartir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Xylar is surviving well by controlling Por Kvartir's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xylar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Por Kvartir working for a guillotine from mount but Xylar is in no mood to give up.

Por Kvartir jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Xylar manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Por Kvartir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Por Kvartir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir is trying to get an arm triangle but Xylar is defending well.

Por Kvartir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Por Kvartir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Por Kvartir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Xylar has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xylar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Por Kvartir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Por Kvartir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xylar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Xylar tries to improve position but can't.

Por Kvartir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Por Kvartir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Por Kvartir tries for a kimura but Xylar is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xylar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Por Kvartir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Por Kvartir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Por Kvartir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Por Kvartir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eg Por Kvartir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Xylar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions off his back.

Por Kvartir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Por Kvartir actively working from the bottom here.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Xylar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Por Kvartir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Por Kvartir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xylar defends it easily.
Xylar looking to pass the guard.

Por Kvartir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xylar defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Por Kvartir has his foot on Xylar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xylar works his way back into a safe position though.
Xylar is looking to stand up but Por Kvartir won't let him.
Xylar wants to pass the guard but Por Kvartir is keeping the position.

Xylar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Por Kvartir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xylar has managed to get both his arms back between Por Kvartir's legs - danger averted.
Eg Por Kvartir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

Por Kvartir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xylar is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xylar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Por Kvartir's guard.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

Por Kvartir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xylar defends well.
Xylar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Por Kvartir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Xylar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xylar tries to free his leg and advance position but Por Kvartir is retaining full guard.

Por Kvartir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dante Xylar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eg Por Kvartir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Por Kvartir holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eg Por Kvartir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Por Kvartir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eg Por Kvartir!
An out of breath Eg Por Kvartir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.