PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy Guimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eg Por Kvartir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guimba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hi my name is. Eg Por Kvartir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Guimba
vs
Por Kvartir

220 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davy Guimba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eg Por Kvartir!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guimba misses with a takedown attempt - Por Kvartir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Por Kvartir leaves Guimba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guimba misses with a takedown attempt - Por Kvartir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Guimba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Kvartir throws a sloppy head kick
and Guimba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Por Kvartir enables Guimba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Por Kvartir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Guimba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guimba is looking to advance position but Por Kvartir has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Guimba is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Por Kvartir is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guimba wants to improve his position but Por Kvartir is controlling well.
Guimba wants to get back to his feet.
Por Kvartir wants to stand up but Guimba manages to regain full guard.
Guimba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guimba has his hands on Por Kvartir's head, controlling the position.
Por Kvartir preventing the sweep.

Guimba pushes Por Kvartir off and gets back to his feet.
Guimba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guimba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guimba tries to clinch up but Por Kvartir circles away and keeps his distance.
Guimba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Por Kvartir stuffs the takedown attempt from Guimba. Guimba gets slowly back to his feet.
Guimba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guimba drives through with a takedown into Por Kvartir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Guimba tries to free his leg and advance position but Por Kvartir is retaining full guard.
Guimba looking to sit in guard and control but Por Kvartir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guimba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guimba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guimba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Por Kvartir!
Guimba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Por Kvartir is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Kvartir really wants to buck Guimba off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davy Guimba 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.

Por Kvartir stuffs the takedown attempt from Guimba. Guimba gets slowly back to his feet.
Por Kvartir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guimba closes the distance and clinches up with Por Kvartir, looking for a takedown. Guimba pushes Por Kvartir against the cage but Por Kvartir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Guimba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Por Kvartir stops a takedown attempt from Guimba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Guimba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guimba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Guimba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Guimba moves into the clinch successfully.
Por Kvartir is trying to break the clinch but Guimba has him pressed against the cage.
Por Kvartir is trying to push Guimba away but Guimba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Por Kvartir has had enough of the clinch but Guimba keeps him there for the moment.
Por Kvartir can't break the clinch.

Guimba breaks from the clinch.
Por Kvartir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Guimba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Por Kvartir on his heels. He'll look to pass Por Kvartir's guard now, I'm sure.
Guimba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davy Guimba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davy Guimba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Guimba clinches up against the cage.
Por Kvartir is looking to break free of the clinch but Guimba has double underhooks.
Por Kvartir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guimba tries to pull guard but Por Kvartir won't allow it.
Guimba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Por Kvartir working hard to break the clinch.
Guimba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Por Kvartir to keep the fight standing.

Por Kvartir breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horrible takedown by Guimba or perhaps it was just good defense by Por Kvartir which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guimba shoots in and drives through. Por Kvartir sprawls well.
Guimba tries to clinch but Por Kvartir moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guimba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guimba lands with a nice combination. Por Kvartir backs away looking to recover.
Guimba dives in and grabs Por Kvartir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Por Kvartir pushes down on Guimba's head and hops out.
Guimba blocks a head kick by Por Kvartir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guimba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Por Kvartir checks it well.
Guimba throws a chopping leg kick but Por Kvartir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guimba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Por Kvartir swats away the attempt to clinch by Guimba.
Guimba fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Kvartir blocks a head kick by Guimba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davy Guimba dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Por Kvartir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Por Kvartir throws a sloppy head kick and Guimba moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Por Kvartir misses
and Guimba counters with a thumping low kick.
Horrible takedown by Guimba or perhaps it was just good defense by Por Kvartir which made him look bad.
Guimba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Guimba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guimba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Por Kvartir as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimba tries for a takedown but Por Kvartir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Por Kvartir throws a lazy head kick
and Guimba counters with a nice body kick.
Guimba has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Por Kvartir.
Por Kvartir throws a lazy head kick
and Guimba counters with a nice leg kick.
Guimba blocks a head kick by Por Kvartir.
Guimba shoots in looking for a takedown. Por Kvartir tries to sprawl out of it but Guimba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Por Kvartir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Kvartir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guimba.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guimba is defended easily by Por Kvartir.
Por Kvartir tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guimba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Guimba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Por Kvartir quickly recovers to half guard.
Guimba is pressing down on Por Kvartir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Por Kvartir is holding on for now.
Guimba is stalling here. Por Kvartir is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Guimba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Por Kvartir has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Por Kvartir tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guimba tries to bench press Por Kvartir off him but Por Kvartir keeps the position.
Guimba struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Por Kvartir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Guimba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Por Kvartir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eg Por Kvartir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guimba fails with a takedown attempt.
Davy Guimba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guimba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Por Kvartir swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Davy Guimba.
Well Guimba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davy Guimba!
A determined Davy Guimba didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!