PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davide Quincy (ranked 3558 p4p, 387 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (ranked 2983 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Quincy
vs
Banchamek

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davide Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek throws a right and a left that both miss.

Quincy closes the distance and clinches.
Banchamek's coach down at Montrï¿½al Community Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Banchamek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Banchamek is looking to break free of the clinch but Quincy has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy wants to break free but Banchamek has control.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Banchamek won't allow it.
Quincy misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy tries to break free but Banchamek pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quincy takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Banchamek tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Quincy.
Banchamek prevents Quincy from breaking the clinch.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy pushes Banchamek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Quincy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Banchamek wants to break free but Quincy has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quincy.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy stalling.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quincy keeps control of Banchamek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quincy is trying to push Banchamek away but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banchamek tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banchamek's efforts to push away.
Quincy 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.
Quincy avoiding damage as Banchamek throws knees to the body.
Quincy prevents Banchamek from breaking the clinch.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quincy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banchamek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quincy working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Banchamek tries to keep at a distance but Quincy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek has had enough of the clinch but Quincy keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quincy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quincy is stalling here.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Banchamek's head.
Banchamek blocking some punches.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
Quincy prevents Banchamek from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quincy's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banchamek's elbow.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Banchamek tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Quincy is trying to break free.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy stalling.
Banchamek tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Quincy.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Banchamek won't allow it.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Quincy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quincy takes the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Davide Quincy has been cut.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Quincy 's eye.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quincy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banchamek or not.
Banchamek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Quincy prevents Banchamek from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banchamek obliges.
Davide Quincy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Quincy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quincy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek letting Quincy take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Quincy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Banchamek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quincy stalling in the clinch.
Quincy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Quincy on the inside.
Quincy slowing the pace effectively.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy stalling the fight.
Banchamek prevents Quincy from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banchamek can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.
Banchamek takes a shot to the head.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quincy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Quincy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quincy managing to block the knees to the body from Banchamek.
Quincy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banchamek is defending well for now.
Quincy misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quincy pushes Banchamek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banchameks head.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Banchamek's head.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quincy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quincy just leaning against Banchamek, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Banchamek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quincy's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy pushes Banchamek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Quincy's ribcage.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banchamek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
A body shot lands from Quincy.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Banchamek is looking to break free of the clinch but Quincy has double underhooks.
Banchamek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quincy is defending well for now.
Quincy keeps control of Banchamek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banchamek being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Quincy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davide Quincy's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quincy has closed the distance and engaged Banchamek in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy tries to break free but Banchamek pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Quincy.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
Quincy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy has Banchamek pressed against the cage.
Quincy lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Banchamek controls the action.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Quincy.
Quincy just leaning against Banchamek, taking a breather.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Banchamek controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banchamek being controlled against the cage.
Quincy missing with knees to the body.
Quincy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Banchamek.
Quincy tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy just leaning against Banchamek, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Quincy.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quincy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quincy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quincy tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Quincy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banchamek's efforts to push away.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quincy prevents Banchamek from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek managing to block the knees to the body from Quincy.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quincy tries to circle away but Banchamek has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.
Quincy controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banchamek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quincy working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek is trying to push Quincy away but Quincy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banchamek is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek working hard to break the clinch.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quincy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banchamek obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quincy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quincy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Quincy.
Quincy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sombat Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Quincy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quincy, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Quincy!