PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi (ranked 3126 p4p, 5310 weight class) and Ryan Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bumurutzalickpuzi
vs
Quick

186 cm
22
135
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 St Petersburg, Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Quick!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bumurutzalickpuzi pushes Quick up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick is looking to control Bumurutzalickpuzi's arms but Bumurutzalickpuzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quick has his back to the cage.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bumurutzalickpuzi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bumurutzalickpuzi manages to end up in side control.
Quick is trying to get back to his feet.
Bumurutzalickpuzi wants to control but Quick is keeping him busy.

Bumurutzalickpuzi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Quick to his feet.
Bumurutzalickpuzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumurutzalickpuzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bumurutzalickpuzi rushes Quick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bumurutzalickpuzi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bumurutzalickpuzi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bumurutzalickpuzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Quick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Quick tries to land knees in the clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids the damage to the body.

Bumurutzalickpuzi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bumurutzalickpuzi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Quick is looking to stand up but Bumurutzalickpuzi won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bumurutzalickpuzi looking to control.
Quick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bumurutzalickpuzi's guard.
Quick postures up.
Quick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bumurutzalickpuzi is proving hard to escape from.

Quick stands up and waves to Bumurutzalickpuzi to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quick closes the distance and pushes Bumurutzalickpuzi back into the cage.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bumurutzalickpuzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to pull guard but Quick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quick gets to his feet. Bumurutzalickpuzi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bumurutzalickpuzi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is breathing heavily.
Quick tries to clinch
and Bumurutzalickpuzi counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bumurutzalickpuzi is defended easily by Quick.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bumurutzalickpuzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Quick clinches up against the cage.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bumurutzalickpuzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Quick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bumurutzalickpuzi's efforts to push away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quick tries to land knees in the clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids the damage to the body.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Bumurutzalickpuzi jumps guard but Quick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bumurutzalickpuzi is keeping busy.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick looking to stall.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bumurutzalickpuzi counters with a three punch combo that has Quick backing up. Quick nods at Bumurutzalickpuzi to acknowledge the strikes.
Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bumurutzalickpuzi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Quick sprawls and moves away.
Bumurutzalickpuzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quick's waist but Quick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bumurutzalickpuzi off to one side.
Bumurutzalickpuzi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quick back to the cage. Bumurutzalickpuzi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Quick moves in looking to clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi pushes him off.
Bumurutzalickpuzi misses with a head kick.
Quick avoids a kick to the body.

Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is trying to force a seperation but Quick has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Quick to keep the fight standing.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumurutzalickpuzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quick walks away with a smile on his face. Bumurutzalickpuzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Quick clinches with his opponent.

Bumurutzalickpuzi gets control of Quick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bumurutzalickpuzi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Quick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bumurutzalickpuzi is proving hard to escape from.

Quick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bumurutzalickpuzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quick tries to clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi is having none of it.
Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bumurutzalickpuzi keeps the fight on the outside.
Quick tries to clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi is having none of it.
Quick tries to clinch there but Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away.
Quick tries to clinch there but Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away.
Ryan Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi moves out of range.
Quick avoids the head kick by Bumurutzalickpuzi.
Quick is looking to clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi is avoiding it.
Quick tries to clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick tries to clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bumurutzalickpuzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick wants to clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi keeps it at a distance.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Quick wants to clinch up but Bumurutzalickpuzi keeps it at a distance.
Quick tries to clinch there but Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Quick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Bumurutzalickpuzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks with his arms.
Bumurutzalickpuzi avoiding damage as Quick throws knees to the body.
Quick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bumurutzalickpuzi is defending well for now.
Quick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bumurutzalickpuzi.
Quick wants to stall.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bumurutzalickpuzi.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bumurutzalickpuzi wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to pull guard but Quick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bumurutzalickpuzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quick wants it to stay on the feet.
Quick tries a quick counter leg kick but Bumurutzalickpuzi is wise to it.
Bumurutzalickpuzi throws a shot to the body.
Bumurutzalickpuzi looks for a takedown but Quick sprawls well.

Bumurutzalickpuzi has Quick up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks with his arms.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumurutzalickpuzi managing to block the knees to the body from Quick.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Bumurutzalickpuzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bumurutzalickpuzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bumurutzalickpuzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bumurutzalickpuzi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Quick avoids the damage to the body.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is trying to pull guard but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bumurutzalickpuzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quick wants to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bumurutzalickpuzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bumurutzalickpuzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Bumurutzalickpuzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quick's waist but Quick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bumurutzalickpuzi off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Quick defends well and Bumurutzalickpuzi ends up having to push Quick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumurutzalickpuzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to pull guard but Quick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids it.
Quick missing with knees to the body.
Quick is trying to maintain a safe position but Bumurutzalickpuzi gets an underhook and turns Quick into the cage.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quick is defending well.
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!
Bumurutzalickpuzi avoiding damage as Quick throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumurutzalickpuzi wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumurutzalickpuzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick tries to land knees in the clinch but Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids the damage to the body.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bumurutzalickpuzi avoiding damage as Quick throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bumurutzalickpuzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bumurutzalickpuzi closes the distance and clinches.
Bumurutzalickpuzi can't find room to land a body shot as Quick controls the action.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.
Bumurutzalickpuzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quick misses with a knee strike.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan Quick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Bumurutzalickpuzi is blocking nicely.
Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Quick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Quick!