PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Octavian Quincy (ranked 4234 p4p, 24893 weight class) and Libertad Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 678 weight class). Libertad Muerte is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Quincy
vs
Muerte

190 cm
25
156
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
160
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Octavian Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Libertad Muerte!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muerte forces Quincy back against the cage and clinches.
Quincy is trying to push Muerte away but Muerte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Muerte controls the action.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muerte has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Muerte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Quincy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Quincy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Muerte pushes Quincy up against the cage in a clinch.
Muerte lands a shoulder strike.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Muerte won't allow it.
Muerte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muerte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy jumps guard but Muerte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muerte.
Muerte lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muerte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Muerte.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muerte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Muerte.
Muerte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Muerte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muerte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy trying to stall but Muerte improves his position.
Muerte is stalling here.
Muerte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muerte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy misses with a knee strike.
Muerte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
Muerte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Muerte scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy jumps guard but Muerte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muerte fails to pull guard.
Muerte lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Muerte on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Muerte.

Muerte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Muerte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Muerte manages to break the clinch.

Muerte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muerte pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Muerte.
Muerte gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muerte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muerte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Muerte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muerte stalls.
Muerte lands with a light punch inside.
Muerte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quincy up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muerte.
Muerte blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Muerte lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Muerte.
Muerte scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy trying to control the position but instead, Muerte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quincy into the cage.
Muerte works on Quincy's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muerte lands a left hand.
Muerte tries to pull guard but Quincy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Muerte jumps guard.
Quincy prevents Muerte from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Muerte holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muerte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quincy connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerte is looking to stand up but Quincy isn't so interested in that idea.
Muerte controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Libertad Muerte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Muerte gets a clinch.
Muerte lands with a short shot to the head.
Muerte controlling the action here for a moment.
Muerte lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Muerte.
Muerte is working for takedown but Quincy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quincy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muerte's elbow.
Muerte is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Muerte on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Muerte.
A short uppercut from Muerte.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muerte lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muerte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Libertad Muerte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muerte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muerte lands a nice shot to the body.
Muerte working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Muerte successfully pulls guard.
Muerte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Quincy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Muerte closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muerte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muerte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Muerte controls the action.
Muerte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muerte pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Muerte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Muerte drives through and clinches with Quincy against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Muerte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Muerte scores with a nice short uppercut.

Muerte manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Muerte being controlled here, momentarily.
Quincy stops Muerte from standing up.
Muerte trying to control the position here.
Muerte looking for a sweep. Not yet Muerte, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muerte is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Muerte working a defensive guard but Quincy passes into half guard.

Quincy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Muerte to get to his feet.

Quincy gets tackled into the cage by Muerte. Muerte maintains the clinch.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muerte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muerte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muerte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Libertad Muerte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muerte has closed the distance and engaged Quincy in a clinch.
Muerte lands with a left to the head.
Muerte lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muerte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quincy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muerte gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Muerte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muerte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quincy stuffs the takedown attempt from Muerte. Muerte gets slowly back to his feet.
Quincy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Muerte clinches up with Quincy and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Libertad Muerte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Muerte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muerte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quincy pinned against the cage. Quincy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quincy throws a sloppy head kick
and Muerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quincy stuffs the takedown attempt from Muerte. Muerte gets slowly back to his feet.

Muerte clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy is trying to force a seperation but Muerte has the dominant position.

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

Muerte moves into the clinch.
Muerte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muerte lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quincy tries a body shot but Muerte blocks it.
Muerte takes a shot to the head.
Quincy misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Muerte as the two fighters clinch.
Muerte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quincy walks away with a smile on his face. Muerte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Octavian Quincy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Libertad Muerte.

Muerte takes the fight into the clinch.
Muerte working Quincy over with knees to the body.
Muerte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quincy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muerte lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.

Muerte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Muerte forces Quincy back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Muerte scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Muerte rushes Quincy and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Muerte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muerte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muerte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muerte lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.

Muerte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muerte with a body punch. A glancing blow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muerte tries to pull guard but Quincy holds him up against the cage and eventually Muerte drops back down to his feet.
Muerte scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Muerte.
Quincy takes an elbow to the forehead.

Muerte manages to break the clinch.

Muerte drives through and clinches with Quincy against the cage.
The referee calls for Muerte to work.
Muerte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Muerte on the inside.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Muerte has him pressed against the cage.
Muerte lands a hook to the side of the head.

Muerte jumps guard and drags Quincy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quincy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quincy postures up.
Quincy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy stops Muerte from standing up.
Quincy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Muerte is looking to stand up but Quincy isn't so interested in that idea.
Octavian Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muerte managing to control the position.
Libertad Muerte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Libertad Muerte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muerte 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Libertad Muerte!