PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson The Arson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Quinn's choice of entrance music: Break Stuff. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

The Arson
vs
Quinn

186 cm
21
196 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q145 for $16)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson The Arson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by The Arson.
The Arson throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
The Arson shoots in looking for a takedown. Quinn tries to sprawl out of it but The Arson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Arson clinches up with Quinn and pushes him back against the cage.

Quinn wants the takedown. The Arson is fighting it off but Quinn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Arson's guard against the cage.
Quinn won't allow The Arson to get back to his feet.
Quinn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quinn preventing the sweep.
The Arson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The Arson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn stopping the sweep attempt from The Arson.
Quinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Arson.
The Arson doesn't manage to clinch there - Quinn circles away.
The Arson tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.

The Arson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Quinn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Arson wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet but The Arson passes into half guard.
The Arson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control here.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Arson scores with a head kick.

The Arson rushes Quinn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from The Arson as the two fighters clinch.

The Arson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Arson closes the distance and clinches up with Quinn, looking for a takedown. The Arson pushes Quinn against the cage but Quinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson The Arson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Arson tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Arson wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.
Quinn fails to land the takedown.
The Arson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quinn's waist but Quinn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Arson off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Arson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quinn.

The Arson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Arson showed some decent athleticism there.
Quinn is trying to stand up here but The Arson is controlling him well.
Quinn looks gassed!
The Arson is taking a breather. Quinn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Quinn is trying to escape back to his feet but The Arson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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!

The Arson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson The Arson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Arson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Arson won't be happy with that.
The Arson sneaks back into half guard.
The Arson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The Arson is looking to improve his position.

The Arson pushes Quinn off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Arson shoots and misses

and Quinn counters with a takedown into side control.
The Arson is trying to get back to half guard.
Quinn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
What's The Arson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The Arson is trying to control Quinn's posture but Quinn avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Arson is trying to improve his position.
The Arson sneaks back into half guard.
Quinn trying to control from The Arson's half guard. The Arson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Arson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Arson pulls Quinn in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Arson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The Arson pushes Quinn off and scrambles back to his feet.
The Arson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Arson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Arson.

The Arson closes the distance and clinches.

The Arson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Arson avoids the body shot from Quinn.

The Arson clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Arson just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Arson stalling in the clinch.

The Arson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Quinn regains guard.
The Arson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quinn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carson The Arson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Arson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carson The Arson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quinn lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Arson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quinn sprawls well. Quinn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Arson gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Arson's head.
The Arson swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.
A low kick from Quinn is predictable there
and The Arson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from The Arson.
Carson The Arson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Arson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
The Arson wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Arson shoots and misses
and Quinn counters with a left and a right that stings The Arson.
The Arson lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by The Arson.
The Arson is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
The Arson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinn as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson The Arson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Arson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Arson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from The Arson.

The Arson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

The Arson decides to stand and escape the position.
The Arson scores with a one two! Quinn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Arson.
The Arson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Arson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Arson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Arson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Arson misses with a series of wild punches.
Quinn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Arson.
Carson The Arson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Arson throws a head kick that Quinn semi-blocks.

The Arson clinches up against the cage.
The Arson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Arson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Quinn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Arson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

The Arson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Arson lands a jab.
The Arson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carson The Arson is winning the standup battle so far.
The Arson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
The Arson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Arson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Arson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Arson tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
The Arson wants to clinch.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinn gets the takedown into side control.
The Arson gets back to half guard.
Quinn is stalling here. The Arson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Quinn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Arson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Quinn being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson The Arson clearly takes that 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.

The Arson feints and as Quinn raises his hands in defense, The Arson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing The Arson from controlling successfully.
Quinn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Arson is controlling him.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Arson controlling from the top position.
Quinn is trying to keep The Arson in close.
Quinn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Arson controls the pace.
The Arson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quinn is keeping the position for now.

The Arson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Arson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quinn's hands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Arson.
Quinn is letting The Arson control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Arson decides to stand back up. The Arson steps back and let's Quinn get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Arson.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

The Arson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn tries to break free but The Arson pushes him back against the cage.

The Arson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Arson throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
The Arson misses with a head kick.
The Arson throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.

The Arson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quinn seems a little lost for a moment, as The Arson dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Quinn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Arson scoring with punches from side control.
The Arson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Arson cracks Quinn with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as The Arson stalls from top position.
Quinn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The Arson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The Arson scores with a head kick.
Quinn takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Arson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
The Arson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Arson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Arson, right into the meat.
The Arson moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
The Arson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quinn's waist but Quinn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Arson off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson The Arson had his way with Peter Quinn in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Arson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Arson lands a right hook to the body.
The Arson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn tries to clinch up but The Arson circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Arson tries to avoid it but Quinn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Arson to the ground. The Arson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Arson shoots for a double leg takedown but Quinn sprawls well. He's pushed The Arson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The Arson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quinn misses with a body punch.

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

The Arson clinches up against the cage.
The Arson works on Quinn's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Quinn is trying to break the clinch but The Arson is controlling him.
The Arson lands a nice elbow.
The Arson tries for a takedown but Quinn manages to get underhooks.

The Arson manages to break the clinch.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Arson sprawls well. The Arson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Arson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson The Arson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Arson tries to clinch up.

The Arson gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

The Arson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by The Arson.
Quinn moves out of range as The Arson strikes.
The Arson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn avoids the head kick by The Arson.

The Arson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Arson tries to score a body lock takedown but Quinn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinn throws a body kick the misses
and The Arson counters with a leg kick.
The Arson tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
The Arson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Arson is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Arson sprawls well. The Arson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
The Arson clinches but Quinn breaks the clinch
and Quinn counters with a nice kick to the body.

The Arson scores a takedown into full mount!
The Arson trying to control but Quinn is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Arson content just to control the position here.
Carson The Arson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peter Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson The Arson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Arson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:44
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson The Arson!
Carson The Arson is the new light heavyweight champion!