PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary's entrance music is B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky. A fine choice. Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Michael O Leary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Leary
vs
Quaid

172 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
153 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quaid shoots in and bounces O Leary off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quaid wants to control from the top but O Leary keeps moving.

O Leary has his foot on Quaid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quaid works his way back into a safe position though.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Quaid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Leary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quaid forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary gets back to full guard.
O Leary striking off his back but it's not causing Quaid any problems.
Quaid preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Leary throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Leary 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.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but O Leary is keeping the position.
Quaid pushes down on O Leary's leg and manages to get into half guard.

O Leary looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quaid is keen to just control but O Leary is a slippery customer.
O Leary is in trouble now - Quaid has advanced to mount!

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.
O Leary tries to reverse the position but Quaid maintains control.
Quaid lands a heavy elbow.
Quaid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Leary is in a horrible position here. Quaid smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quaid tries to control but O Leary wriggling away.
The referee warns O Leary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Leary working to try and regain half guard.
O Leary regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Quaid has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Quaid looking to control but O Leary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Leary is working to get back to half guard.
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

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.

Quaid is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But O Leary has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from O Leary!
Quaid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Leary!
Quaid pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Leary tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quaid tries to control but O Leary wriggling away.
O Leary can't escape the position.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Leary is looking to get to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Leary looks a forlorn figure.
Quaid content just to control the position here.
Quaid trying to control but O Leary is having none of it.
O Leary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quaid trying to control but O Leary is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quaid with good strikes from the mount here!
Quaid landing shots from mount.
O Leary is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Leary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quaid on the ground.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quaid cracks O Leary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Leary is working to get back to half guard.
Quaid in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Leary is trying desperately to improve position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Quaid controlling the pace for now.
O Leary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quaid looking to finish O Leary with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Leary!

O Leary is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Quaid locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! O Leary is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid is the new featherweight champion!