PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conte
vs
Quinlan

184 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Quinlan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinlan ducks under a wild hook from Conte.
Quinlan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conte.

Quinlan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Conte was covering up waiting for the punch and Quinlan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Conte trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Quinlan is fighting to break Conte's control of his arms but Conte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinlan wants to pass the guard but Conte is keeping the position.
Quinlan wants to control from the top but Conte keeps moving.
Conte is controlling Quinlan's posture.
Quinlan looking to sit in guard and control but Conte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Conte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conte looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conte throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinlan is looking to clinch but Conte is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Conte.
Quinlan wants to clinch up but Conte keeps it at a distance.
Conte blocks a jab.
Conte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Patrick Quinlan has been cut.

Quinlan moves into the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside.
Conte wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Quinlan working aggressively here.
Quinlan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conte has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Conte takes a shot to the head.
Quinlan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quinlan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conte wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.
Conte avoids a wild elbow strike from Quinlan.

Conte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Conte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Conte misses the target.
Quinlan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conte misses with an uppercut.
Quinlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conte.
Conte throws a lazy right hand but Quinlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quinlan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conte circles away from the clinch attempt.

Quinlan has Conte up against the cage in a clinch.
Conte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinlan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jack Conte has been cut.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conte dodges an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Quinlan scores with a shot to the side of Conte's head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinlan.
Conte wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Quinlan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conte has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Conte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan scores a nice knee to the body.
Conte tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
Conte is breathing heavily.
Quinlan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Conte 's eye.
Quinlan lands a shoulder strike.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Conte 's eye.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.
Quinlan working Conte over with knees to the body.
Quinlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Conte.
Conte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan working aggressively here.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan lands a good knee to the midsection. Conte won't want to take too many of those.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.
Conte blocking some punches.
Quinlan landing knees to the head.
Conte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan landing knees to the head.
Conte has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Quinlan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan stalling in the clinch but Conte improves position.
Quinlan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quinlan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quinlan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conte blocks it with crossed arms.
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinlan misses with the head strike.
Conte is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Conte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conte blocking some punches.
Quinlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinlan.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan keeps control of Conte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conte wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.

Conte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinlan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinlan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conte throws a series of strikes that have Quinlan backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Conte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Conte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quinlan slips a jab from Conte.
Conte throws out a loose jab but Quinlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conte misses with an uppercut. Quinlan saw that one coming.
Conte fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Conte. No joy for Quinlan on that attempt.
Conte throws a looping overhand right but Quinlan ducks down to avoid it.

Quinlan gets a clinch.
Conte tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
Quinlan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conte prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan has a couple of punches blocked by Conte.
Conte blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Conte 's eye.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Quinlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Quinlan.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conte's defenses.

Conte breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conte scores with a sloppy right hand. Quinlan should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinlan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Conte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinlan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conte keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Conte.
Conte with a hook.

Quinlan is rocked!
Quinlan tries to clinch there but Conte circles away.
Quinlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Conte finish him?
Conte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinlan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinlan seems to have recovered his senses.
Conte misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinlan doesn't manage to clinch there - Conte circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Quinlan rushes Conte and presses him up against the cage.
Conte can't break the clinch.
Conte is trying to break free.
Conte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quinlan has a couple of punches blocked by Conte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan keeps control of Conte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinlan.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
Quinlan working Conte over with knees to the body.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quinlan keeps control of Conte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Conte shrugs off.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
Quinlan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conte's efforts to push away.
Quinlan throws a head punch that misses.
Quinlan lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Conte shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Conte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinlan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quinlan wants a takedown.
Jack Conte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Quinlan.
Quinlan is trying to drag Conte to the mat but Conte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow.
Quinlan looking to stall.
Conte tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.
Conte lands an uppercut.
Quinlan is trying to drag Conte to the mat but Conte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
Conte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinlan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quinlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
Quinlan tries to land knees in the clinch but Conte avoids the damage to the body.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Conte is trying to break free.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling him.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Quinlan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quinlan misses with an elbow strike.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Conte in his tracks for a moment.

Conte breaks the clinch.
Conte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conte scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quinlan takes one to the side of the head.
Quinlan is looking to clinch.
Conte keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quinlan has time to react.
Quinlan wants to clinch.
Conte throws a lazy right hand but Quinlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quinlan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conte.
Conte misses with a looping left.
Quinlan wants to clinch up but Conte keeps it at a distance.
Conte throws a big shot that misses.
Conte throws out a loose jab but Quinlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinlan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quinlan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conte throws a looping overhand right but Quinlan ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Quinlan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Quinlan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quinlan.
Quinlan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quinlan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conte is keeping busy.
Conte tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling him.
Quinlan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conte can't break the clinch.
Conte has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Conte wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Conte blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Quinlan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
Quinlan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conte lands a shoulder strike.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Quinlan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conte wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Conte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Conte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conte slaps away a takedown attempt from Quinlan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conte cracks Quinlan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinlan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinlan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Quinlan rushes Conte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quinlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinlan with a knee to the head.
Conte tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan stalling the fight.
Quinlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinlan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conte's defenses.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Conte shrugs off.
Quinlan taking a breather.
Quinlan prevents Conte from breaking the clinch.
Quinlan tries to land a knee to the head but Conte blocks with his arms.
Quinlan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack Conte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Quinlan.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conte's defenses.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
Conte working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Quinlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quinlan tries to land knees in the clinch but Conte avoids the damage to the body.
Conte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quinlan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quinlan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conte blocks it with crossed arms.
Quinlan misses with some punches.
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conte can't break the clinch.
Quinlan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quinlan swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinlan throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Conte on the inside.
Quinlan lands a left hand.
Quinlan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conte.
Conte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinlan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conte tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Quinlan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conte blocks an elbow strike.

Conte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick Quinlan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Quinlan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Conte.
Quinlan wants to stall.
Conte wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.
Quinlan stalls.
Quinlan has Conte pressed against the cage, preventing Conte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Conte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinlan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conte sprawls well. Conte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinlan gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinlan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Conte.
Quinlan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Quinlan moves into range and clinches up with Conte.
Quinlan landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conte tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Conte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conte can't break the clinch.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling him.
Conte tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conte is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Quinlan scores with a knee to the head.
Conte blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Conte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinlan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quinlan throws a head punch that misses.
Conte lands with a light punch inside.
Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conte scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinlan lands a right hand.

Conte manages to break the clinch.

Quinlan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling him.
Patrick Quinlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Conte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinlan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conte prevents it.
Conte is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Quinlan.
I think Conte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conte!