PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Debesciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anjolito Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Debesciak comes to the cage accompanied by Bezimienni- Walka. Quintana has chosen The APL Song as his entrance music. Ernesto Debesciak looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Debesciak
vs
Quintana

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Debesciak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anjolito Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Quintana misses.
Debesciak tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Quintana counters by moving into the clinch.
Quintana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Debesciak avoids it.

Quintana manages to break the clinch.
Quintana misses with a takedown attempt

and Debesciak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quintana's guard now.
Debesciak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quintana 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.
Quintana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Debesciak's guard.
Quintana wants to stand but Debesciak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Quintana trying to control but Debesciak is working from the bottom.
Debesciak wants to get back to his feet but Quintana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana works over Debesciak with some ground and pound from guard.

Quintana has gone for a leg lock! Debesciak slips out almost immediately though and dives into Quintana's guard.
Debesciak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Debesciak wants to stand and escape but instead Quintana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Quintana throws and elbow that misses. Debesciak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quintana's guard. Nice move by Debesciak!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quintana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Debesciak's guard.
Debesciak is breathing heavily.
Debesciak is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Debesciak wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Debesciak keeps moving.
Debesciak looking to control.
Quintana working some strikes from top position.
Quintana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Debesciak keeps moving.
Quintana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Debesciak holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Debesciak keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.

Anjolito Quintana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Quintana swinging wildly here.
Quintana is looking to clinch.
Debesciak swats away the attempt to clinch by Quintana.
Quintana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quintana is looking to chop away at Debesciak's legs.
Quintana misses with a wild body shot.

Quintana moves into range and clinches up with Debesciak.
Debesciak is trying to drag Quintana to the mat but Quintana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Quintana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quintana tries to clinch but Debesciak moves out of range.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown but Debesciak shows good takedown defense.
Ernesto Debesciak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anjolito Quintana.
Quintana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quintana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Debesciak circles away from the clinch attempt

and Debesciak counters with a single leg into guard. Quintana didn't expect that.
Quintana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Debesciak's guard.
Quintana trying to control the position from guard on top but Debesciak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Debesciak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Quintana misses
and Debesciak counters with a three punch combo that has Quintana backing up. Quintana nods at Debesciak to acknowledge the strikes.
Quintana misses with a double jab.
Quintana tries to clinch
and Debesciak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Quintana.
Quintana shoots in for a double leg but Debesciak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Debesciak clinches.
Debesciak working aggressively here.
Debesciak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Debesciak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quintana prevents it.

Quintana manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana fails to land the takedown.
Quintana misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debesciak tries to clinch there but Quintana circles away.
Quintana has his takedown stuffed
and Debesciak counters with a left and a right that stings Quintana.
Ernesto Debesciak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anjolito Quintana.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quintana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Debesciak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Quintana closes the distance and clinches.

Quintana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Debesciak works the jab nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Quintana.
Ernesto Debesciak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here as Quintana stalls from top position.
Debesciak is trying to control Quintana's posture but Quintana avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana taking a breather here.
Quintana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Debesciak keeps working.
Debesciak is trying to buck Quintana off.
Debesciak is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana laying and praying for a moment but Debesciak takes advantage and regains half guard.
Quintana lands with a punch from half guard.
Debesciak is staying active underneath Quintana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quintana slips a nice elbow through Debesciak's hands, connecting with Debesciak's forehead.
Debesciak has hold of Quintana's hands but Quintana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quintana is keen to just control but Debesciak is a slippery customer.
Quintana wants to get back to his feet.
Debesciak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quintana on the ground.
Quintana trying to pass the guard but Debesciak defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Debesciak is trying to control but can't.

Quintana stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Debesciak throws a nice looking combination but Quintana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quintana shoots and misses

and Debesciak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Debesciak.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Debesciak from controlling successfully.
Debesciak trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Quintana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Debesciak keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anjolito Quintana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Quintana misses with a takedown attempt - Debesciak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Debesciak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quintana looks to clinch

and Debesciak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Debesciak.
Debesciak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Debesciak struggles to land a body shot inside as Quintana controls his hands.

Quintana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Quintana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Quintana trying to control but Debesciak is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quintana stands up over Debesciak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana trying to control but Debesciak is working from the bottom.
Quintana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Debesciak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Debesciak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quintana manages to get himself to full guard.
Quintana working a defensive guard here.
Debesciak passes Quintana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quintana is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Debesciak lands a nice short elbow.
Quintana trying to control from the bottom.

Quintana kicks off Debesciak and gets to his feet.
Quintana has his takedown stuffed
and Debesciak counters with a big head kick but Quintana shrugs it off.
Quintana misses with a takedown
and Debesciak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ernesto Debesciak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anjolito Quintana.
Quintana tries to clinch up but Debesciak circles away and keeps his distance.
Anjolito Quintana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintana shoots for a double leg takedown but Debesciak sprawls well. He's pushed Quintana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Debesciak wants to clinch.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Quintana drags the fight down to the ground.
Quintana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Debesciak trying to get back to full guard but Quintana takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Quintana scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quintana prevents Debesciak from getting the reversal.

Quintana looking to secure an arm triangle but Debesciak defends it well.
Quintana breaks from Debesciak's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak is trying desperately to improve position.
Quintana landing shots from mount.
Quintana lands a big shot there that rocks Debesciak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Debesciak tries to reverse the position but Quintana maintains control.
Debesciak controls the position.
Quintana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Debesciak is looking to escape.
Debesciak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anjolito Quintana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quintana 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!