PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calle Pajander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Wicker Man. Pajander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Giorgio Moroder - The Chase kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Quid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quid
vs
Pajander

178 cm
25
145 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calle Pajander!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quid slips a jab from Pajander.
A slow jab from Pajander misses its intended target.
Pajander jabs Quid right on the nose. Quid blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Pajander misses
and Quid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Pajander.
Pajander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quid is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quid moves away from the strike by Pajander.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Calle Pajander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quid jabs at Pajander's body.
Pajander throws a hook but Quid blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Quid.
Pajander tries to clinch but Quid moves away
and Quid counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot by Quid.
Pajander tests Quid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pajander throws a body punch but Quid moves out of range.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Pajander. Those never looked like landing.
Pajander throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
Quid is looking to chop away at Pajander's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajander throws a hook to the side of Quid's head but Quid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pajander throws a lazy right hand but Quid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pajander might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Quid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pajander throws a poor cross that misses
and Quid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pajander thinking.
Pajander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pajander checks the leg kick.
Quid lands a two punch combo.
Quid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pajander's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajander throws a combination that misses
and Quid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pajander sizes up Quid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pajander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pajander's sensitive parts.
Pajander throws a lazy uppercut
and Quid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Pajander misses its intended target.
Quid slips a jab from Pajander.
A telegraphed right hand from Pajander misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pajander, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pajander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pajander moves in looking to clinch but Quid pushes him off.
Quid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pajander.
Pajander swings widly with a right hand
and Quid counters with a straight right hand.
Quid jabs at Pajander's body.
Pajander lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's time! Quid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pajander dodges the punch combination from Quid.
Quid throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pajander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pajander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quid avoids it really well and circles away.
Quid misses with a right hand
and Pajander counters with a straight right hand.
Pajander misses the jab.
Pajander misses with an uppercut
and Quid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Pajander lands.
Pajander swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajander looks to clinch
and Quid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pajander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quid is able to avoid easily.
Pajander moves out of range as Quid strikes.
Quid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pajander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quid counters with a low kick, right behind Pajander 's knee.
Pajander misses with a left hand
and Quid counters with a two punch combo.
Quid staying out of range there.
Pajander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pajander tries to bum rush Quid with a series of wild strikes but Quid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pajander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pajander thuds his right hand into Quid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pajander.
Pajander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quid.

Quid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pajander is trying to maintain the position but Quid is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pajander has managed to free his arm - good work.

Quid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pajander is looking for a sweep. Quid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quid is keen to just control but Pajander is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pajander is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quid's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pajander controlling the positon.
Pajander is trying to stick to Quid's back but Quid is turning into Pajander. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pajander's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Quid.
Quid won't allow Pajander to sweep him here.
Quid trying to control but Pajander is working from the bottom.
Pajander working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pajander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Pajander misses.
Quid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pajander misses with an uppercut
and Quid counters with a left to the body.
Pajander lands the left hand.
Quid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pajander connects with a crisp jab.
Pajander takes a swing at Quid's ribcage but misses.
Pajander fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajander throws a chopping leg kick but Quid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pajander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pajander somewhat.
Pajander avoids the body shot from Quid.
Pajander throws a jab when Quid was well out of range.
Pajander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two 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.
Pajander tries to clinch but Quid is having none of it.
Quid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Pajander.
Quid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Quid.
Pajander sizes up Quid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Quid blocks the low kick.
Pajander misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Calle Pajander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pajander lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajander tries to bum rush Quid with a series of wild strikes but Quid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Quid does it's job there.
Pajander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnny Quid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Pajander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quid staying out of range there.
Pajander lands with a cross.
Pajander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pajander misses with a left hand
enabling Quid to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajander misses with a body punch
enabling Quid to counter with a crisp jab.
Quid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pajander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quid counters with a good low kick that Pajander was not able to check.
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pajander has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quid finds it's way round the side to connect with Pajander's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pajander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quid.
Pajander gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Quid counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!