PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stars In Their Eyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Connor
vs
In Their Eyes

170 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stars In Their Eyes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor is looking to clinch.
In Their Eyes has a takedown stuffed.
In Their Eyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

In Their Eyes gets a takedown into half guard.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.

In Their Eyes seems to be looking for submissions.

In Their Eyes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Connor is trying to stand.

In Their Eyes wants to work for an arm triangle but Connor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

In Their Eyes seems to be looking for submissions.

In Their Eyes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Connor is defending against the submission attempts here by In Their Eyes.

In Their Eyes is looking for a kimura but Connor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for In Their Eyes to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Connor tries to kick In Their Eyes off but In Their Eyes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Connor has one foot on In Their Eyes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
In Their Eyes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connor as he avoids it easily.
In Their Eyes keeps the fight on the outside.
In Their Eyes misses with a series of wild punches.
In Their Eyes shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Quinto Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stars In Their Eyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Connor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging In Their Eyes to the ground. Connor is now in In Their Eyes's guard.

Connor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but In Their Eyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
In Their Eyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Connor clinches up with In Their Eyes and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
In Their Eyes can't break the clinch.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor displaying some good clinch control by pressing In Their Eyes up against the cage.
In Their Eyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
In Their Eyes can't get the takedown.
In Their Eyes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connor pulls his leg out and moves away.

Connor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Connor stands up and beckons In Their Eyes to join him on the feet.

In Their Eyes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

In Their Eyes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

In Their Eyes goes for an armbar but Connor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Connor.

Connor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

In Their Eyes looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.
In Their Eyes looks gassed!
In Their Eyes lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor wants to stand but In Their Eyes is controlling his posture from full guard.

In Their Eyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Connor defends well.

In Their Eyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Connor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Connor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on In Their Eyes, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
In Their Eyes shoots for a double leg takedown but Connor sprawls well. He's pushed In Their Eyes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Connor rushes In Their Eyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stars In Their Eyes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Connor throws a looping overhand right but In Their Eyes ducks down to avoid it.
In Their Eyes shoots in looking for a takedown. Connor tries to sprawl out of it but In Their Eyes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Connor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but In Their Eyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinto Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor lands a nice looking kick to the body. In Their Eyes takes a step back to recover.

Connor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Connor is pressed up against the cage. In Their Eyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Connor down to the mat. Connor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
In Their Eyes scores with a nice strike.
In Their Eyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
In Their Eyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Connor drives through and clinches with In Their Eyes against the cage.
Connor gets underhooks to prevent In Their Eyes's takedown attempt.
Quinto Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stars In Their Eyes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Connor.

It looks like Stars In Their Eyes has been cut.
Come on Connor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but In Their Eyes avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through In Their Eyes's defenses.
Connor digs a right hand underneath In Their Eyes's ribcage. In Their Eyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Connor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt In Their Eyes or not.
Connor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Connor.
Connor slowing the pace effectively.
Connor landing knees to the body.
In Their Eyes is breathing heavily.
Connor is stalling here.
Connor lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor lands with a short shot to the head.
Connor with a knee to the head.
Connor lands an elbow inside that In Their Eyes shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is struggling to control the position.
Connor gets through In Their Eyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Connor stalling.
Connor prevents a body shot from In Their Eyes.
In Their Eyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connor is pressed up against the cage. In Their Eyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Connor down to the mat. Connor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Connor closes the distance and pushes In Their Eyes back into the cage.
In Their Eyes fails to pull guard.
Connor landing knees to the body.
Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Connor to work.
Connor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from In Their Eyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is stalling here.
Connor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinto Connor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Connor.
In Their Eyes tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing In Their Eyes back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
In Their Eyes is trying to stall.
Connor stalling against the cage.
In Their Eyes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Connor pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to work over In Their Eyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connor with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Stars In Their Eyes's cut even more.
A short left from Connor.
Connor stops a takedown attempt from In Their Eyes.
Connor lands an elbow inside that In Their Eyes shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Connor gets through In Their Eyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of In Their Eyes backwards.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into In Their Eyes's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Connor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt In Their Eyes or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinto Connor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stars In Their Eyes's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Connor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Connor throws a head kick but In Their Eyes moves out of range.

In Their Eyes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Connor on his heels. He'll look to pass Connor's guard now, I'm sure.

Connor scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Connor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
In Their Eyes wants a takedown but no success here.
Connor is pressed up against the cage. In Their Eyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Connor down to the mat. Connor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Connor closes the distance and clinches.
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!
A body shot lands from Connor.
Connor connects with a knee to the head.

In Their Eyes is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Connor obliges.
In Their Eyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Connor cracks In Their Eyes with a nice body shot.
In Their Eyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connor lands an elbow just above In Their Eyes 's eye.
Connor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Stars In Their Eyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In Their Eyes takes an elbow to the temple.
Connor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning In Their Eyes up against the cage.
Connor creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends In Their Eyes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! In Their Eyes drops to his knees and Connor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinto Connor!
Quinto Connor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.