PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn has chosen Jack Parow - Dans Dans Dans as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Colt
vs
Quinn

192 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn misses the jab.
Quinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quinn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Colt.
Quinn moves to clinch but Colt breaks away

and Colt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Colt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Colt throwing shots but Quinn is blocking nicely.
Quinn taking some punishment here, with Colt in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
Colt is looking to advance position but Quinn won't allow it.
Colt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Colt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Colt is looking for a kimura but Quinn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Colt to get the leverage.
Colt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Colt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Colt throws a strike but Quinn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Quinn has momentary wrist control but Colt slips an elbow through the middle.

Quinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Colt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Colt postures up and lands a big shot to Quinn's brow.
Colt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Colt gets to his feet - Quinn follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheers as Quinn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colt doesn't seem phased though.
Colt slips a jab from Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Colt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quinn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Colt gets to his feet. Quinn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colt shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Titus Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Colt scores a takedown into full mount!
Quinn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Colt controlling from mount.
Colt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Colt is landing with some decent strikes but Quinn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Colt landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is in a horrible position here. Colt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quinn regains half guard.
Quinn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quinn defending well though.
Quinn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Colt.
Colt throws a strike but Quinn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Colt pulls Quinn in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quinn's guard.
Colt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colt wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

Quinn has his foot on Colt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Colt works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Colt dominated that round.
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.

Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Colt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Colt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colt lands a nice short elbow.
Colt is nestled in close to Quinn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Colt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Colt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Quinn.
Ground and pound from Colt.
Colt winds up and cracks Quinn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.

Colt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quinn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quinn trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Colt.
Colt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Colt thows a huge punch but Quinn dodges it nicely.
Colt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn taking some punishment here, with Colt in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Colt there.
Colt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Colt trying to control from Quinn's half guard. Quinn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Quinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colt lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt wants to pass the guard but Quinn is keeping the position.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quinn can't keep his opponent in guard - Colt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Colt is trying to work for a kimura but Quinn is defending well.
Quinn is staying active underneath Colt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Colt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quinn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Colt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quinn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt is pressing down on Quinn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quinn is holding on for now.
Quinn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quinn is looking for a sweep. Colt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Colt slips a nice elbow through Quinn's hands, connecting with Quinn's forehead.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colt lands a nice short elbow.
Colt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Colt slips a nice elbow through Quinn's hands, connecting with Quinn's forehead.
Quinn is refusing to be controlled, as Colt sits in half guard.
Colt controlling the action here.
Colt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt throwing shots but Quinn is blocking nicely.
Colt looks to land a strike but Quinn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Colt lands a couple of elbows.
Colt wants to pass the guard but Quinn is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colt works over Quinn with some ground and pound from guard.
Colt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Colt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Colt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson Colt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colt throws an elbow but it misses.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Colt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Colt is out of range.
Quinn throws the left hand but Colt avoids the punch easily.
Jackson Colt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Colt fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Colt.
Colt shoots in looking for a takedown but Quinn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Colt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colt fails to land the takedown.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Quinn. No joy for Colt on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Quinn.
Colt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn 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.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Colt walks into a stiff left hand from Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Colt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Colt wants to pass the guard but Quinn is defending well.
Quinn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Colt has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Quinn working to try and regain half guard.
Colt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Colt controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt avoids the attempt from Quinn to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt controlling the pace for now.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Quinn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt lands a big shot there that rocks Quinn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Colt controlling from mount.
Colt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinn looks a forlorn figure.
Colt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Colt avoids the attempt from Quinn to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Colt looking for a guillotine from mount but Quinn is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Colt!
After the fight, Jackson Colt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.