PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rolling Stones - Paint it black. This should be a great matchup!

Quioxte
vs
Rourke

190 cm
27
197 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

182 cm
31
196 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quioxte.
Quioxte misses with a head kick.
Rourke lands a right hook to the body.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Quioxte connects with the punch.
Quioxte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quioxte slips under a jab.
Quioxte throws a series of punches but Rourke avoids them all with ease.
Quioxte is looking to land body kicks.
Rourke throws an overhand right that lands on Quioxte's shoulder, as Quioxte tries to avoid the shot.
Quioxte connects with a right hand. Rourke shakes it off.
Rourke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quioxte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rourke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quioxte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quioxte is looking to chop away at Rourke's legs.
Rourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quioxte.
Rourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quioxte slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke scoring well with a low kick there.
Quioxte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rourke.
A cross from Quioxte lands.
Rourke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quioxte.
Quioxte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quioxte throws a wild body kick that Rourke sees coming a mile off.
Quioxte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quioxte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quioxte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rourke.
Rourke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rourke throws a big shot that misses.
Rourke looks for the body kick but Quioxte saw that one coming.
Rourke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quioxte circles away.
Quioxte scores with a head kick.
Rourke wants to slow Quioxte down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke misses with a straight right.
Rourke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quioxte. Quioxte obviously looking to wear him down.
Quioxte throws a hook but Rourke blocks it.
Rourke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rourke checks the leg kick.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Quioxte.
Rourke misses the jab.
Manny Quioxte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke moves out of range as Quioxte throws a body kick.
Rourke misses with a series of wild punches.
Quioxte lands with a cross.
Quioxte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quioxte tries to bum rush Rourke with a series of wild strikes but Rourke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quioxte defending well as Rourke loads up on a big left hand.
Quioxte tries a head kick but it misses.
Quioxte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rourke.
Quioxte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a big shot that misses.
Rourke throws an overhand right that lands on Quioxte's shoulder, as Quioxte tries to avoid the shot.
Quioxte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quioxte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Quioxte tries to land a front kick but Rourke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rourke blocks a jab.
Rourke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quioxte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quioxte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rourke.
Rourke slips a jab and a cross from Quioxte.
Quioxte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rourke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quioxte in his tracks.
Quioxte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rourke.
Rourke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quioxte was well out of range. Poor timing from Rourke.
Rourke delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quioxte throws a sloppy head kick and Rourke moves out of range easily.
Quioxte throws a sloppy head kick and Rourke moves out of range easily.
Rourke looks to land a right hand but Quioxte moved out of range.
Quioxte lands with a cross.
Rourke misses the jab.
Rourke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quioxte throws a combination that misses
and Rourke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rourke throws out a loose jab but Quioxte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rourke lands an overhand right.
Quioxte misses with a kick to the body.
Rourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Quioxte misses.
Quioxte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quioxte lands a front kick.
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 Manny Quioxte will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quioxte misses with a low kick.
Quioxte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rourke swings widly with a right hand
and Quioxte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rourke lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rourke.
Rourke scores with a jab to the head.
Rourke misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quioxte.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quioxte can pounce on him.
Rourke punishes Quioxte's body with a nice straight punch.
Rourke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quioxte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quioxte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quioxte moves out of range as Rourke throws a body kick.
Rourke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rourke scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quioxte. Quioxte obviously looking to wear him down.
Rourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quioxte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quioxte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rourke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quioxte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quioxte. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quioxte misses with a head kick.
Rourke checks a leg kick.
Rourke connects with a body shot that sends Quioxte's belly button to the back.
Rourke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quioxte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rourke somewhat.
Rourke throws out a loose jab but Quioxte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rourke misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rourke tries to land a front kick but Quioxte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manny Quioxte is winning the standup battle so far.
Quioxte misses with a few strikes there.
Quioxte slips under a jab from Rourke.
Nice defenses there by Rourke.
Quioxte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rourke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quioxte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rourke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quioxte.
Quioxte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rourke is defended easily by Quioxte.
Quioxte connects with a jab.
Quioxte looks to land a combination. Rourke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quioxte throws a wild body kick that Rourke sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Quioxte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Rourke.
Quioxte tried to score with a low kick but Rourke checks it.
Quioxte throws the kick towards the body but Rourke avoids it.
Quioxte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quioxte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rourke.
Quioxte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quioxte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quioxte throws a sloppy head kick and Rourke moves out of range easily.
Manny Quioxte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quioxte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rourke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quioxte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rourke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rourke throws a leg kick which misses Quioxte's front leg but catches the back leg as Quioxte tries to avoid it.
Rourke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quioxte's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rourke circles away quickly and effectively.

Rourke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rourke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quioxte, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke landing strikes.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quioxte keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Quioxte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Quioxte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Quioxte defending well as Rourke loads up on a big left hand.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Quioxte counters with a nice body shot.
Rourke thows a body shot but no joy.
Quioxte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rourke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rourke feints and then cracks Quioxte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quioxte down.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quioxte sprawls well. Quioxte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet.
Rourke throws a body punch but Quioxte moves out of range.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Quioxte.
Quioxte throws a shot from downtown. Rourke moves away and avoids it.
Rourke looks to throw the jab but Quioxte is out of range.
Quioxte tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quioxte swinging wildly here.
Rourke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quioxte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rourke misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Quioxte
and Rourke counters with a left and a right that stings Quioxte.

Quioxte gets caught flat footed, as Rourke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quioxte looking for a sweep. Not yet Quioxte, not yet.
Rourke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quioxte keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Rourke is fighting to break Quioxte's control of his arms but Quioxte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rourke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quioxte 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rourke slips a jab and a cross from Quioxte.
Rourke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quioxte slips a jab and a cross from Rourke.
Quioxte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quioxte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rourke cracks Quioxte with a good jab.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rourke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quioxte finds it's way round the side to connect with Rourke's head.
Quioxte swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte looks for the body kick but Rourke saw that one coming.
Quioxte throws a head kick that misses.
Quioxte throws a body kick that misses.
Rourke misses with a low kick as Quioxte jumps back.
Rourke throws a hook to the side of Quioxte's head but Quioxte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quioxte lands with an overhand left.
Rourke throws a hook but Quioxte blocks it.
Quioxte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rourke loads up on a big right hand but Quioxte slips the punch.
Rourke dips to his left and cracks Quioxte with an uppercut!
Rourke misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Quioxte.
Quioxte missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rourke needs to keep his hands up - Quioxte had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte misses with a body kick.
Quioxte misses with a kick to the body.
Quioxte throws a push kick but Rourke slaps the foot to one side.

Rourke shoots in and gets a takedown into Quioxte's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quioxte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rourke is one step ahead there.
Quioxte wants to stand up but Rourke is controlling him.
Mikko Rourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Quioxte is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quioxte trying to keep a closed guard but Rourke is proving a slippery customer.
Manny Quioxte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quioxte keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Rourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quioxte 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manny Quioxte!
A relieved looking Manny Quioxte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.