PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quinn
vs
Blancheflor

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Blancheflor throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.

Quinn shoots in and bounces Blancheflor off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quinn trying to control but Blancheflor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quinn wants to stand but Blancheflor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blancheflor looking to control.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn trying to move into half guard but instead Blancheflor has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the position.

Blancheflor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
Blancheflor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancheflor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tristan Blancheflor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blancheflor misses the jab.

Quinn gets a takedown into half guard.

Blancheflor makes his way to full guard, as Quinn worked for a kimura.

Blancheflor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blancheflor on the ground.
Quinn looking to sit in guard and control but Blancheflor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Quinn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blancheflor has passed into half guard!
Quinn trying to control but Blancheflor postures up.

Quinn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quinn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quinn tries to get out of the position.
Quinn punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blancheflor wants to pass to mount but Quinn is defending the position.
Blancheflor is stalling here. Quinn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Blancheflor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Quinn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Blancheflor is looking for a sweep.

Quinn swings around for an armbar but Blancheflor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quinn's guard.
Blancheflor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Blancheflor from controlling successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor advances to half guard.
Quinn has a hand on Blancheflor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blancheflor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Blancheflor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blancheflor controlling the pace for now.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor is landing with some decent strikes but Quinn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quinn is looking to improve his position but Blancheflor isn't that keen on the idea.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blancheflor controlling his opponent.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn tries to reverse the position but Blancheflor maintains control.
Quinn wants to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling from mount.
Blancheflor blocks Quinn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinn is looking to improve his position but Blancheflor isn't that keen on the idea.
Quinn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blancheflor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinn?
Blancheflor scoring with strikes but Quinn is staying in there.
Blancheflor has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quinn's face.
Blancheflor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling from the full mount.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is bucking up trying to escape but Blancheflor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blancheflor prevents Quinn from getting the reversal.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blancheflor controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tristan Blancheflor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Blancheflor gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the ropes.

Blancheflor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blancheflor is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
Blancheflor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blancheflor trying to control from half guard but Quinn is working away.
Quinn is trying to maintain the position but Blancheflor is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Quinn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blancheflor to the mat! Blancheflor manages to get full guard.
Blancheflor looking to control.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Blancheflor keeps moving.
Blancheflor trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to free his leg and advance position but Blancheflor is retaining full guard.
Quinn connects with a couple of short punches.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blancheflor looking to control.

Quinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blancheflor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blancheflor has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

Quinn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blancheflor passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Blancheflor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blancheflor works to advance to full mount. Quinn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
BOOM! Blancheflor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quinn wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blancheflor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor postures up.
Quinn is squirming around, avoiding Blancheflor's attempts to control the action.
Blancheflor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Blancheflor.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quinn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blancheflor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.
Quinn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quinn taking shots to the head.
Blancheflor lands a big shot there that rocks Quinn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quinn tries to hold on but Blancheflor pushes him away.
Blancheflor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blancheflor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tristan Blancheflor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blancheflor throwing strikes here but Quinn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blancheflor trying to control but Quinn is having none of it.
Blancheflor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blancheflor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor prevents Quinn from getting the reversal.
Blancheflor landing punches.
Quinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blancheflor looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Blancheflor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blancheflor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quinn flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Quinn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blancheflor unloading with bombs!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor breaks from Quinn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quinn is squirming around, avoiding Blancheflor's attempts to control the action.
Blancheflor cracks Quinn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet.
Blancheflor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quinn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Blancheflor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blancheflor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quinn is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Blancheflor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blancheflor 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!

Tristan Blancheflor wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tristan Blancheflor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.