PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Razorlight - Vice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quinn
vs
Fletcher

176 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Quinn misses.
A swing and a miss from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fletcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Quinn takes one on the button.
A combination from Fletcher does no damage.
Quinn catches Fletcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fletcher defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Fletcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fletcher thuds a left hand into Quinn's body.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher blocks a jab.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fletcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fletcher.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fletcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Quinn. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Fletcher lands with a good body shot.
Fletcher 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.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fletcher.

Quinn has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fletcher taking a breather.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Fletcher lands a right hand.
Fletcher trying to control the position but instead, Quinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fletcher into the cage.
Fletcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quinn blocks it with crossed arms.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Fletcher letting Quinn take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.

Quinn breaks the clinch.
Fletcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Fletcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn.
Fletcher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quinn rather than just go for the knockout.

Quinn has closed the distance and engaged Fletcher in a clinch.
Fletcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fletcher is trying to break free.
Quinn is trying to stall.
Quinn can't find room to land a body shot as Fletcher controls the action.
Fletcher can't break the clinch.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to stall.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn trying to stall but Fletcher improves his position.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fletcher lands with a right to the head.
Quinn pushes Fletcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fletcher tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Fletcher tries to break free but Quinn pushes him back against the cage.
Quinn stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Quinn avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Fletcher as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Fletcher 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.

Fletcher loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Fletcher lands with a straight right. Quinn didn't see that one coming.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a shot to the body.
Fletcher stuffs the takedown.
Fletcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fletcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fletcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fletcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankie Fletcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fletcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fletcher misses with a straight right.
Quinn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Fletcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher lands a jab.
Fletcher slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher lands a jab.
Fletcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fletcher under the eye.
A slow jab from Fletcher misses its intended target.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
enabling Fletcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fletcher throws a chopping leg kick but Quinn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fletcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Fletcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fletcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinn moves out of range as Fletcher strikes.
Frankie Fletcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fletcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fletcher scores with a jab. Quinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fletcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quinn in his tracks.
Nice shot by Quinn.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Fletcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn throws out a powerful jab.
Fletcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fletcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quinn doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fletcher slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn takes one to the chin there.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fletcher swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Fletcher jabs Quinn right on the nose. Quinn blinks but takes it well.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn throws a right and a left that Fletcher avoids nicely.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fletcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fletcher.
Quinn throws a hook but Fletcher avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fletcher misses the jab.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Fletcher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn shoots in but Fletcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fletcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fletcher jabs Quinn right on the nose. Quinn blinks but takes it well.
Fletcher lunges at Quinn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quinn's hand.
Fletcher scores with a nice head shot.

Quinn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fletcher to the ground. Quinn is now in Fletcher's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fletcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Fletcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fletcher with a nice cross.
Fletcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fletcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Quinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Fletcher.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Fletcher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fletcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fletcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fletcher throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Quinn should have avoided that one.
Fletcher cracks Quinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fletcher throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Good exchange - Fletcher coming out on top.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fletcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quinn misses with a hook
and Fletcher counters with a straight right hand.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fletcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn.
Fletcher works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Quinn drives through with a takedown into Fletcher's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quinn is one step ahead there.
Fletcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fletcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frankie Fletcher wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quinn checks a leg kick.
Fletcher misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fletcher throws a big shot that misses.
Fletcher looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Fletcher lands a right hook to the body.
Quinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Fletcher walks into a straight right hand from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn needs to keep his hands up - Fletcher had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher connects with a jab.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fletcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fletcher.
Frankie Fletcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fletcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fletcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Fletcher!
After winning the bout, Frankie Fletcher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.