PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Poullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (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.

Poullin
vs
Queen

173 cm
28
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
158 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevo Poullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poullin moves away.

Queen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Queen stops Poullin from getting back to his feet.
Queen thows a huge punch but Poullin dodges it nicely.
Queen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poullin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Poullin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Queen.
Poullin tries to get to full guard but Queen has control of the leg.
Queen working over Poullin with some ground and pound. Poullin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Poullin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen tries to pass to full mount but Poullin defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poullin taking some punishment here, with Queen in his half guard.
Poullin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Queen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Queen works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Queen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Poullin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Queen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poullin wants to hold on but Queen pushes him away.
Queen lands a heavy elbow.
Poullin regains half guard.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Queen wants to stand up but Poullin has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Queen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poullin has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poullin manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poullin throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Poullin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
Poullin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Poullin blocks nicely.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poullin is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Poullin keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poullin has control of Queen's left arm, preventing Queen from doing any damage.
Poullin keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Queen throws a shot to the body.
Queen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poullin's hands.
Poullin throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
Poullin throws a series of punches but Queen moves out of range.
Queen lands an overhand right.
Poullin throws a leg kick which misses Queen's front leg but catches the back leg as Queen tries to avoid it.
Queen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poullin.
Queen thuds his right hand into Poullin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Queen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Queen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen cracks Poullin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Poullin misses.

Poullin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Poullin working away.
Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Queen is not content to let Poullin control the position.
Queen is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Queen isn't going anywhere.
Poullin working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poullin misses with a leg kick.
Poullin lands the left hand.
Queen scores with a sloppy right hand. Poullin should have avoided that one.
Queen swings for the body but Poullin moves out of range.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poullin takes one to the chin there.
Poullin works the jab nicely.
Queen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poullin shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poullin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poullin misses with a body shot.
Queen scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poullin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Queen to score with a decent uppercut.
Poullin thuds his right hand into Queen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Poullin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Poullin working away.
Queen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Poullin connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Poullin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Queen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Poullin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Queen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Poullin thows a huge punch but Queen dodges it nicely.
Queen is staying active underneath Poullin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Queen trying to control here.
Queen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Queen tries to get to full guard but Poullin has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen is concentrating on defense, preventing Poullin from advancing position.

Oliver Queen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Poullin has a takedown stuffed.
Poullin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Queen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Queen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Poullin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Queen is in Poullin's guard.
Queen wants to stand but Poullin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen content to stall in guard here.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen postures up.
Queen throws a strike but Poullin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Queen controlling Poullin's posture.
Poullin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Queen pulls Poullin in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poullin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Queen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevo Poullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Poullin.
Queen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliver Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poullin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Queen to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Poullin misses
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen 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.
A punch lands to the side of Poullin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poullin.
Poullin shoots in for a takedown but Queen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poullin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen scores with a decent looking hook.
Queen needs to keep his hands up - Poullin had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poullin at a distance.
Queen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poullin throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side.
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.
Queen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poullin but Poullin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Queen's corner calls for a 1-2. Queen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Queen moves away from the strike by Poullin.
Queen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
Poullin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Queen misses with a looping left.

Poullin scores with a takedown into Queen's guard.
Queen pulls Poullin in close to his closed guard and prevents Poullin from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poullin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poullin wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Poullin tries to free his leg and advance position but Queen is retaining full guard.
Queen is adopting a defensive guard.
Queen trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Oliver Queen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Poullin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Queen sprawls well. Queen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poullin gets slowly back to his feet.
Poullin has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Queen is defended easily by Poullin.
Poullin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Queen.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Poullin is just out of range.
Poullin tries a head kick but it misses.
Poullin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poullin takes one to the chin there.
Queen blocks a head kick by Poullin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen slips a jab from Poullin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poullin misses with a leg kick.
Queen connects with a looping right hand.
Queen jabs Poullin right on the nose. Poullin blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Queen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poullin momentarily.
Poullin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown. Poullin tries to sprawl out of it but Queen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poullin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevo Poullin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Queen.
Nice jab there from Queen.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poullin throws a poor cross that misses

and Queen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Queen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Queen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Poullin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Queen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poullin postures up.
Queen pulls Poullin in close to prevent any damage.
Queen looking to control.
Oliver Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen is pulling down on Poullin's head. It's preventing any offense from Poullin, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oliver Queen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crunch! Poullin slams his shin into Queen's torso.
Queen stuffs the takedown attempt from Poullin. Poullin gets slowly back to his feet.
Queen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Queen 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen lands a jab-cross combination.
Stevo Poullin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen lands a really nice looking cross but Poullin seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!