PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Baha Men-Holla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quin
vs
Warrior

165 cm
19
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Bunny Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Quin fails to land with a series of punches.
Warrior defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Warrior.
Warrior moves out of range as Quin strikes.

Warrior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Warrior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Warrior throws a strike aimed at the side of Quin's head but Quin avoids it well.
Quin is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin parries the strikes from Warrior easily there. Warrior is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quin to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Warrior misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Warrior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Warrior is working Quin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Quin is not content to let Warrior control the position.
Quin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quin tries to get out of the position.
Warrior is putting a hurting on Quin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Warrior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quin being controlled for a moment.
Warrior working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Warrior's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Warrior looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quin is avoiding damage well.
Warrior tries to score with some ground and pound. Quin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quin manages to get back to half guard.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Quin dodges it nicely.
Warrior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quin defending well though.
Quin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Slaughterhouse MMA (Redesigned), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Warrior scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Quin dodges it nicely.
Quin is trying to stand back up but Warrior is controlling him
Warrior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warrior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior wants to take a breather but Quin is having none of it.
Warrior throwing shots but Quin is blocking nicely.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Quin dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Warrior.
Warrior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Warrior scores with a couple of nice shots.
Warrior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warrior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Warrior working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Warrior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warrior slips a nice elbow through Quin's hands, connecting with Quin's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Warrior wants to take a breather but Quin is having none of it.
Warrior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quin defending well though.
Warrior takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Warrior is thwarting Quin's attempts to control the position.
Warrior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quin defending well though.
Warrior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quin defending well though.
Warrior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warrior drops an elbow to the side of Quin's head.
Warrior is nestled in close to Quin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warrior scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quin is looking to improve his position.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Quin dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Warrior dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Warrior misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior shoots for a double leg takedown but Quin sprawls well. He's pushed Warrior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quin stuffs the takedown attempt from Warrior. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Quin. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Tom Quin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Warrior.
Warrior has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warrior slips a straight right by Quin.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt
and Quin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Warrior seems unphased.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Quin circles away easily
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warrior shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warrior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Warrior is rocked!
Quin cracks Warrior on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Warrior falls backwards against the cage. Quin follows up with more strikes that drop Warrior to his knees. Quin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Warrior! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Quin!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Quin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.