PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glover Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Quin
vs
Out

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glover Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Quin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quin throws a body kick that misses.
Quin digs a good hook to Out's body.
Quin jabs Out to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quin cracks Out with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quin looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Out takes one on the button.
Quin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Out. Out circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
Quin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quin swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.
Out wants to clinch
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Out is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
Out moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out tries to clinch up
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Out tries to clinch there but Quin circles away.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Quin there.
Nice cross by Quin.
Quin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quin lands a body shot.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quin throws a push kick but Out slaps the foot to one side.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Quin misses with a body kick.
Out is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out tries to clinch up but Quin circles away and keeps his distance.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Out looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quin tries to bum rush Out with a series of wild strikes but Out uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out moves to clinch but Quin breaks away

and Quin counters by clinching up.
Out takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin taking a breather.
Quin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Out lands an elbow that stopped Quin in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Glover Quin has been cut.
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!
Out trying to land knees to the body.
Out lands a damaging elbow.
Quin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Quin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Out is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quin is defending well for now.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Out misses with a knee strike.
Quin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quin stalls.
A short left from Quin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Out throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quin leaning against his opponent.
Out misses with a knee strike.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quin is defending well for now.
Out tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quin avoids it.
Out throws an elbow that misses.
Out missing with knees to the body.
Out looks winded!
Quin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quin lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Quin manages to break the clinch.
Quin throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Out moves to clinch but Quin breaks away
and Quin counters with a right hand to the body.
Out wants to clinch
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
Quin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Quin - that will leave a mark!
Quin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quin connects with the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quin.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
Out looks to clinch
and Quin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Out thinking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quin.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Out looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Quin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Out's calf.
Quin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glover Quin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glover Quin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Out tries to clinch but Quin moves out of range.
Out tries to clinch up but Quin circles away and keeps his distance.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.
Out on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Out tries to clinch but Quin moves out of range.
Out fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quin works over Out's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Out doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Quin connects with a jab.
Quin blocks a head kick by Out.
Quin lunges at Out with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Out's hand.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Out doesn't seem bothered though.
Out is breathing heavily.
Out blocks a low kick nicely.
Quin throws the kick towards the body but Out avoids it.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Out blocks a leg kick.
Out on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quin cracks Out with an open hand slap.
Out takes one to the chin there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Quin!
Out takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Out wants to clinch but Quin slips to the side
and Quin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Out tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quin thuds his right hand into Out's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Out is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Out moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin blocks a head kick by Out.
Quin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Quin.
Out tries to clinch but Quin moves away
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin scores with a jab to the head.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Out takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quin.
Out has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quin lands a nice hook to Out's body. Out takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Out stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quin.
Quin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Quin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid body kick from Quin.
Quin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Out on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a two punch combo.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Out misses with a head kick.
Out takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quin connects with a right hand. Out shakes it off.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Out wants to clinch
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.
Quin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Out doesn't seem bothered though.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Out moves out of range as Quin throws a body kick.
Quin misses with a body kick.
Out throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Out is looking to clinch.
Quin keeps Out at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quin gets a clinch.
Quin pressing his opponent against the cage.

Quin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quin looks to land a body kick but Out moved away.
Quin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin throws out a powerful jab.
Quin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Quin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quin lands a jab to Out's midsection.
Quin misses with a series of wild punches.
Quin lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glover Quin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glover Quin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Out moves into the clinch.
Quin avoiding damage as Out throws knees to the body.
Quin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Out blocks a body shot from Quin.
Out missing with knees to the body.
Out misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Quin on the inside.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quin blocks it with crossed arms.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quin gets through Out's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Good body shot from Quin.
Quin works on Out's body with a couple of short punches.
Quin lands a shot to the body.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin controlling the action here for a moment.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Out trying to land knees to the body.
Quin lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.

Quin breaks from the clinch.
Quin tests Out's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.

Quin closes the distance and clinches.
Quin taking a breather.
Quin lands with a short shot to the head.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
Out misses with an elbow strike.
Quin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quin is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a nice elbow.

Quin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Out throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Out fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Out tries to clinch but Quin moves away
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Out tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Out moves out of range as Quin throws a body kick.
Quin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Quin has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Quin.
Quin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quin avoids it.
Quin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Out misses with an elbow strike.
Quin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quin tries to stall but Out uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quin slowing the pace effectively.
Quin lands with a short shot to the head.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but Quin blocks with his arms.
Out has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quin.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Quin.
Quin lands with a right to the head.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Out tries to land knees in the clinch but Quin avoids the damage to the body.
Quin lands a shoulder strike.
Quin avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quin lands a left hand.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover Quin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quin lands an uppercut.
Out throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quin blocks it with crossed arms.
Quin lands a nice uppercut.
Out misses with a knee to the head.
Quin digs a right hand underneath Out's ribcage. Out let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Quin.
Glover Quin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glover Quin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glover Quin!
Glover Quin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.