PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Lasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quinlan (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.

Lasher
vs
Quinlan

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Lasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Quinlan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinlan slips a jab from Lasher.
A big right from Lasher misses.
Quinlan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quinlan fails with the takedown.
Lasher loads up on a big right hand but Quinlan slips the punch.
Lasher throws a lazy right hand but Quinlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Quinlan clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinlan.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lasher is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Quinlan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Quinlan takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinlan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lasher up against the cage.
Lasher tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinlan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Quinlan.
Quinlan stalling in the clinch.
Quinlan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lasher or not.
Quinlan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lasher working hard to break the clinch.
Quinlan keeps control of Lasher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinlan is pushing Lasher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinlan.
Lasher tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Quinlan.
A short right from Quinlan on the inside.
Lasher takes a shot to the head.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lasher throws a poor cross that misses
and Quinlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinlan wants to land a leg kick but Lasher is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinlan has closed the distance and engaged Lasher in a clinch.
Quinlan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinlan.
Quinlan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinlan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lasher's efforts to push away.
Lasher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lasher being controlled against the cage.
Quinlan scores with a shot to the side of Lasher's head.
Lasher is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Quinlan has Lasher pressed against the cage, preventing Lasher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Quinlan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quinlan trying to land knees to the body.
Quinlan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lasher blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lashers head.
Quinlan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lasher is trying to push Quinlan away but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quinlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quinlan lands a right hand.
Lasher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan just leaning against Lasher, taking a breather.
Quinlan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lasher can't break the clinch.

Quinlan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lasher can't fight it off and eventually Quinlan manages to take the fight to the floor. Lasher looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quinlan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quinlan with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinlan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Quinlan.
Lasher throws the left hand but Quinlan avoids the punch easily.

Quinlan takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinlan can't find room to land a body shot as Lasher controls the action.
Quinlan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinlan taking a breather.
Lasher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan keeps control of Lasher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lasher's defenses.
Lasher is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Quinlan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quinlan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lasher tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Lasher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinlan lands a shoulder strike.
Quinlan keeps control of Lasher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Quinlan as the two fighters clinch.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lasher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinlan misses with an elbow strike.
Lasher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lasher backwards.
Lasher avoiding damage as Quinlan throws knees to the body.
Quinlan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinlan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lasher tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Quinlan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lasher fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Quinlan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quinlan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Quinlan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lasher is working an open guard so Quinlan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bob Lasher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lasher misses with a hook

and Quinlan counters by moving into the clinch.
Quinlan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lasher backwards.
Lasher is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Quinlan stalling the fight.
Lasher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quinlan goes for a takedown attempt but Lasher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Quinlan has managed to clinch.
A short right from Quinlan.
Quinlan lands a left hand.
Quinlan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lasher's efforts to push away.
Lasher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Quinlan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lasher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinlan lands a knee to the head.
Stephen Quinlan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lasher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlan lands with a short shot to the head.
Quinlan misses with a knee to the head.
Quinlan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lasher.
Quinlan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lasher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lasher is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinlan can't get the takedown.
Bob Lasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Quinlan.
Lasher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Quinlan.
Quinlan scores with a shot to the side of Lasher's head.
Lasher working hard to break the clinch.
Quinlan lands a right hand.
Lasher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Quinlan tries for a takedown but Lasher manages to get underhooks.
Quinlan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lasher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quinlan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lasher throws a right hand that misses

and Quinlan counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from Quinlan.
Quinlan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lasher.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinlan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lasher is trying to push Quinlan away but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Quinlan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lasher after a bit of a struggle.
Quinlan stalling against the cage.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Quinlan.
Quinlan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quinlan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Lasher is trying to push Quinlan away but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Quinlan as the two fighters clinch.
Quinlan gets through Lasher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lasher tries to break free but Quinlan pushes him back against the cage.
Lasher working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinlan.
Quinlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasher wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Quinlan is looking for a takedown.
Quinlan lands a body shot.
Quinlan leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lasher tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Quinlan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinlan has Lasher pressed against the cage.
Quinlan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lasher is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Quinlan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lasher's defenses.
Quinlan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob Lasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasher wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.
Quinlan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lasher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinlan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lasher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bob Lasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Quinlan.
Lasher tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lasher is trying to break free.
Lasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quinlan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lasher is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling him.
Lasher is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lasher is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Lasher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Lasher has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Lasher working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Quinlan.
Lasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlan has double underhooks.
Stephen Quinlan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan lands with a right to the head.
Lasher is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Quinlan stalls.
Lasher wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.
Lasher tries to break the clinch but Quinlan is controlling the position.
Lasher is trying to push Quinlan away but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinlan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lasher's efforts to push away.
Quinlan prevents Lasher from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher lands a right hand.
Lasher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinlan slows down the pace here.
Lasher is trying to force a seperation but Quinlan has the dominant position.
Quinlan is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Lasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lasher blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinlan.
Lasher tries to circle away but Quinlan has him pinned against the cage.
Quinlan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephen Quinlan.
Well Quinlan 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quinlan!