PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Quince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon's entrance music is Whiskey in the Jar. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dragon
vs
Quince

172 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Quince!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Quince closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dragon quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Quince stops Dragon from getting back to his feet.

Quince is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
Quince blocks the strikes from Dragon.
Quince landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Quince seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quince takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dragon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quince really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dragon wants to control but Quince is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quince scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quince lands a nice short elbow.
Dragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quince takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quince scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Quince trying to control from half guard but Dragon is working away.
Dragon has hold of Quince's hands but Quince slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quince working over Dragon with some ground and pound. Dragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quince connects with a nice short shot to Dragon's temple.
Quince prevents Dragon from standing back up.

Quince is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quince is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quince looks winded!
Quince working Dragon over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quince working over Dragon with some ground and pound. Dragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quince seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dragon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quince lands a nice short elbow.
Dragon punching from the bottom.
Quince lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragon is trying to stand up here but Quince is controlling him well.
Dragon is trying to control but can't.
Dragon is trying to stand up here but Quince is controlling him well.
Dragon taking some punishment here, with Quince in his half guard.
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quince winds up and cracks Dragon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dragon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Quince prevents Dragon from standing back up.
Dragon is trying to maintain the position but Quince is very close to passing his half guard.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quince scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Quince drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon taking some punishment here, with Quince in his half guard.
Dragon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to control but can't.
Dragon is trying to stand up here but Quince is controlling him well.
Dragon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quince scores with a couple of nice shots.
Quince working over Dragon with some ground and pound. Dragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dragon pushes Quince off looking to stand but Quince dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quince lands a nice short elbow.
Dragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Quince distracts Dragon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quince working some strikes from top position.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Quince is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quince must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Quince dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Quince blocks a head kick by Dragon.
Dragon misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Quince.
Quince misses with a wild body shot.

Dragon moves into the clinch successfully.

Quince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Quince moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragon lands a right hand.
Quince fails to pull guard.

Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quince has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quince and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragon tests Quince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quince is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quince closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dragon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Dragon tries to escape but Quince is in control.
Quince cracks Dragon with a big right hand but Dragon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dragon taking a bit of punishment here - Quince scoring with strikes.
Rory Quince has got the better of the ground game so far.

Quince decides to stand back up. Quince steps back and let's Dragon get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Quince. No joy for Dragon on that attempt.

Quince shoots in and bounces Dragon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon wants to stand up but Quince is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quince looking to pass the guard.
Dragon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Quince distracts Dragon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quince connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quince.
Quince scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quince is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quince lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quince is looking to pass into half guard but Dragon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dragon is in guard.
Quince looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragon is one step ahead there.
Dragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dragon is looking to stand up but Quince won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quince can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Quince is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quince wants to stand but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quince is proving hard to escape from.
Quince striking off his back, scoring a few points.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quince is looking to sweep but instead, Dragon has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rory Quince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Quince feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quince works over Dragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Dragon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dragon thows a huge punch but Quince dodges it nicely.
Dragon blocks the strikes from Quince.
Quince punching from the bottom.
Quince is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Dragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragon slips a nice elbow through Quince's hands, connecting with Quince's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon prevents Quince from improving his position.
Quince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quince is trying to stand up here but Dragon is controlling him well.
Quince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragon.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dragon stands up and beckons Quince to join him on the feet.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Quince closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Quince pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quince back to the cage. Dragon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragon checks the leg kick nicely there.

Dragon instigates a clinch.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quince jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dragon walks away with a smile on his face. Quince gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dragon scores with a one two! Quince had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Dragon rushes Quince and presses him up against the cage.

Quince gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon is trying to stand.
Quince lands strikes from half guard.
Dragon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Quince drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Quince thows a huge punch but Dragon dodges it nicely.
Quince working over Dragon with some ground and pound. Dragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dragon missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Quince there.
Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Quince sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quince lands a nice short elbow.
Dragon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Quince sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragon defending well though.
Dragon trying to control here.
Dragon scores with a few weak punches.
Quince scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Quince thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragon's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quince thows a huge punch but Dragon dodges it nicely.

Dragon pushes Quince off and gets back to his feet.
Quince lands a lovely overhand right.
Dragon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quince shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Quince.
Dragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Quince counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragon won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Randy Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Quince is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quince is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rory Quince.
I've got Quince 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Quince!