PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade comes to the cage accompanied by Eyes of a Ranger. Renner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Particle. Jeremy Renner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McQuade
vs
Renner

178 cm
30
165 lbs
33 - 7 - 0

184 cm
31
160 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McQuade.
Renner shoots in looking for a takedown but McQuade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Renner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McQuade is looking to counter punch.
Renner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McQuade throws the left hand but Renner avoids the punch easily.
McQuade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renner moves away.

McQuade has managed to clinch.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renner is defending well for now.
McQuade lands a nice uppercut.
McQuade prevents a takedown attempt there.
Renner goes for a takedown attempt but McQuade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Booker McQuade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
A nice inside leg kick there by McQuade. That's going to slow Renner down.
Renner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McQuade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McQuade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renner manages to avoid it.
Renner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McQuade connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner shoots for a takedown but McQuade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McQuade throws a leg kick but Renner moved away.
McQuade throws a jab but it's blocked by Renner.
McQuade looks for the body kick but Renner saw that one coming.
McQuade misses with a low kick.
Renner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McQuade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Renner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McQuade throws a wild body kick that Renner sees coming a mile off.
McQuade thumps Renner with a low kick.
Renner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McQuade finds it's way round the side to connect with Renner's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McQuade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
McQuade tries to stall but Renner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McQuade throws a punch but it's blocked by Renner.
McQuade gets underhooks to prevent Renner's takedown attempt.
McQuade lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McQuade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Renner managing to block the knees to the body from McQuade.
McQuade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McQuade lands a left hand.
McQuade gets through Renner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McQuade is pressed up against the cage. Renner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McQuade down to the mat. McQuade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Renner looks to land a combination. McQuade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Renner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McQuade backs up against the cage.

McQuade is rocked!
McQuade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McQuade misses with a right hand
enabling Renner to counter with a crisp jab.
McQuade scores with a kick to the midsection.
Booker McQuade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McQuade throws a chopping leg kick but Renner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McQuade scores with a leg kick.
McQuade misses with a straight right.
Renner moves forwards but McQuade connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Renner with a lazy takedown attempt
and McQuade counters with a left and a right that stings Renner.
McQuade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Renner counters with a nice double leg into side control. McQuade won't be happy with that.
Renner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McQuade down.
Renner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McQuade is not content to let Renner control the position.
McQuade is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Renner cracks McQuade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Renner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McQuade trying to remain calm as Renner controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuade is looking for a sweep.
McQuade regains half guard.
McQuade wants to control but Renner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McQuade works his way to full guard. Good work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McQuade throws a body kick that misses
and Renner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McQuade throws a series of punches but Renner moves out of range.
McQuade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renner. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McQuade scoring well with a low kick there.
McQuade throws a combination that misses
and Renner counters with a series of strikes. McQuade will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuade.
McQuade looks to clinch

and Renner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McQuade's guard.
Renner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Renner throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McQuade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renner checks a leg kick.
Renner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McQuade throws a good cross that connects.
McQuade misses with an uppercut. Renner saw that one coming.
McQuade doesn't manage to clinch there - Renner circles away.
McQuade misses with a body shot.
McQuade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McQuade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McQuade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Renner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renner shoots and misses

and McQuade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McQuade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuade presses Renner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McQuade trying to land knees to the body.
McQuade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McQuade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Renner is working for takedown but McQuade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Booker McQuade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
McQuade misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner tries to break free but McQuade pushes him back against the cage.
Renner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McQuade lands a shoulder strike.
McQuade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renner is defending well for now.

McQuade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Renner is defended easily by McQuade.
Renner checks a leg kick nicely.
It looks like McQuade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McQuade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McQuade looks to land a left hand but Renner moved out of range nicely.
McQuade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McQuade looks to land a combination. Renner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Renner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McQuade wants to get back to his feet but Renner drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQuade is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McQuade manages to work his way to half guard, despite Renner's best efforts.
Renner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Renner working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McQuade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renner can do to turn this around?
Renner prevents McQuade from improving his position.
Renner prevents McQuade from standing back up.
Renner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQuade is trying to stand back up but Renner is controlling him
Renner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McQuade does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Renner with the ground and pound but McQuade uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Renner throwing strikes but missing.
McQuade is pulling down on Renner's head. It's preventing any offense from Renner, at least for the moment.
McQuade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Renner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McQuade misses with a hook
and Renner counters with a series of strikes. McQuade will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh McQuade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McQuade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McQuade seems to have got his legs back now.
Renner misses with a hook.
McQuade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McQuade just misses with a punch to the body.
McQuade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Renner misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner shoots in for a double leg but McQuade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McQuade misses with a head kick.
McQuade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Renner closes the distance and clinches up with McQuade, looking for a takedown. Renner pushes McQuade against the cage but McQuade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Booker McQuade is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade throws a jab when Renner was well out of range.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McQuade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renner doesn't seem bothered though.
McQuade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McQuade misses with a combination
and Renner counters with a nice uppercut.
Renner is trying hard to land a takedown here. McQuade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Booker McQuade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner avoids a kick to the body.
Renner with the counter takedown but McQuade avoids it easily.
Renner ducks under a wild hook from McQuade.
Renner shoots for a takedown but McQuade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Renner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McQuade.
McQuade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McQuade throws a lazy body kick
and Renner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Renner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McQuade fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by McQuade.
McQuade swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McQuade leaves Renner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McQuade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Renner just manages to avoid it.
McQuade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McQuade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McQuade is looking to slow Renner down with leg kicks.
McQuade throws a series of punches but Renner avoids them all with ease.
McQuade swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Renner.
McQuade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renner.
Renner blocks a jab.
McQuade thows a leg kick but Renner checks it

and Renner counters with a takedown into side control.
Renner working the body and head with strikes.
McQuade wants to control but Renner postures up.
Jeremy Renner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renner just content to control the position.
Renner scoring with punches from side control.
Renner staying calm.
McQuade is pushing Renner's head away, looking to escape. Renner manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McQuade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McQuade thuds a left hand into Renner's body.
McQuade throws a jab when Renner was well out of range.
Renner shoots in but no luck this time.
McQuade cracks a nice hook into Renner's ribs.
Renner fails to land the takedown.
McQuade scores with the left hand. Renner knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McQuade connects with a right hand. Renner shakes it off.
McQuade digs a good body shot into Renner's ribs.
A lazy left from Renner finds it's target.
McQuade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McQuade connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuade misses the target.
Renner slips a jab from McQuade.
Renner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McQuade defends it well.

McQuade forces Renner back against the cage and clinches.
Renner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renner goes for a takedown in the clinch but McQuade prevents it.
McQuade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
McQuade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renner avoids it.
Renner wants a takedown but no success here.
McQuade tries a body shot but Renner blocks it.
Booker McQuade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McQuade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Renner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Booker McQuade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner avoids a wild elbow strike from McQuade.
McQuade gets underhooks to prevent Renner's takedown attempt.
McQuade lands a shoulder strike.
McQuade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renner's defenses.
McQuade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Renner.
Renner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renner is defending well for now.
McQuade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McQuade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McQuade lands a hook to the side of the head.

Renner is rocked!
McQuade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Renner is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuade finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McQuade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Renner's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner is working for takedown but McQuade is calmly controlling the position for now.
McQuade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Renner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McQuade is defending well.
McQuade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renner backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by McQuade.
Renner looking for a takedown.
McQuade landing knees to the head.

Renner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McQuade can't fight it off and eventually Renner manages to take the fight to the floor. McQuade looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Renner wants to control from the top but McQuade keeps moving.

McQuade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Renner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McQuade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McQuade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McQuade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Renner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Renner is working for takedown but McQuade is calmly controlling the position for now.
McQuade lands a damaging elbow.
McQuade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQuade lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from McQuade.
McQuade misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade crunches a lovely knee into Renner's ribcage.
Renner can't get the takedown.
McQuade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McQuade.
McQuade connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McQuade scores with a nice hook to the head.
McQuade controlling the action here for a moment.
Renner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renner has McQuade pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McQuade manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Renner dodges an elbow strike from McQuade.
Renner takes a knee right on the jaw!
McQuade lands a damaging elbow.
McQuade is pressed up against the cage. Renner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McQuade down to the mat. McQuade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McQuade fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Renner to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Renner looks to clinch but McQuade throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Renner taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Booker McQuade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.