PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Captain Jack - Iko Iko. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gennero 's choice of entrance music: Alan Walker - Faded. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Quin
vs
Gennero

195 cm
29
190 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
202 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Gennero !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Gennero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennero looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gennero .
Quin throws a jab when Gennero was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Gennero .
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Gennero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gennero looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennero .
Nice uppercut lands for Quin. That snapped Gennero 's head back.
Gennero looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Gennero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Gennero throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Quin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gennero manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gennero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gennero throws a lazy uppercut

and Quin counters with a shoot takedown. Gennero fights it but they end up in guard.
Quin scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin throws a big elbow that misses.
Gennero wants to get back to his feet but Quin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quin looking to pass the guard.
Quin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gennero has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Quin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Quin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gennero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gennero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Gennero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gennero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gennero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Gennero .
Gennero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gennero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quin or not.
Gennero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Quin wants to take the fight to the mat but Gennero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gennero scores with a shoulder strike.
Gennero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quins head.
Quin taking a breather.
Gennero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Gennero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gennero after a bit of a struggle.
Gennero can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gennero working aggressively here.
Gennero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Quin lands a left hand.
Gennero working aggressively here.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gennero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Gennero .
Gennero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gennero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Gennero .
Quin is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Gennero .
A bit of stalling here from Gennero .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gennero prevents it.
Gennero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quin being controlled against the cage.
Gennero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gennero 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gennero scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quin.
Gennero leaning against his opponent.
Gennero pushes off an throws an elbow but Quin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quin is trying to drag Gennero to the mat but Gennero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gennero can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Gennero 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.

Quin swings for the body but Gennero moves out of range.
Quin takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Gennero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gennero scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
Quin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gennero lands with an uppercut that bounces Quin off the cage and back into range.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.
Gennero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Quin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gennero !
Ed Gennero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quin trying to control the position but Gennero is working away.
Quin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gennero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gennero is trying to get back to his feet.
Quin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gennero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin tries to move to full mount but Gennero actually manages to regain half guard.
Quin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gennero pushes Quin off looking to stand but Quin dives back in and keeps control.

Gennero kicks Quin off and gets back to his feet.
Gennero slips a jab from Quin.
Gennero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin lands a jab.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Quin moved out of range nicely.
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gennero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gennero thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gennero feints a counter leg kick.
Gennero misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Quin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gennero off the cage and back into range.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Gennero moves away and avoids it.
Quin checks the leg kick.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennero lands a jab to the nose.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Gennero misses with the body kick

and Quin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gennero !
Gennero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gennero is looking to get back to his feet here but Quin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gennero 's back.
Gennero is trying to stand back up.
Gennero is trying to remain composed but Quin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Quin.
Gennero trying to get back to his feet but Quin is in full control for now.
Quin has good solid back control here.
Gennero trying to get back to his feet but Quin is in full control for now.
Gennero is covering up but some of the strikes from Quin are getting through and doing damage.
Gennero is trying to get back to his feet but Quin has full control of the position and if anything, Gennero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Quin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gennero could be in trouble here!

Quin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gennero defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gennero is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Quin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero is trying to stand back up.
Quin struggling to land strikes to the head as Gennero covers up.
Gennero covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gennero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Quin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Quin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Quin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gennero takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Quin dominated that second round.
That's time! Quin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gennero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gennero lands a jab to the head.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Gennero slips the punch.
Gennero misses with a low kick.
Gennero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gennero misses with an uppercut.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Gennero 's head but Gennero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gennero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.

Quin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gennero is trying to defend but Quin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quin prevents Gennero from standing back up.
Quin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gennero wants to get back to his feet.

Gennero manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Quin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Quin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gennero can't fight it off and eventually Quin manages to take the fight to the floor. Gennero looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gennero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing that Quin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gennero is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gennero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Quin throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Quin checks a low kick from Gennero .
Gennero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin cracks Gennero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin throws a series of punches but Gennero avoids them all with ease.
Gennero throws a lazy body kick
and Gennero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gennero fails to land with a series of punches.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Gennero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gennero slips a jab and a cross from Quin.
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gennero circles away quickly and effectively.
Gennero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gennero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quin's head.
Quin staying out of range there.
Gennero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gennero .
Quin throws a hook to the side of Gennero 's head but Gennero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gennero swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gennero .
Quin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ed Gennero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gennero is fending him off so far but Quin persists. Nope, Gennero circles away and we're back to standing.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Gennero slips under a jab from Quin.

Quin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gennero is looking to stand up but Quin isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero keeping moving, preventing Quin from controlling successfully.

Gennero scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gennero ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin lands a slapping body shot.
Gennero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gennero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quin.
Gennero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Gennero misses.

Gennero clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ed Gennero just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gennero .
Gennero misses with a body shot.
Gennero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Gennero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gennero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quin blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gennero .
Quin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gennero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin lands a jab to Gennero 's midsection.
Gennero tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Quin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Gennero tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Gennero is quick to defend against it.
Gennero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gennero throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Quin.
Gennero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gennero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gennero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quin avoids the head kick by Gennero .
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quin moves out of range of the leg kick from Gennero .
Quin cracks a nice hook into Gennero 's ribs.
Gennero missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gennero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gennero tries to work over Quin's front leg with a kick but Quin checks it.
Quin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gennero circles away.
Gennero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gennero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gennero . That's going to slow Quin down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gennero .
Quin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gennero is fending him off so far but Quin persists. Nope, Gennero circles away and we're back to standing.
Gennero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quin jabs at Gennero 's body.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gennero sprawls well. Gennero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gennero .
Quin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Gennero .
Quin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gennero . That one must have hurt.
Gennero tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.
Quin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gennero .
Gennero throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Quin misses its target.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gennero .
Quin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gennero . Gennero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quin connects with a crisp jab.
Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gennero .
Gennero looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Quin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gennero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gennero counters with a body kick.
Gennero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gennero - the referee stops the clock and Quin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gennero . Quin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gennero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No luck for Quin with that takedown attempt.
Quin backing away here, and Gennero unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gennero has time to react.
Gennero slips a straight right by Quin.
Nice cross by Quin.
Gennero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin scores with a hook to the body. Gennero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero slips a jab from Quin.
Gennero throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Gennero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quin.
Gennero was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ed Gennero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin cracks Gennero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gennero .
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gennero throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gennero 's head.
Gennero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Quin. Those never looked like landing.
Gennero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quin digs a good hook to Gennero 's body.
Gennero lands with a good body shot.
Quin takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gennero throws a body kick that misses
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gennero connects with a solid leg kick.
Gennero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gennero is looking to slow Quin down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Quin blocks the low kick.

Quin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gennero pushes Quin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gennero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Quin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin is trying to control the action in half guard but Gennero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gennero wants to get back to his feet.

Quin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gennero is staying active underneath Quin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matt Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero wants to get back to his feet.
Quin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quin wants to control but Gennero is keeping him busy.
Gennero is looking to escape.
Quin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quin wants to take a breather but Gennero is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gennero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quin.

Gennero kicks off Quin and gets to his feet.
Gennero takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a right and a left that Gennero avoids nicely.
Gennero throws a counter combo.
Gennero jabs at Quin's body.
Gennero jabs Quin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Gennero .
Quin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gennero .
Gennero misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Gennero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quin throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Gennero lands with a nice combination. Quin backs away looking to recover.
Gennero connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gennero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gennero manages to avoid it.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gennero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gennero throws a head kick that Quin semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gennero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Gennero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gennero cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gennero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Gennero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Gennero tries to bum rush Quin with a series of wild strikes but Quin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick.
Quin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ed Gennero .
I think Gennero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
Ed Gennero is the new middleweight champion!
Ed Gennero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.