PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead Man. Sam Quint could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Blake's chin.

Quint
vs
Blake

170 cm
33
132 lbs
24 - 7 - 2

160 cm
28
141 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Quint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake throws a front kick aimed at Quint's knee but Quint avoids it well.
Quint misses with a looping left.
Blake is trying to counter with his kicks.
Quint lands a slapping body shot.
Quint misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quint misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake blocks a head kick by Quint.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quint misses the shot to the body.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a body punch but Quint moves out of range.
Blake jabs Quint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
Quint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Quint ducks down to avoid it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quint's calf.
Quint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Quint throws a lazy body kick
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quint rather than just go for the knockout.
Quint feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Quint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quint moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Quint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quint scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Quint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sam Quint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake moves out of range as Quint strikes.
Blake throws a hook but Quint blocks it.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Quint off balance momentarily.
Quint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Quint.

It looks like William Blake has been cut.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
That kick from Quint tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quint cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Quint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quint defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Quint misses.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
A countering left hand to the body from Blake misses.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Quint misses with a looping right.
Blake connects with a crisp jab.
Quint throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quint is looking to counter punch.
Blake checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quint.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
Quint fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quint lands a head shot.
Blake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quint lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quint scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quint misses with a wild body shot.
Blake feints the counter takedown.

Blake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quint is in trouble now - Blake has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Quint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blake throws a low kick but Quint avoids it.
A shot to the body from Quint misses
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Blake cracks Quint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Quint steps away.
Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Quint misses
and Blake counters with a solid body kick.
Quint stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quint thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint lands with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Good work by Quint as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Quint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quint leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Quint misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quint tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quint moves away.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Quint to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quint's waist but Quint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
Sam Quint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Quint moves away and avoids it.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Blake is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint slips a jab from Blake.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Quint finish him?
Blake throws a leg kick but Quint sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake lands a body shot.
Quint throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quint doesn't seem bothered though.
Quint slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Quint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a head kick by Quint.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Quint misses the target.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Quint avoids it.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Quint connects with a crisp jab.
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Quint in the body.
Quint throws a leg kick that misses.
Quint thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Quint in the body.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Quint moved out of range.
Quint feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sam Quint is winning the standup battle so far.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quint sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quint thumps Blake with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake misses with a hook
enabling Quint to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quint slips a jab from Blake.
Quint throws a nice head kick!
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Blake checks a low kick from Quint.
Quint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quint.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Quint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quint moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Quint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Quint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quint is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
A lazy body kick from Blake
and Quint counters with a nice uppercut.
Quint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quint. Quint obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quint throws out the jab.
Blake throws out a counter right but Quint avoids it with no problem.
Quint is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Quint moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Quint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quint looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Quint makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Quint counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Quint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quint.
Quint checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Quint counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
Quint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Quint's shoulder, as Quint tries to avoid the shot.
Quint misses with a head kick.
Quint misses with a leg kick.
Blake checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Quint.
Quint misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Quint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quint slips a straight right by Blake.
Quint fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blake just manages to avoid it.
Blake cracks the inside of Quint's front leg.
Quint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Quint moved away.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quint.
Blake feints the counter takedown.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quint wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Quint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quint misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Quint throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake checks a low kick from Quint.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quint defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Quint throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quint can pounce on him.
Quint cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quint on the side of the head.
Quint tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Quint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Quint throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.

Blake shoots in and bounces Quint off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quint keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake wants to pass the guard but Quint is keeping the position.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Quint throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blake escapes and throws Quint's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Blake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but William Blake just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Blake works Quint's body with a nice hook.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quint works the jab nicely.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quint throws a leg kick
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Quint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake defending well as Quint loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Quint checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quint fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blake just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Quint throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Quint on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quint throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Quint.
Quint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake throws a body punch but Quint moves out of range.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Quint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Quint settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quint was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quint.
Quint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quint counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blake blocks a jab.
A cross from Quint lands.
A jab from Quint does it's job there.
Blake tries a low kick but Quint avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blake misses.
Quint lands with a cross.

Blake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Quint on his heels. He'll look to pass Quint's guard now, I'm sure.

Quint looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Quint is retaining full guard.
Quint is trying to keep Blake in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake chips away with some ground and pound.
Blake trying to control but Quint is working from the bottom.
Blake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
William Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blake passes Quint's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Blake dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Quint connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
Blake checks a low kick from Quint.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Quint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quint moves away.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Quint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Quint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
letting Quint counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Quint misses
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Quint was not able to check.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Quint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quint thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quint cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake slips a jab from Quint.
Blake throws a hook but Quint blocks it.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quint.
Quint misses the jab.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Quint moved out of range.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint blocks a jab.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quint.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quint.
Quint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quint throws a big shot that misses.
Quint motions for Blake to come forward. Quint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Quint was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.

Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Quint is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake working over Quint with some ground and pound. Quint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quint gets back to full guard.
Blake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quint keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.

Quint has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake postures up.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Quint working a defensive guard here.
Blake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quint avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Blake.
I think Blake 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Blake!
William Blake is the new bantamweight champion!
William Blake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.