PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 3731 p4p, 381 weight class) and Raf Razos (ranked 4097 p4p, 408 weight class). Razos has chosen Hold on I'm coming as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Quinn
vs
Razos

171 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raf Razos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razos.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razos.
It seemed like Razos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Razos throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Razos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Quinn closes the distance and clinches.
Quinn landing knees to the head.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Razos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Razos's ribcage. Razos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Quinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a knee strike.
Quinn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Razos walks away with a smile on his face. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Razos misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Razos avoids them all with ease.
As Quinn backs off Razos throws a huge counter combo but Quinn manages to avoid it all.
Razos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Razos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Razos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quinn with a body shot.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Razos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Razos. Razos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Razos just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Razos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Razos's ribs.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Razos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Quinn closes the distance and pushes Razos back into the cage.
Quinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Razos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quinn wants to take the fight to the mat but Razos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Quinn.
Razos looks winded!
Quinn crunches a lovely knee into Razos's ribcage.
Razos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn pushes Razos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinn gets through Razos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quinn has Razos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razoss head.
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!
Quinn landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.

Quinn is trying to trip Razos. He has hold of a leg but Razos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Quinn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.

Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Razos has his feet on Quinn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Quinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quinn obliges.
Razos is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quinn obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Razos leaves Quinn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Razos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Razos unleashes a big counter combination but Quinn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn looks to land a combination. Razos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Razos.
Razos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Razos tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Razos eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quinn swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Razos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Razos throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
It looked like Quinn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quinn slips a jab and a cross from Razos.
Quinn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Razos throws a counter combo.
Quinn wants to clinch.
Razos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Razos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razoss head.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Razos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Razos is breathing heavily.
Quinn landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Good body shot from Quinn.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn presses Razos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Razos's ribcage. Razos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Quinn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Razos won't want to take too many of those.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Quinn pulls guard effortlessly.
Quinn pulls Razos in close to prevent any damage.
Quinn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Razos is one step ahead there.
Quinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Quinn is in close to Razos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
Quinn postures up and lands a big shot to Razos's brow.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quinn prevents Razos from getting back to his feet.
Quinn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Razos's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billy Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn stays in close to Razos's body and controls the position.
Razos wants to get back to his feet but Quinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Razos keeps moving.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Quinn closes the distance and pushes Razos back into the cage.
Quinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quinn pushes Razos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Razos's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Razos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Razos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Razos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.

Quinn manages to pull guard.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn trying to control the position here.

Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Razos defends well.
Quinn pulls Razos in close to prevent any damage.
Quinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn lands a couple of digs.
Quinn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quinn prevents Razos from getting back to his feet.
Razos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quinn works over Razos with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quinn cracks Razos with a solid left hand.
Quinn working some strikes from top position.
Quinn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razos taking a bit of punishment here - Quinn scoring with strikes.
Quinn cracks Razos with a big elbow.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razos is trying to get back to his feet.

Quinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Razos trying to remain calm as Quinn controls from the top position.
Quinn looks up at the clock and then as Razos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Quinn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Razos wants to get back to his feet.
Quinn takes a little break here. Razos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Quinn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Quinn taking a breather here.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Razos can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Quinn scoring with punches from side control.
Quinn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Quinn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Quinn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Razos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Razos's face as Quinn controls the position.
Raf Razos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!