PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 2372 p4p, 259 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 2068 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maldonado
vs
Quinn

179 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

171 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maldonado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quinn connects with a crisp jab.
Maldonado scores with a head kick.
Maldonado cracks Quinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maldonado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maldonado throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Maldonado's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Quinn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Quinn has Maldonado up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldonado misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as Quinn controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Maldonado controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quinn looking for a takedown.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quinn.
Quinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maldonado.
Maldonado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Quinn.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Quinn missing with knees to the body.
Quinn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quinn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maldonado managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinn.
Maldonado avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quinn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maldonado after a bit of a struggle.
Ralphie Maldonado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Quinn.
Quinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Maldonado shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maldonado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maldonado presses Quinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Maldonado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado lands a nice shot to the body.
Crunch! Maldonado slams his shin into Quinn's torso.
Maldonado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maldonado on the side of the head.

Quinn clinches up against the cage.
Maldonado tries to throw a body punch but Quinn avoids it by throwing Maldonado back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maldonado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Maldonado as the two fighters clinch.
Maldonado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Maldonado lands a left hand.
Maldonado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maldonado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quinn lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Quinn lands with a light punch inside.
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 Ralphie Maldonado will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maldonado lands a big head kick that sends Quinn tumbling to the mat! Maldonado takes a step backwards and waves Quinn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Quinn is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Billy Quinn has been cut.
Quinn throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Quinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldonado finish him?
Maldonado motions for Quinn to come forward. Maldonado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maldonado.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
Quinn seems to have recovered his senses.
Quinn checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Maldonado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Maldonado is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldonado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldonado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldonado misses with a low kick as Quinn jumps back.
Maldonado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldonado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldonado motions for Quinn to come forward. Maldonado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Quinn moves out of range.
Maldonado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Maldonado lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Maldonado takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Maldonado throws a leg kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn tries to counter with a clinch but Maldonado shakes him off and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Quinn blocks the leg kick.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maldonado throws a low kick, looking for Quinn's leg but Quinn calmly moves out of range.

Quinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maldonado works on Quinn's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maldonado gets through Quinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldonado taking a breather.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Quinn controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinn.
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 trying to land knees to the body.

Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Maldonado moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldonado thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Maldonado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn throws a right hand that Maldonado ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldonado also avoids with ease.
Maldonado takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Quinn wants to counter with a clinch but Maldonado pushes him away.
Quinn misses with a combination

and Maldonado counters with a head kick that drops Quinn to the mat! Quinn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldonado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn lands a slapping body shot.
Maldonado throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldonado manages to avoid it.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maldonado is looking to wear down Quinn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Maldonado
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ralphie Maldonado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldonado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldonado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maldonado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maldonado back to the cage. Quinn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maldonado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quinn.
Quinn throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldonado misses with a wild combination.
Maldonado swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.
Maldonado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maldonado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maldonado misses
and Quinn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quinn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maldonado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quinn checks it well.
Quinn scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldonado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Maldonado wants to land a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Maldonado looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Quinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quinn.
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Maldonado moved out of range nicely.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maldonado blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Maldonado's ribs.
Maldonado lands a slapping body shot.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldonado manages to avoid it.
A big right from Quinn misses.
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 Ralphie Maldonado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quinn walks into a straight right hand from Maldonado.
Maldonado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maldonado's hands.
Quinn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maldonado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quinn.
Maldonado on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Maldonado lands a big head kick that sends Quinn tumbling to the mat! Maldonado takes a step backwards and waves Quinn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado lands with a shot to the body.
Maldonado cracks Quinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maldonado throws a shot to the body.
Quinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldonado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Maldonado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ralphie Maldonado is winning the standup battle so far.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quinn's head backwards.
Maldonado throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldonado thinking.
Maldonado swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Quinn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maldonado.
Quinn scores with a jab to the head.
Quinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maldonado throws a shot to the body.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maldonado looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Maldonado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldonado throws a leg kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldonado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Quinn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldonado counters with a nice uppercut.
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 misses with a hook.
Maldonado misses with a low kick.
Quinn tests Maldonado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ralphie Maldonado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn scores with a punch to the head.
Quinn moves out of range as Maldonado throws a body kick.
A cross from Maldonado lands.
Quinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quinn takes a swing at Maldonado's ribcage but misses.
Maldonado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maldonado. That's going to slow Quinn down.

Quinn moves into range and clinches up with Maldonado.

Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Maldonado throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a straight left.
Maldonado misses the shot to the body.
Quinn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Billy Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldonado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maldonado throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Quinn moves into the clinch.
Maldonado misses with some punches.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
Quinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quinn tries a body shot but Maldonado blocks it.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maldonado avoids it.
Maldonado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maldonado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a short punch on the inside.

Maldonado manages to break the clinch.
Maldonado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Quinn has Maldonado up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Maldonado managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Quinn working aggressively here.
Quinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maldonado is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maldonado avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maldonado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie Maldonado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maldonado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Maldonado!