PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 1969 p4p, 257 weight class) and Nuclear Penguin (ranked 1662 p4p, 220 weight class). Penguin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mardy Bum. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Quinn
vs
Penguin

171 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
171 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuclear Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a solid leg kick but Penguin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quinn.
Penguin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Quinn thumps Penguin with a low kick.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Penguin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Penguin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Penguin does it's job there.
Quinn throws a front kick aimed at Penguin's knee but Penguin avoids it well.
Quinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penguin checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quinn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penguin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penguin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penguin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penguin as he jumps to the side.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a nice shot that snaps Penguin's head back.
Quinn misses with a double jab
and Penguin counters with a leg kick.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penguin under the eye.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Penguin counters with an outside leg kick.

Quinn moves into the clinch successfully.

Penguin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn tries to clinch up but Penguin circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn swings for the body but Penguin moves out of range.
Penguin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penguin moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Penguin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penguin! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn misses with a leg kick
enabling Penguin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Penguin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Quinn.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penguin lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Billy Quinn has been cut.
Quinn scores with a body shot.

Penguin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penguin is adopting a defensive guard.
Penguin wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Penguin is keeping the position.
Penguin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Quinn stopping the sweep attempt from Penguin.
Quinn lands a couple of elbows.
Quinn stands and throws Penguin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penguin keeps working.
Penguin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quinn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Quinn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penguin to his feet.
Nuclear Penguin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Penguin counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quinn's sensitive parts.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penguin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quinn lands with a cross.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penguin was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Quinn drives through and clinches with Penguin against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Penguin is looking to control Quinn's arms but Quinn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penguin has his back to the cage.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penguin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penguin defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Quinn dominated that round.
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!

A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penguin drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penguin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Penguin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Penguin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Quinn moves into range and clinches up with Penguin.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Quinn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Penguin regains guard immediately.
Quinn working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Quinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Penguin has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Penguin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penguin pulls Quinn in close to prevent any damage.
Penguin looking for a sweep. Not yet Penguin, not yet.
Penguin has Quinn pulled in close to control his posture.
Penguin wants to sweep but no luck.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Penguin pulls Quinn in close to his closed guard and prevents Quinn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penguin is on top in guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quinn holds on and takes a little breather.
Penguin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quinn has Penguin pulled in close to control his posture.
Penguin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quinn is adopting a defensive guard.
Penguin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quinn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Penguin seems content to control.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn trying to control but Penguin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn trying to get back to full guard but Penguin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Penguin controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control but Penguin is having none of it.
Penguin content just to control the position here.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penguin can do to turn this around?
Quinn controls the position.
Penguin controlling the position easily from mount.
Quinn is desperately trying to improve his position but Penguin has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn tries to hold on but Penguin pushes him away.
Penguin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quinn is working to get back to half guard.
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 Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Quinn connects with a body shot.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penguin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Penguin blocks the leg kick.
Penguin tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinn is wise to it.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Penguin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Penguin avoids it well.
Penguin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Billy Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penguin was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Penguin tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinn is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Penguin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinn avoids the head kick by Penguin.
Quinn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penguin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Quinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quinn misses with the combination.

Penguin lands a big head kick that sends Quinn tumbling to the mat! Penguin takes a step backwards and waves Quinn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Penguin should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn connects with a body shot.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Penguin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuclear Penguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn is looking to wear down Penguin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quinn closes the distance but Penguin moves to the side

and Penguin 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 is rocked!
Penguin connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Quinn out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuclear Penguin!
After winning the bout, Nuclear Penguin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.