PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Quintana (ranked 2657 p4p, 317 weight class) and Tony Dentist (ranked 5768 p4p, 480 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quintana
vs
Dentist

185 cm
25
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Dentist!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentist connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Filip Quintana has been cut.

Quintana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quintana throwing strikes from guard but Dentist blocks nicely.
Dentist being controlled here, momentarily.
Dentist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quintana is one step ahead there.
Dentist has momentary wrist control but Quintana slips an elbow through the middle.
We've been hearing that Quintana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Quintana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dentist wants to stand and escape but Quintana is having none of it.
Dentist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana pushing down on Dentist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dentist is looking for a sweep. Quintana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dentist taking some punishment here, with Quintana in his half guard.
Dentist is trying to stand.
Quintana slips a nice elbow through Dentist's hands, connecting with Dentist's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Quintana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quintana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quintana is looking to take a break and control but Dentist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quintana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintana passes the guard and advances to mount!
Quintana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dentist is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Quintana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentist is trying desperately to improve position.
Dentist tries to hold on but Quintana pushes him away.
Quintana tries to control but Dentist wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quintana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quintana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dentist wants to control but Quintana is having none of it.
Quintana controlling the position easily from mount.
Quintana with a couple of short strikes.

Dentist is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dentist can't escape the position.
Dentist is still in real trouble! Can Quintana finish him?
Dentist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dentist scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Quintana land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Quintana stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Quintana!
An out of breath Filip Quintana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.