PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Quintan (ranked 5566 p4p, 4472 weight class) and David Langua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Langua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quintan
vs
Langua

195 cm
18
265
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
255
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Quintan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Langua!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langua.

Quintan rushes Langua and presses him up against the cage.
Quintan prevents the takedown attempt.
Quintan misses with an elbow strike.
Langua is trying to drag Quintan to the mat but Quintan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rogerio Quintan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Langua.
Langua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quintan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quintan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quintan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quintan lands an elbow inside that Langua shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quintan smiles and moves away.
Rogerio Quintan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quintan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Langua blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Langua dodges an elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua working aggressively here.
Langua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Langua blocks an elbow strike.
Langua blocks the elbow strike.
Quintan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Langua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quintan prevents it.
Quintan misses with an elbow strike.
Langua wants to break free but Quintan has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quintan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langua's brow.
Langua blocks the elbow strike.
Quintan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Langua blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langua tries to circle away but Quintan has him pinned against the cage.
Quintan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quintan as Langua tries to tie him up.
Langua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quintan prevents Langua from breaking the clinch.
Langua avoids a wild elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua looking to slow down the pace here.
Quintan lands an elbow inside that Langua shrugs off.
Langua avoids the elbow strike from Quintan, against the cage.
Langua tries for a takedown but Quintan manages to get underhooks.

Langua decides to pull guard.

Langua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quintan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quintan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quintan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langua has a closed guard, preventing Quintan from standing up.
Langua looking to control.

Langua has his foot on Quintan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quintan works his way back into a safe position though.
Langua looking for a sweep. Not yet Langua, not yet.
Quintan wanted to stand there but Langua had control of the position.

Langua pushes Quintan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Quintan moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langua dodges an elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua is trying to break the clinch but Quintan is controlling him.
Quintan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quintan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Langua jumps guard but Quintan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Langua blocks an elbow strike from Quintan.
Quintan lands an elbow inside.
Langua jumps guard but Quintan stands there with Langua around his waist. Langua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Langua avoids the elbow strike from Quintan, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintan throws an elbow but it misses.
Langua avoids a wild elbow strike from Quintan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quintan throws an elbow but misses.
Langua is trying to break the clinch but Quintan has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Quintan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quintan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rogerio Quintan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quintan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langua's brow.
Langua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quintan smiles and moves away.
Langua throws a head kick that misses.
Quintan tries to clinch there but Langua circles away.
Langua goes for a double leg but Quintan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Quintan continues to drive forward.
Langua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quintan swivels and escapes.
Rogerio Quintan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Langua.

Quintan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Langua drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintan wanted to stand there but Langua had control of the position.
Langua is trying to control the position but Quintan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintan wants to get up but he can't break Langua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quintan wants to stand and escape but instead Langua has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Langua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quintan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langua stands and throws Quintan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quintan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Quintan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quintan tries to get out of the position.
Langua happy to just control the position for now.

Langua is trying to get an arm triangle but Quintan is defending well.

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.
Quintan is letting Langua control him for a moment.
Langua landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Quintan wants to get back to his feet but Langua is dominant here and he's now got Quintan's back!
Langua is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Quintan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langua can do to turn this around?
Quintan staying busy and making it hard for Langua to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintan is trying to get back to his feet but Langua has full control of the position and if anything, Quintan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Langua connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Quintan to escape the position.

Langua working for a choke but Quintan is defending well.
Quintan is trying to stand back up.
Langua is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Quintan up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langua is looking to control Quintan but Quintan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Langua throwing sloppy strikes.
Quintan is trying to get back to his feet but Langua has full control of the position and if anything, Quintan has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Langua is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Quintan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Quintan trying to get back to his feet but Langua is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Langua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Langua closes the distance and clinches.
Quintan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Langua avoids a wild elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Langua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quintan prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quintan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quintan keeps control of Langua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langua tries to break free but Quintan pushes him back against the cage.
Quintan throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langua wants to take the fight to the mat but Quintan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rogerio Quintan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Langua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quintan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langua's brow.
Quintan pushes off an throws an elbow but Langua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Langua avoids a wild elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua fails to pull guard.
Quintan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quintan throws an elbow but misses.
Langua avoids a wild elbow strike from Quintan.
Langua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quintan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Langua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quintan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Langua jumps guard but Quintan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quintan lands a nice elbow.
Langua looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintan lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Quintan.
Quintan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Langua's defenses.
Quintan lands an elbow inside.
Langua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quintan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Langua dodges an elbow strike from Quintan.
Quintan misses with an elbow over the top.
Langua is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Quintan to keep the fight standing.
Langua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langua tries to pull guard but Quintan won't allow it.
Quintan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Langua takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Quintan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quintan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langua's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langua avoids the elbow strike from Quintan, against the cage.
Quintan throws an elbow that misses.
Langua has had enough of the clinch but Quintan keeps him there for the moment.
Quintan misses with an elbow over the top.
Langua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Langua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Langua tries to break the clinch but Quintan is controlling the position.
Quintan lands an elbow that stopped Langua in his tracks for a moment.
Quintan throws an elbow but it misses.
Langua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quintan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Langua avoids the elbow strike from Quintan, against the cage.
Langua tries to land knees in the clinch but Quintan avoids the damage to the body.
Langua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quintan is defending well for now.
Quintan prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langua takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quintan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langua's brow.
Quintan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quintan lands a damaging elbow.
Quintan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quintan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Langua blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quintan throws an elbow but misses.
Langua tries to break the clinch but Quintan is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quintan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Langua's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Quintan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quintan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Quintan!