PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Fallas (ranked 3075 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Barkeep Quark (ranked 393 p4p, 202 weight class). Quark has chosen Megadeth - Train of Consequences as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fallas
vs
Quark

185 cm
21
176
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
182
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alistair Fallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barkeep Quark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fallas but Fallas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fallas throws a leg kick that is checked

and Quark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Quark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fallas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Quark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark throws a strike but Fallas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas is pulling down on Quark's head to control his posture.
Fallas controls Quark momentarily but Quark frees himself.
Quark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fallas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quark on the ground.
Quark looking to pass the guard.
Fallas keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
Quark tries to free his leg and advance position but Fallas is retaining full guard.
Quark throws a big right hand that misses.
Quark looking to pass the guard.
Fallas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fallas is working hard here to advance position.
Quark trying to control but Fallas is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quark slips under a jab from Fallas.
Fallas moves away from the strike by Quark.
Quark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Quark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quark wants to pass the guard but Fallas is keeping the position.
Quark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fallas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fallas keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
Quark distracts Fallas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark trying to control but Fallas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fallas is trying to control the position but Quark postures up.
Fallas keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
Quark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quark looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fallas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quark but Quark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quark.
Fallas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quark swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Quark as he connects with a hook.
Fallas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quark pinned against the ropes. Quark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Fallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Quark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quark.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quark avoids the body shot from Fallas.
Quark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fallas manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barkeep Quark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fallas missing with a left hand there. Quark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fallas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Quark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fallas won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Fallas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Quark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Quark is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fallas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallas stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Quark with the ground and pound but Fallas regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark is trying to control. Fallas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fallas is not content to let Quark control the position.
Quark is thwarting Fallas's attempts to control the position.
Fallas is looking to improve his position.
Fallas trying to control but Quark postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quark trying to control from half guard but Fallas is working away.

Quark is working for a kimura but Fallas is defending it quite comfortably.
Quark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fallas is looking to improve his position.
Quark winds up and cracks Fallas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark winds up and cracks Fallas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fallas trying to control here.
Quark is stalling here. Fallas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Quark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fallas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Quark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quark manages to get back to half guard.
Fallas prevents Quark from improving his position.
Quark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quark is pulling down on Fallas's head. It's preventing any offense from Fallas, at least for the moment.
Quark wants to sweep here but Fallas controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quark is trying to keep Fallas in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barkeep Quark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Quark there.

Fallas gets caught flat footed, as Quark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fallas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quark puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fallas is trying to get back to full guard.
Quark misses with a head shot. Fallas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fallas keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas is staying active underneath Quark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quark stalling away here and it's allowed Fallas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quark takes a little break here. Fallas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fallas regains half guard.
Alistair Fallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quark is keen to just control but Fallas is a slippery customer.
Fallas tries to get to full guard but Quark has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Quark.
Quark working Fallas over with strikes.
Fallas is looking to improve his position.
Fallas is not content to let Quark control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fallas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Quark is looking for a kimura here.
Barkeep Quark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fallas is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Animal Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Quark trying to control the pace.
Fallas wants to get back to full guard but Quark has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quark looking to control but Fallas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quark unloads with some shots from mount but Fallas bucks and avoids them well.
Quark looking to control but Fallas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quark landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barkeep Quark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barkeep Quark!
A victorious Barkeep Quark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.