PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen System of a Down - BYOB as his entrance music. Michael Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quinlan
vs
Armstrong

180 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Quinlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinlan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Quinlan moves out of range.

Armstrong rushes Quinlan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Quinlan tries for a takedown but Armstrong manages to get underhooks.
Quinlan taking a breather.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quinlan taking a breather.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinlan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Quinlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to control Quinlan's arms but Quinlan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the ropes.
Quinlan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Armstrong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch but Quinlan keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong working Quinlan over with knees to the body.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Quinlan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quinlan's gas tank.
A short right from Armstrong on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.

Quinlan is rocked!
Quinlan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong dodges an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Oh Quinlan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinlan seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Quinlan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Armstrong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Patrick Quinlan has been cut.
Quinlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quinlan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Armstrong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinlan misses with an elbow over the top.
Quinlan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armstrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Armstrong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.

Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Quinlan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Armstrong was covering up waiting for the punch and Quinlan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Quinlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
Quinlan prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Quinlan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Armstrong is looking to stand up but Quinlan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan connects with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Quinlan from controlling successfully.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Quinlan is pushing down on Armstrong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Armstrong is fighting to maintain full guard but Quinlan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quinlan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Armstrong tries to kick Quinlan off but Quinlan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quinlan is pressing down on Armstrong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armstrong is holding on for now.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Quinlan trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Quinlan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Quinlan thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Quinlan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Armstrong!
Quinlan tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quinlan cracks Armstrong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quinlan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quinlan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinlan looking to finish Armstrong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armstrong!
Quinlan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Armstrong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Quinlan dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Quinlan.
Quinlan with good strikes from the mount here!
Quinlan looking to control but Armstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinlan controlling the pace for now.
Quinlan cracks Armstrong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quinlan scoring with strikes but Armstrong is staying in there.
Armstrong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Armstrong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinlan. 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 six minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
Quinlan 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.
Quinlan is landing with some decent strikes but Armstrong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quinlan landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinlan controlling the pace for now.
Armstrong is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Quinlan's attempts to control the action.
Quinlan controlling the pace for now.
Quinlan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinlan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound.
Armstrong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Quinlan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Armstrong really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Quinlan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Quinlan.
Quinlan working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan landing punches.
Quinlan lands a big elbow.

Armstrong is rocked!
Quinlan controlling the pace for now.
Quinlan landing punches.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Quinlan's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong really wants to buck Quinlan off and get back to his feet.
Quinlan scoring with strikes but Armstrong is staying in there.
Quinlan unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinlan landing punches.
Quinlan landing shots from mount.
Quinlan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armstrong hang on?
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong is still in real trouble! Can Quinlan finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armstrong can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Armstrong covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Quinlan!