PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abigail Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Austin
vs
Ray Quik

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abigail Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Quik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin misses with a combination

and Quik moves into the clinch.

Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Austin.
Quik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin misses with the body kick
and Quik counters with a low kick, right behind Austin 's knee.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quik counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Quik moves out of range easily.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quik doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin throws a leg kick

and Quik counters by clinching up.
Quik tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Quik, against the cage.
Quik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin lands an elbow just above Quik 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Quik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quik throws a head kick but Austin moves out of range.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quik lands with a slapping head kick.
Quik connects with a high kick.
Abigail Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Austin
and Quik counters with a good low kick that Austin was not able to check.
Austin is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Austin is predictable there
and Quik counters with an outside leg kick.
Quik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Quik clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quik tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quik fails with an attempt to clinch.

Quik pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quik.
Quik lands a nice elbow.
Quik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Austin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quik lands a leg kick that knocks Austin off balance momentarily.
Quik throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
Quik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin throws a leg kick
and Quik counters with a leg kick.
Quik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quik tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
A low kick from Austin misses

and Quik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Austin's guard.

Quik stands up and waves to Austin to follow him.
Austin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quik counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quik tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Quik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quik wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Austin misses
and Quik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Austin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Austin throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quik thumps Austin with a low kick.
Quik tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Quik tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Abigail Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quik connects with a solid leg kick.

Quik closes the distance and clinches.

Quik is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Austin can't fight it off and eventually Quik manages to take the fight to the floor. Austin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin wants to stand and escape but Quik is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Austin's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quik trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Quik from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Quik.
Austin throws a body kick the misses
and Quik counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by Austin misses
and Quik counters with a low kick, right behind Austin 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Quik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abigail Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses with a leg kick
and Quik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Austin.
Quik connects with a high kick.
Quik tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Austin misses

and Quik counters by clinching up.
Austin tries to land knees in the clinch but Quik avoids the damage to the body.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
Quik throws an elbow that misses.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Quik avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Quik is struggling to control the position.
Quik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Quik misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quik moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
Ray Quik seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a head kick that misses.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Austin misses with the body kick
and Quik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quik fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quik.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Quik counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quik doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Quik throws a front kick that sends Austin stumbling back into the cage.

Austin tries to keep at a distance but Quik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quik avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Austin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abigail Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Quik.
Quik with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik looking to stall.
Quik missing with knees to the body.
Quik lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Quik goes for a takedown attempt but Austin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quik scores with a head kick.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick
and Quik counters with an inside leg kick.
Austin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Quik counters with a straight right hand.
Quik tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quik counters with a head kick.
Quik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quik instigates a clinch.
Quik lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.

It looks like Abigail Austin has been cut.
Quik throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.
Quik tries to pull guard but Austin holds him up against the cage and eventually Quik drops back down to his feet.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
Quik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quik counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quik tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin lands a head kick!
Quik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin throws a right hand that misses

and Quik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Quik, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin blocks an elbow strike from Quik.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Quik is controlling the position.
Quik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
Quik misses with a knee to the head.
Quik lands an elbow inside.

Quik manages to pull guard.

Quik kicks Austin off and gets to his feet.
Quik doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quik throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Quik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Quik.
Quik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quik counters with a leg kick.
Austin throws a lazy head kick

and Quik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quik.
Quik lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Quik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abigail Austin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Austin throws a sloppy head kick
and Quik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Austin's knee momentarily.
Quik tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Quik counters by moving into the clinch.

Austin manages to break the clinch.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quik counters with a head kick.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quik counters with a good low kick that Austin was not able to check.
Quik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Austin misses with a hook to the body
and Quik counters with a leg kick.
Quik is looking to clinch.
Austin throws a head kick that misses
and Quik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Austin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Quik lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Quik closes the distance and clinches.
Quik pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Austin gets tackled into the cage by Quik. Quik maintains the clinch.
Quik avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Quik.
Austin tries to circle away but Quik has him pinned against the cage.
Austin tries to land a knee to the head but Quik blocks with his arms.

Quik jumps into guard, dragging Austin to the mat.
Quik lands a good elbow from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quik is on top in guard.
Quik stops Austin from standing up.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quik.

Quik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Austin's guard.
Quik lands with a punch from half guard.
Quik prevents Austin from standing back up.
Quik winds up and cracks Austin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Quik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik moves into full mount! Austin won't be happy about that!
Austin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Quik controlling from the full mount.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quik on the ground.
Quik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
Quik breaks from Austin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quik scoring with strikes but Austin is staying in there.
Quik lands a nice shot to the head.
Quik lands a big shot there that rocks Austin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Austin is rocked!
Quik working Austin over with strikes here.
Ray Quik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Austin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Quik! Austin is hurt baaadly! Quik is firing away with more strikes - Austin is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Quik!