PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Shakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quintana comes to the cage accompanied by El Ultimo Mambi-OPB. Hector Quintana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Quintana
vs
Shakalaka

178 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Quintana!
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, Boom Shakalaka!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakalaka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shakalaka duly obliges.

Shakalaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quintana is looking to work some ground and pound but Shakalaka has wrist control.
Shakalaka has momentary wrist control but Quintana slips an elbow through the middle.
Quintana cracks Shakalaka with a solid left hand.
Quintana won't allow Shakalaka to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana advances to half guard.
Quintana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Quintana passes to side control.
Quintana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Quintana landing a few strikes.
Shakalaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quintana works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quintana connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shakalaka some visible discomfort.
Quintana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shakalaka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Quintana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakalaka wants to get back to his feet.
Shakalaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shakalaka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quintana is controlling him well.
Quintana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shakalaka down.

Shakalaka is rocked!
Quintana working the head and body with strikes.
Shakalaka is still in real trouble! Can Quintana finish him?
Quintana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Quintana is breathing heavily.
Quintana working the body and head with strikes.
Shakalaka is looking to reverse the position.
Quintana working the ground and pound from side control.
Quintana landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Quintana cracks Shakalaka with a big right hand but Shakalaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Quintana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shakalaka taking a bit of punishment here - Quintana scoring with strikes.
Quintana works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shakalaka is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakalaka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Quintana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shakalaka wants to control but Quintana is having none of it.
Quintana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quintana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shakalaka's face.
Quintana lands a heavy elbow.
Quintana lands a heavy elbow.
Quintana scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quintana working the ground and pound effectively.
Quintana scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Boom Shakalaka has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Quintana working the ground and pound effectively.
Quintana landing punches.
Quintana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That has opened up Boom Shakalaka's cut even more.
Shakalaka 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 lands with some strikes.
Quintana with good strikes from the mount here!

The cut above Boom Shakalaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shakalaka is in a horrible position here. Quintana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quintana scoring with strikes but Shakalaka is staying in there.

Boom Shakalaka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boom Shakalaka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hector Quintana!