PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Quinteros (ranked 1622 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Ernesto Llosa (ranked 230 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ernesto Llosa enters the cage!

Quinteros
vs
Llosa

185 cm
33
179
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
178
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 150$

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernesto Llosa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinteros lands a nice hook to Llosa's body. Llosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Quinteros scores with a takedown into Llosa's guard.
Quinteros engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Llosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinteros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinteros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Llosa looking for a guillotine here but Quinteros defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Quinteros's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Llosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Llosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinteros manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinteros wants to sweep here but Llosa controlling him for the moment.
Quinteros keeping full guard, as Llosa tries to pass.
Llosa looking to sit in guard and control but Quinteros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Llosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quinteros is stalling in the full guard.
Quinteros trying to control but Llosa is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quinteros wants to stand but Llosa is controlling his posture from full guard.

Llosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quinteros defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Llosa wants to improve his position but instead Quinteros has moved into half guard.
Quinteros prevents Llosa from improving his position.
Llosa trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Llosa is still trying to improve position.
Quinteros wants to stand up but Llosa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Llosa is refusing to be controlled, as Quinteros sits in half guard.
Llosa is pressing down on Quinteros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quinteros passes into side control.
Llosa prevents Quinteros from moving into mount.
Quinteros staying calm.
Llosa manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Quinteros jumps into side control!
Llosa manages to get back to half guard.
Quinteros content to control rather than advance.
Llosa is looking for a sweep. Quinteros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quinteros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quinteros passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Quinteros dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Llosa.

Llosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quinteros is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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

Llosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Llosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Llosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Llosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Llosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinteros keeps working.

Llosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Quinteros tries to improve position but can't.
Quinteros is working hard here to advance position.

Llosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Llosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quinteros knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Llosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Quinteros is trying to improve his position.
Llosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinteros keeps working.

Llosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quinteros is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros manages to work his way to half guard, despite Llosa's best efforts.

Llosa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Quinteros keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Llosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Quinteros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quinteros is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Llosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinteros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four 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.
Quinteros manages to get to full guard.
Llosa wants to control from the top but Quinteros keeps moving.
Llosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quinteros wants to get back to his feet but Llosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Llosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinteros keeping moving, preventing Llosa from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quinteros is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Llosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Llosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Llosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinteros but Quinteros pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Llosa looks to move away, Quinteros throws a big counter combo but Llosa just gets out of the way.

Quinteros shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Llosa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Llosa is pressing down on Quinteros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llosa keeping moving, preventing Quinteros from controlling successfully.

Llosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Quinteros got a little sloppy there for a moment and Llosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quinteros has managed to get both his arms back between Llosa's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quinteros passes into side control.
Llosa prevents Quinteros from moving into mount.
Quinteros is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinteros tries to move into full mount but can't pass Llosa's legs.
Nelson Quinteros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quinteros wants to stand but Llosa has his arm trapped.
Llosa is not content to let Quinteros control the position.
You can see the frustration on Llosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Llosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinteros controlling from side mount.
Llosa is trying to control Quinteros's posture but Quinteros avoids it.
Quinteros is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Llosa tries to bench press Quinteros off him but Quinteros keeps the position.
Quinteros is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Llosa actively working from the bottom here.

Llosa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Quinteros pushes past his half guard into mount!
Quinteros misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Quinteros avoids the attempt from Llosa to control.
Quinteros tries to control but Llosa wriggling away.
Quinteros avoids the attempt from Llosa to control.
Quinteros content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros tries to control but Llosa wriggling away.
Llosa is trying desperately to improve position.
Llosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Llosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quinteros scores with a couple of nice shots.

Llosa looking for submissions off his back.
Quinteros looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Quinteros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinteros has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Quinteros!
Nelson Quinteros thanked the fans post fight for their support.