PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pickard (ranked 4637 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Justin Quinn (ranked 513 p4p, 499 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pickard
vs
Quinn

184 cm
19
208
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
205
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Pickard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickard.
Pickard connects with a body shot.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justin Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quinn closes the distance and pushes Pickard back into the cage.
Quinn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quinn is trying to break free.
Pickard keeps control of Quinn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pickard manages to break the clinch.
Quinn tries to clinch but Pickard moves away
and Quinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinn scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Pickard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pickard cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Pickard scores with a body shot.

Pickard forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.

Pickard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pickard connects with a single shot there.
Pickard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn tries to clinch but Pickard moves away

and Pickard counters with a crisp one two that drops Quinn! Pickard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quinn to his feet! Quinn is in big trouble!
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!
Quinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pickard.
Pickard connects with a nice looking jab.

Quinn is rocked!
Pickard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn with the counter takedown but Pickard avoids it easily.
Quinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pickard to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickard lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Quinn out cold! Quinn is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodney Pickard!