PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fallon (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.

Quest
vs
Fallon

188 cm
25
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
214 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Quest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quest just misses with a punch to the body.
Quest swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Quest misses with a low kick as Fallon jumps back.
Quest keeps the fight on the outside.
Quest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quest circles away from the clinch attempt.

Fallon gets the takedown into side control.
Fallon controlling the position.
Fallon wants to control but Quest is keeping him busy.

Fallon stands up and beckons Quest to his feet.
Fallon tries to clinch but Quest is having none of it.
Fallon wants to clinch up but Quest keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest keeps the fight on the outside.
Fallon is looking to clinch but Quest is avoiding it.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quest looks to land a right hand but Fallon moved out of range.
Fallon tries to clinch but Quest is having none of it.
Quest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fallon wants to clinch.

Fallon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fallon lands in his opponent's guard.

Quest is looking for a triangle but Fallon pushes his legs off easily.
Fallon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quest has his hands on Fallon's head, controlling the position.
Quest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quest had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fallon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Quest Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fallon's back instead.
Fallon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fallon is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Quest off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fallon is in bad spot here.
Fallon breaks Quest's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fallon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Quest's guard.
Fallon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quest holds on and takes a little breather.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quest looking for a guillotine here but Fallon defends easily.
Quest trying to keep a closed guard but Fallon is proving a slippery customer.

Quest has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fallon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fallon is looking to stand up but Quest won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fallon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fallon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Fallon stands up and waves to Quest to follow him.
Fallon tries to clinch but Quest moves out of range.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fallon tries to clinch up but Quest circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Fallon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neil Fallon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quest keeps the fight on the outside.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neil Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon is looking to clinch but Quest is avoiding it.
Fallon on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Neil Fallon has been cut.
Neil Fallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quest shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fallon as he avoids it easily.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Quest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quest scores with a three punch combo!
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fallon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fallon wants to control from the top but Quest keeps moving.
Fallon tries to stand but Quest is controlling from the bottom.

Quest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest trying to control the position.
Fallon stays in close to Quest's body and controls the position.
Fallon wanted to stand there but Quest had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fallon tries to clinch up.
Quest scores with a punch to the head.
Quest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quest swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon wants to clinch.
Quest swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Quest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fallon tries to clinch but Quest is having none of it.
Quest will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quest misses with a body shot.
Fallon tries to clinch up but Quest circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Quest circles away.
Fallon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quest throws a hook but Fallon blocks it.
Fallon tries to clinch up.
Fallon wants to clinch up but Quest keeps it at a distance.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Fallon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fallon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Quest misses the target.
No joy there for Quest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quest scores with a three punch combo!

Fallon is rocked!

Fallon instigates a clinch.
Fallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quest is keeping busy.

Quest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quest lunges at Fallon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fallon's hand.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fallon instigates a clinch.
Quest taking a breather.

Fallon breaks the clinch.
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fallon tries to clinch up.
Quest keeps the fight on the outside.
Quest circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fallon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Quest.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fallon wants to clinch.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Quest circles away.
Quest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fallon circles away quickly and effectively.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Quest circles away.
Fallon is looking to clinch but Quest is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quest shoots in for a takedown but Fallon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quest swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quest dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Fallon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fallon tries to clinch up but Quest circles away and keeps his distance.
Quest misses with an uppercut.
Quest swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fallon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quest did well to prevent Fallon getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fallon wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Quest uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Fallon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fallon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon controlling from the top position.
Fallon wants to get up but he can't break Quest's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quest pulls Fallon in close to prevent any damage.
Fallon is looking to stand up but Quest won't let him.
Quest keeping moving, preventing Fallon from controlling successfully.

Quest is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quest keeping full guard, as Fallon tries to pass.

That's two 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.
Fallon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fallon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fallon trying to control the position from guard on top but Quest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Quest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fallon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fallon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quest keeping full guard, as Fallon tries to pass.
Quest is trying to keep Fallon in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Fallon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fallon avoids it really well and circles away.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Quest scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fallon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fallon wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon is trying to keep Quest in close.
Fallon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quest trying to control but Fallon is working from the bottom.
Quest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fallon is keeping the position for now.
Fallon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fallon is taking a breather. Quest says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Quest wants to control but Fallon is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neil Fallon.
I think Fallon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Fallon!