PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Migeal Quintes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quintes
vs
Brooks

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Migeal Quintes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brooks forces Quintes back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Quintes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Brooks throws and low kick but Quintes moves out of range easily.
Quintes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Migeal Quintes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Quintes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Quintes jumps into side control!
Brooks is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Quintes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brooks's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quintes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brooks's legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quintes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Quintes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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.

Quintes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brooks's guard.

Quintes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brooks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quintes has Brooks in his guard.
Quintes is breathing heavily.

Brooks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brooks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Quintes saw it coming and moves away.
Quintes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Quintes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quintes dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quintes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Quintes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Quintes has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks can't break the clinch.

Quintes manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Quintes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quintes tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Brooks.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a head shot.
Quintes tries to hold on but Brooks postures up.
Brooks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quintes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brooks.
Quintes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brooks.
Brooks landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks throws some wild stikes that Quintes manages to avoid easily.
Brooks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brooks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Quintes regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Brooks 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.

Quintes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quintes wants it to stay on the feet.

Quintes clinches.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quintes lands with a left to the head.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Quintes has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quintes stalling.

Quintes has clasped his hands together around Brooks's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Quintes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brooks!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quintes controlling the pace for now.

Quintes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Brooks has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Brooks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quintes is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.

Brooks stands up from Quintes's guard - Brooks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Migeal Quintes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Quintes circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quintes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Quintes.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Quintes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintes blocks the body kick.
Brooks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quintes checks a low kick from Brooks.

Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Quintes has the dominant position.
Quintes prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Quintes goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks lands with a right hand.

Quintes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Quintes lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Quintes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brooks can't fight it off and eventually Quintes manages to take the fight to the floor. Brooks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quintes tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
Quintes wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brooks is on top in guard.

Brooks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes avoids a kick to the body.

Quintes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brooks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brooks is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quintes has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Quintes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brooks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Migeal Quintes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Migeal Quintes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Quintes clinches with his opponent.

Quintes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brooks regains guard immediately.
Quintes throwing strikes from guard but Brooks blocks nicely.
Quintes chips away with some ground and pound.
Quintes wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Quintes has gone for a leg lock! Brooks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Quintes's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks postures up in Quintes's guard and throws a big left but Quintes blocks it.
Brooks looking to pass the guard.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quintes has momentary wrist control but Brooks slips an elbow through the middle.

Brooks gets to his feet. Quintes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quintes slips a straight right by Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quintes has a takedown stuffed.
Quintes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Quintes against the cage.
Quintes looking to slow down the pace here.
Quintes tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Quintes controls his hands.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Quintes keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quintes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Quintes.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Quintes is controlling him.

Quintes manages to break the clinch.
Quintes dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Quintes avoids them all with ease.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Quintes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.

Quintes clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Quintes's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Migeal Quintes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quintes tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quintes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Quintes counters with a single leg into guard. Brooks didn't expect that.

Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Quintes defends easily.
Quintes wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks is looking to stand up but Quintes isn't so interested in that idea.

Quintes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brooks wants to stand up but Quintes is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Migeal Quintes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quintes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Migeal Quintes!