PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes to the cage accompanied by Mudvayne-Scream With Me. 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.

Templeton
vs
Quinn

186 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 2

182 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a series of punches but Templeton avoids them all with ease.
Quinn lands a nice shot that snaps Templeton's head back.
Quinn tries a head kick but it misses.

Quinn drops Templeton with a beautiful combination! Templeton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quinn is looking for the KO!

Templeton is rocked!

It looks like Levi Templeton has been cut.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Templeton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Templeton seems to have got his legs back now.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Templeton avoids it well.
Templeton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Templeton tries to clinch up.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Templeton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quinn doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Templeton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quinn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Templeton backs up against the cage.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Templeton which made him look bad.

Quinn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Templeton scores with a knee to the head.
Quinn is trying to force a seperation but Templeton has the dominant position.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Templeton working Quinn over with knees to the body.
Templeton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quinn is keeping busy.
Quinn avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Templeton misses with a knee to the head.
Quinn goes for a takedown attempt but Templeton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quinn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Templeton.
Quinn scores with a three punch combo!
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinn misses with the combination.

Quinn tries to keep at a distance but Templeton has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Templeton stalling in the clinch but Quinn improves position.
Templeton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Templeton looking to throw knees to the head but Quinn is blocking nicely.
Quinn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but Quinn blocks with his arms.

Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn misses with a head kick.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Templeton counters with a head kick.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn looks to land a combination. Templeton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Templeton is breathing heavily.

Templeton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Templeton lands in his opponent's guard.
Quinn striking off his back, scoring a few points.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Templeton defends well.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet but Templeton passes into half guard.
Quinn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quinn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet but Templeton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Templeton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Quinn dives on top into guard.
Quinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Templeton throws a push kick but Quinn slaps the foot to one side.
Quinn scores with a nice head shot.
Quinn throws a right and a left that Templeton avoids nicely.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses

and Templeton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quinn!
Templeton looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Quinn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Templeton is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Quinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Templeton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Templeton thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Quinn lands with a right hand.
Quinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick

and Templeton moves into the clinch.
Quinn is trying to force a seperation but Templeton has the dominant position.
Quinn has had enough of the clinch but Templeton keeps him there for the moment.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Templeton won't allow it.
Templeton scores a nice knee to the body.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quinn blocks it with crossed arms.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Quinn takes a knee right on the jaw!

Quinn is trying to trip Templeton. He has hold of a leg but Templeton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Quinn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control but Templeton is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn being controlled here momentarily.

Quinn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Quinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Templeton counters with a big head kick but Quinn shrugs it off.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Templeton's body.
Templeton wants to clinch.
Mike Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Templeton tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Templeton misses with a takedown attempt - Quinn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quinn throws a combination that misses
and Templeton counters with a big head kick but Quinn shrugs it off.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Templeton avoids it really well and circles away.
Levi Templeton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Templeton walks into a stiff left hand from Quinn.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Quinn throws a combination. Templeton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton shoots for a double leg takedown but Quinn sprawls well. He's pushed Templeton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quinn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Templeton counters with a thumping low kick.
Quinn throws a combination. Templeton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Templeton dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn lands a jab-cross combination.
Templeton throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn shoots in and drives through. Templeton sprawls well.
Levi Templeton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Quinn.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn throws a right hand that Templeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Templeton also avoids with ease.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses

and Templeton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Templeton.

Templeton drops back looking for a leg! Quinn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinn manages to kick Templeton off! Templeton jumps back into Quinn's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Templeton is controlling him.
Templeton wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Templeton tries to pass.

Quinn is looking for a triangle but Templeton pushes his legs off easily.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Templeton from controlling successfully.
Templeton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Templeton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Levi Templeton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Templeton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
Templeton throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn looks to land a combination. Templeton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Templeton throws a series of punches but Quinn avoids them all with ease.
Templeton slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
Quinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Templeton counters by clinching up.
Templeton wants to stall.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Templeton has double underhooks.
Quinn working hard to break the clinch.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Templeton manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Quinn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Templeton tries to score a body lock takedown but Quinn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Quinn taking a breather.

Quinn gets control of Templeton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Templeton trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templeton passes Quinn's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Templeton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Templeton has closed the distance and engaged Quinn in a clinch.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Templeton.
Quinn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Templeton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Templeton.
Templeton tries to stall but Quinn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but Quinn blocks it.
Templeton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quinn's face.
Quinn presses Templeton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quinn shoots for a takedown but Templeton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Levi Templeton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Quinn.
Templeton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quinn doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Templeton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Templeton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.

Quinn wriggles free and stands up.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn lands with a nice body punch.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Templeton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Templeton counters with a series of strikes. Quinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Templeton shoots in but Quinn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Templeton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Templeton counters by moving into the clinch.
Quinn is trying to break the clinch but Templeton has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Quinn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Templeton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quinn presses Templeton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn can't break the clinch.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn has Templeton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Templeton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Templeton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quinn's face.
Quinn has had enough of the clinch but Templeton keeps him there for the moment.

Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Templeton lands a nice shot that snaps Quinn's head back.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quinn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Templeton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Templeton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Templeton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quinn.
Templeton dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Templeton sprawls well. He's pushed Quinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Templeton has double underhooks.
Templeton scores with a knee to the head.
Templeton connects with a knee to the head.
Quinn is trying to break the clinch but Templeton is controlling him.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.
Templeton prevents the takedown attempt.
Templeton avoiding damage.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Templeton has double underhooks.
Quinn avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Templeton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Quinn misses the body punch
and Templeton counters with a low kick, right behind Quinn 's knee.
Quinn misses with a body shot
and Templeton counters with a two punch combo.
Levi Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn throws a right hand that Templeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Templeton also avoids with ease.
Templeton closes the distance but Quinn moves to the side
and Quinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Templeton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quinn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Templeton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quinn 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Quinn!