PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quaid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Sayre has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Teddy Sayre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quaid
vs
Sayre

170 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Sayre moves away and avoids it.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Quaid keeps it at a distance.
Sayre misses with a wild body shot.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Quaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Sayre.
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaid manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid throws a shot to the body.
Quaid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Teddy Sayre has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid takes a swing at Sayre's ribcage but misses.

Quaid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a big right hand but Sayre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Quaid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control the action but Sayre is working from the bottom.
Quaid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sayre trying to remain calm as Quaid controls from the top position.
Quaid moves into full mount!
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.

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.
Sayre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sayre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaid not doing much here.
Sayre trying to hold on to Quaid's head to control him but Quaid postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to take a breather but Sayre is having none of it.
Quaid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sayre is looking to escape.
Sayre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Quaid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sayre is squirming around, avoiding Quaid's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Quaid throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid looking to control but Sayre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sayre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quaid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sayre.
Sayre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Sayre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Quaid keeps it at a distance.
Sayre walks into a left hand.
Quaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Sayre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Quaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Quaid avoids them all with ease.
Sayre fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Quaid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quaid trying to control but Sayre is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid looking to finish Sayre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sayre!
Sayre wants to control but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sayre is looking to escape.
Quaid 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.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quaid looking to finish Sayre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sayre!
Quaid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sayre is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Quaid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Quaid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quaid lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quaid looks to throw the jab but Sayre is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Quaid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayre's waist but Sayre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quaid off to one side.
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.

Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quaid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quaid trying to control but Sayre is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid passes Sayre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quaid stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sayre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quaid is working away from the top position though.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Sayre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quaid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sayre can do to turn this around?
Quaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sayre is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Douglas Quaid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Quaid misses.
Sayre misses with a few strikes there.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quaid dives in and grabs Sayre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayre pushes down on Quaid's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quaid shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayre tries to sprawl out of it but Quaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaid stuns Sayre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sayre.
Sayre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaid.

Sayre gets a clinch.
Sayre gets underhooks to prevent Quaid's takedown attempt.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
Quaid wants to get back to striking at distance but Sayre won't allow it.
Sayre trying to control the position but instead, Quaid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sayre into the cage.
Quaid just leaning against Sayre, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sayre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quaid has him pressed against the cage.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quaid is keeping busy.

Sayre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quaid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayre doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quaid.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch but Quaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quaid circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quaid throws out a loose jab but Sayre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayre misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sayre momentarily.
Quaid connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayre, as that shot connected.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Sayre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quaid misses with a few strikes there.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid swinging wilding here.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Sayre both land. Nice combination.
Sayre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaid.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayre with a nice cross.
Douglas Quaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid fails with the takedown.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayre throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayre. Quaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quaid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayre counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Quaid misses.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quaid misses with a combination
and Sayre counters with a nice body shot.
Sayre wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayre. Quaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayre wants to clinch.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Sayre moves away and avoids it.

That's two 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.
Sayre scores with a jab.
Sayre wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Quaid misses.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a good jab.
Sayre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quaid misses with a double jab.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayre was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Sayre walks into a stiff left hand from Quaid.
A combination from Sayre does no damage.
Teddy Sayre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sayre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sayre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quaid controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid passes Sayre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quaid controlling the pace.
Quaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Sayre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Quaid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Quaid throwing shots but Sayre is blocking nicely.
Sayre is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Quaid is thwarting Sayre's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid had his way with Teddy Sayre in that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quaid somewhat.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre moves away from the strike by Quaid.

Sayre gets caught flat footed, as Quaid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing.
Quaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quaid won't allow Sayre to sweep him here.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sayre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.
Sayre working a defensive guard here.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Quaid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sayre wants to clinch.
Sayre moves away from the strike by Quaid.
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayre counters with a three punch combo that has Quaid backing up. Quaid nods at Sayre to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Quaid does no damage.
A left and a right from Sayre both land. Nice combination.
Sayre cracks a nice hook into Quaid's ribs.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown but Sayre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quaid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quaid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre scores with a nice strike.
Quaid throws a big shot that misses.
Quaid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre scores with a hook to the body. Quaid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quaid shoots in and drives through. Sayre sprawls well.
Quaid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Quaid avoids nicely.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quaid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayre.
Sayre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sayre looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.

Sayre clinches with his opponent.
Quaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaid keeps control of Sayre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quaid blocks an elbow strike from Sayre.
Nice elbow from Sayre.
Sayre misses with an elbow strike.
Teddy Sayre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but Quaid blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Quaid.
Sayre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quaid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Douglas Quaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quaid blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Quaid.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Sayre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quaid blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sayre throws an elbow but misses.
Sayre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quaid's efforts to push away.

Quaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Quaid does it's job there.
Quaid looks for a takedown but Sayre sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Sayre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quaid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid retains his featherweight title!