PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Quid
vs
McCullough

173 cm
23
151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
144 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Golden Lilium

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quid misses with a few strikes there.
McCullough scores with a shot to the body.
Quid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough tries to clinch up but Quid circles away and keeps his distance.
Quid looks to throw the jab but McCullough is out of range.
McCullough walks into a jab.
McCullough checks a low kick from Quid.

Quid pushes McCullough up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCullough prevents the takedown attempt.
McCullough takes a shot to the head.
Quid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

McCullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCullough closes the distance but Quid moves to the side
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Quid avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCullough takes one to the chin there.
McCullough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullough misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough looks to land a combination. Quid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCullough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quid.

Quid moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCullough as Quid tries to tie him up.
Quid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCullough prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCullough misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quid.
McCullough tries to circle away but Quid has him pinned against the cage.
Quid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCullough leaning against his opponent.

Quid breaks from the clinch.
Quid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCullough wants to clinch but Quid slips to the side
and Quid counters with a good low kick that McCullough was not able to check.
McCullough tries to clinch up
and Quid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quid thuds a left hand into McCullough's body.
McCullough throws a right and a left that Quid avoids nicely.
Quid is looking to clinch but McCullough is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quid.
McCullough misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough fails to land with a series of punches.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCullough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quid throws a combination. McCullough tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCullough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quid throws a hook but McCullough avoids it easily.
Quid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCullough tries to clinch there but Quid circles away.
McCullough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by McCullough.
McCullough misses the shot to the body.
McCullough closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCullough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McCullough rushes Quid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to pull guard but McCullough holds him up against the cage and eventually Quid drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quid stalling the fight.
McCullough is trying to maintain a safe position but Quid gets an underhook and turns McCullough into the cage.

Quid jumps into guard, dragging McCullough to the mat.
McCullough wants to get up but he can't break Quid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quid is looking to stand up but McCullough isn't so interested in that idea.
McCullough tries to stand but Quid is controlling from the bottom.
McCullough won't allow Quid to sweep him here.
McCullough must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Quid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCullough defends well.

Quid kicks McCullough off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quid.
McCullough tests Quid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quid takes a swing at McCullough's ribcage but misses.
McCullough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quid moves away from the strike by McCullough.
Quid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCullough loads up on a big right hand but Quid slips the punch.
McCullough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Quid.
Quid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

McCullough forces Quid back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's time! Quid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid scores with a body shot.
Quid moves out of range of the strikes.
McCullough falls off balance throwing a combination

and Quid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quid.
Quid lands a right hand.
Quid stalling in the clinch but McCullough improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Quid.
Quid is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCullough.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quid just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quid fails to land.
Quid presses McCullough against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Quid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McCullough forces Quid back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Quid scores with a nice short uppercut.

Quid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quid digs a good hook to McCullough's body.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Quid.
Quid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quid scores with a punch to the head.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quid lands an overhand right.

Quid rushes McCullough and presses him up against the cage.
Quid lands with a right to the head.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Quid is controlling him.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough working hard to break the clinch.
Quid lands a left hand.

McCullough is rocked!
McCullough is breathing heavily.
Quid lands with a left to the head.
McCullough is still on wobbly legs! Can Quid finish him?
Quid lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCullough to his knees! Quid keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Quid!