PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sirium Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Quinones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dante
vs
Quinones

210 cm
20
235 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

189 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirium Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Quinones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinones throws a jab when Dante was well out of range.
No luck for Quinones with that takedown attempt.
Dante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quinones circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinones. Dante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante misses with a few strikes there.
Dante moves out of range as Quinones strikes.
Dante misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Dante.
Dante cracks Quinones with an open hand slap.
Quinones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dante counters with a three punch combo that has Quinones backing up. Quinones nods at Dante to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Quinones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinones misses with an uppercut. Dante saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dante 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 Quinones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quinones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dante counters with a one-two to the body.
Dante throws a right and a left that Quinones avoids nicely.
Quinones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dante moves into the clinch.
Quinones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Dante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinones duly obliges.
Quinones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dante's head.
Quinones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dante.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dante thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quinones if he has to take too many more of those.
Quinones throws a combination that misses
and Dante counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinones misses with a combination
and Dante counters with a three punch combo that has Quinones backing up. Quinones nods at Dante to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinones throws out the jab.
Quinones misses with a hook to the body
and Dante counters with a three punch combo that has Quinones backing up. Quinones nods at Dante to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinones throws a big shot that misses.
Dante throws a sloppy head kick and Quinones moves out of range easily.
Raul Quinones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dante clinches with his opponent.
Quinones is trying to break the clinch but Dante has him pressed against the cage.

Dante breaks from the clinch.
Quinones throws a jab but it's blocked by Dante.
Dante misses with the combination.

Dante pushes Quinones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinones loads up on a big right hand but Dante slips the punch.
Dante is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dante.
Quinones misses with a combination
and Dante counters with a big head kick but Quinones shrugs it off.
Dante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quinones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quinones looks gassed!
Quinones takes one to the chin there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dante!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Dante. That snapped Quinones's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante connects with the punch.
Dante is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quinones shoots for a double leg takedown but Dante sprawls well. He's pushed Quinones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quinones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quinones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dante.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dante throws a head kick that Quinones semi-blocks.
A jab from Quinones finds it's way through Dante's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Dante misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sirium Dante will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quinones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quinones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinones misses with a double jab

and Dante counters by clinching up.

Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinones connects with a right hand. Dante shakes it off.
Quinones throws a combination that misses
and Dante counters with a big head kick but Quinones shrugs it off.
Quinones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dante counters with a two punch combo.
Dante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dante moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinones is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quinones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quinones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dante - the referee stops the clock and Quinones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dante. Quinones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Quinones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
A punch combination from Dante misses.
Dante throws a series of punches but Quinones avoids them all with ease.
Quinones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dante tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dante, right into the meat.
Dante cracks the inside of Quinones's front leg.
Dante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinones.
Dante throws a nice looking combination but Quinones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirium Dante is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante lands an overhand right.
Quinones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dante counters with a three punch combo that has Quinones backing up. Quinones nods at Dante to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinones misses with a straight right.
Dante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quinones. Quinones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dante scores with a one two! Quinones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quinones throws a combination that misses
enabling Dante to counter with a crisp jab.
Dante lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quinones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Dante lands but Quinones takes it in his stride.
Quinones misses with a combination
and Dante counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dante gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinones throws a hook to the side of Dante's head but Dante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quinones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinones was well out of range. Poor timing from Dante.
Dante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quinones dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dante tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dante counters with a left and a right that stings Quinones.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Quinones.
Quinones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dante is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dante misses with a few strikes there.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dante misses with a combination
letting Quinones counter with a right hand.
Quinones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quinones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Dante lands but Quinones takes it in his stride.

It looks like Raul Quinones has been cut.
Dante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirium Dante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Quinones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirium Dante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dante slips under a jab from Quinones.
Dante looks to land a combination but Quinones avoids it well.
Quinones misses with a combination
and Dante counters with a big head kick but Quinones shrugs it off.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dante backs up against the cage.

It looks like Sirium Dante has been cut.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante throws a right and a left that Quinones avoids nicely.
Dante lands a two punch combo.
Dante looks to land a combination. Quinones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dante counters with a left and a right that stings Quinones.
Quinones misses with a straight right.
Quinones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quinones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quinones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dante misses with a series of wild punches.
Quinones throws a hook to the side of Dante's head but Dante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dante stalks Quinones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quinones's face. Quinones staggers backwards, shaken.
Quinones blocks a head kick by Dante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dante counters with a three punch combo that has Quinones backing up. Quinones nods at Dante to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dante misses with a series of wild punches.
Dante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.

Dante moves into range and clinches up with Quinones.
Raul Quinones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinones has had enough of the clinch but Dante keeps him there for the moment.
Quinones tries for a takedown. No joy.

Dante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quinones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinones misses with a combination
and Dante counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante misses with a few strikes there.
Dante lands with a kick to the temple. Quinones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Quinones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Dante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinones misses with a looping right.
A jab from Dante does it's job there.
Quinones lands a slapping body shot.
Dante is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quinones.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dante counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante tries to bum rush Quinones with a series of wild strikes but Quinones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante leaves Quinones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick from Dante lands but Quinones takes it in his stride.
Dante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Dante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirium Dante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dante misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Dante.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirium Dante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirium Dante!