PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy The Ugly Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

The Ugly Horse
vs
William Quinn

207 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
265 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy The Ugly Horse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ugly Horse shoots in but no luck this time.
The Ugly Horse shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Ugly Horse closes the distance and clinches up with Quinn, looking for a takedown. The Ugly Horse pushes Quinn against the cage but Quinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy The Ugly Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ugly Horse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Ugly Horse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
The Ugly Horse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
The Ugly Horse defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Ugly Horse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Ugly Horse.
The Ugly Horse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four 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.
Quinn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Ugly Horse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quinn wants it to stay on the feet.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Ugly Horse circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for The Ugly Horse with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quinn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy The Ugly Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. The Ugly Horse moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Ugly Horse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. The Ugly Horse moves away and avoids it.
Quinn scores with a one two! The Ugly Horse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Ugly Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Ugly Horse. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Quinn tries to bum rush The Ugly Horse with a series of wild strikes but The Ugly Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinn throws a series of punches but The Ugly Horse avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Ugly Horse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
The Ugly Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ugly Horse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
The Ugly Horse looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
Niall William Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Ugly Horse eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Ugly Horse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Ugly Horse somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy The Ugly Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right and a left that The Ugly Horse avoids nicely.

That's four 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.
The Ugly Horse shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quinn throws a body punch but The Ugly Horse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quinn connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.

It looks like Willy The Ugly Horse has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Ugly Horse shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Ugly Horse connects with a nice short shot to Quinn's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse misses with a head shot. Quinn uses the momentum to regain guard.
The Ugly Horse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Ugly Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Ugly Horse trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Ugly Horse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Ugly Horse thows a big elbow that misses.
The Ugly Horse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse throws a big right hand that misses.
The Ugly Horse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Ugly Horse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Ugly Horse with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Ugly Horse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Ugly Horse with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Ugly Horse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Ugly Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Ugly Horse tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.
The Ugly Horse passes into half guard.
The Ugly Horse looks to land a strike but Quinn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Ugly Horse throws a big right hand that misses.
The Ugly Horse thows a big elbow that misses.
The Ugly Horse postures up in Quinn's guard and throws a big left but Quinn blocks it.
The Ugly Horse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Ugly Horse is looking to work some ground and pound but Quinn has wrist control.
The Ugly Horse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Ugly Horse throwing strikes but missing.
The Ugly Horse throws a strike but Quinn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Willy The Ugly Horse's cut.
That's time! The Ugly Horse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ugly Horse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Ugly Horse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quinn pinned against the cage. Quinn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quinn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Ugly Horse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy The Ugly Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Ugly Horse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four 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.
The Ugly Horse tries to clinch up.
Quinn lands with a straight right. The Ugly Horse didn't see that one coming.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niall William Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quinn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!
Niall William Quinn is the new heavyweight champion!