PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehide Nakatani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by BRANDED by Faces Of Mars. Takehide Nakatani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Quinn
vs
Nakatani

170 cm
26
150 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

174 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takehide Nakatani!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakatani.

Quinn rushes Nakatani and presses him up against the cage.
Quinn lands a knee to the head.
Nakatani looking for a takedown.
Nakatani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quinn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakatani or not.
Nakatani looks gassed!
Quinn stops a takedown attempt from Nakatani.
Dan Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehide Nakatani.
Quinn connects with a knee to the head.

Quinn manages to break the clinch.

Quinn clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quinn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Quinn successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinn working for a triangle but Nakatani defends it easily.
Quinn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakatani defends well.
Quinn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quinn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakatani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quinn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakatani stopping the sweep attempt from Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Quinn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakatani prevents Quinn from improving his position.
Quinn punching from the bottom.
Quinn is trying to control but can't.
Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakatani is looking to advance position but Quinn won't allow it.
Quinn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nakatani passes to full mount!
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakatani looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Quinn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nakatani.

Nakatani working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Nakatani goes for an armbar but Quinn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quinn.
Quinn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quinn slips nicely into half guard.
Quinn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quinn dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinn looking to secure an arm triangle but Nakatani defends it well.

Quinn is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Quinn extends the arm and Nakatani is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Quinn!
Dan Quinn is the new featherweight champion!