PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gotta Get Away by The Offspring. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quick
vs
Shanchez

179 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Shanchez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quick circles away.
Quick works Shanchez's body with a nice hook.
Quick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quick thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Quick both land. Nice combination.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Shanchez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanchez tries to clinch there but Quick circles away.
Shanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Quick tries to sprawl out of it but Shanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shanchez looks for a takedown but Quick sprawls well.
Kid Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shanchez.
No luck for Shanchez with that takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Shanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Quick tries to sprawl out of it but Shanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kid Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quick tries to bum rush Shanchez with a series of wild strikes but Shanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Shanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Quick digs a good hook to Shanchez's body.
Quick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quick throws a series of punches but Shanchez avoids them all with ease.
Quick throws a series of strikes that have Shanchez backpedaling.
Quick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quick throws a right and a left that Shanchez avoids nicely.

That's four 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.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Shanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quick scores with a shot to the body.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quick stuns Shanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Quick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quick.
Shanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quick misses with a low kick as Shanchez jumps back.
Shanchez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanchez checks a low kick from Quick.
Quick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a right hand that Shanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Shanchez also avoids with ease.
Quick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quick stalks Shanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shanchez's face. Shanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Quick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quick throws a right hand that Shanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Shanchez also avoids with ease.
Quick lands with a right hand.
Quick throws a nice looking combination but Shanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shanchez misses with a double jab
and Quick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quick is looking to wear down Shanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Quick.
Quick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quick throws a right hand that Shanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Shanchez also avoids with ease.
Quick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shanchez at a distance.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shanchez.
Shanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick looks to land a combination but Shanchez avoids it well.
Quick lands a right hook to the body.
Quick lands a jab-cross combination.
Quick misses with a double jab
and Shanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Quick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quick throws a combination. Shanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kid Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shanchez.
Quick tries to bum rush Shanchez with a series of wild strikes but Shanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Shanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanchez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Quick is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shanchez.
Quick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shanchez in his tracks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Quick dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Quick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Quick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quick.
Shanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Quick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shanchez shoots in but Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
Quick misses with a double jab
and Shanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick lands a jab to Shanchez's midsection.
Quick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quick misses with a leg kick

and Shanchez counters by clinching up.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Shanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Shanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kid Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shanchez.
Quick has had enough of the clinch but Shanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Shanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shanchez looking to stall.
Shanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shanchez with a knee to the head.
Quick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shanchez has Quick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Shanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Shanchez misses with a knee strike.
Quick is trying to break free.
Shanchez fails to pull guard.
Shanchez jumps guard but Quick stands there with Shanchez around his waist. Shanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shanchez fails to pull guard.
Shanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quick blocks it with crossed arms.
Shanchez has Quick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shanchez tries to pull guard but Quick won't allow it.
Shanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Quick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shanchez lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quick managing to block the knees to the body from Shanchez.

Shanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Quick postures up.

Shanchez working for a triangle but Quick defends it easily.

Shanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shanchez keeping full guard, as Quick tries to pass.
Shanchez has a closed guard, preventing Quick from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Quick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Quick!