PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Quiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quiao has chosen Young,Wild n Free - Wiz Khalifa ft. Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rthihovsky
vs
Quiao

165 cm
25
135 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

169 cm
24
144 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $55
XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rthihovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Quiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Rthihovsky has managed to clinch.
Quiao working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rthihovsky tries to throw a body punch but Quiao avoids it by throwing Rthihovsky back against the cage.
Rthihovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Rthihovsky stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quiao prevents a body shot from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quiao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quiao.
Rthihovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rthihovsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Rthihovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quiao smiles and moves away.
Quiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rthihovsky backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Rthihovsky avoids it well.
Quiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rthihovsky.
Quiao misses the shot to the body.
Quiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rthihovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Quiao.
Quiao thuds a left hand into Rthihovsky's body.
Pac Quiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rthihovsky darts in and clinches Quiao up against the cage.

Rthihovsky decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rthihovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rthihovsky working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quiao has passed into half guard!
Rthihovsky is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao slows the pace down in half guard.
Quiao wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping him busy.
Rthihovsky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rthihovsky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quiao has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rthihovsky is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is trying to control Quiao's posture but Quiao avoids it.
Rthihovsky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Rthihovsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quiao pulls his head out easily.
Rthihovsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quiao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rthihovsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Rthihovsky, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rthihovsky isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Quiao stacks Rthihovsky on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Quiao!
Rthihovsky tries to bench press Quiao off him but Quiao keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rthihovsky prevents Quiao from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky manages to get back to half guard.
Rthihovsky gets back to full guard.
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 Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rthihovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Rthihovsky throws out a leg kick but Quiao moves out of range and Rthihovsky only half commits.
Quiao scores with a nice head shot.

Rthihovsky instigates a clinch.
Rthihovsky tries a body shot but Quiao blocks it.

Rthihovsky turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rthihovsky lands a few punches from side control.
Quiao is looking for a sweep.
Quiao taking a bit of punishment here - Rthihovsky scoring with strikes.
Rthihovsky misses with the ground and pound.
Quiao taking a bit of punishment here - Rthihovsky scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky trying to control the action but Quiao is working from the bottom.
Quiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rthihovsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fou Rthihovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rthihovsky is working Quiao over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rthihovsky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Rthihovsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Quiao is defending well.
Quiao struggling a bit here.
Rthihovsky is trying to ground and pound but Quiao uses the momentary lack of control by Rthihovsky to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rthihovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rthihovsky thows a huge punch but Quiao dodges it nicely.
Rthihovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiao's head.
Rthihovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rthihovsky works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rthihovsky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quiao's face.
Rthihovsky misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Rthihovsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Rthihovsky looking to isolate an arm here. Quiao doesn't see it coming and as Rthihovsky extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rthihovsky!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fou Rthihovsky!
Fou Rthihovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Fou Rthihovsky decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.