PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Quioxte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Quioxte
vs
Wright

190 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
202 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quioxte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright throws a body kick the misses
and Quioxte counters with a one-two to the body.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quioxte's head backwards.
Wright tries a low kick but Quioxte avoids it.
Quioxte catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Quioxte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quioxte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright throws a body punch but Quioxte moves out of range.
Quioxte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Quioxte throws a body kick.
Quioxte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quioxte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Quioxte throws a sloppy head kick
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright throws a series of punches but Quioxte moves out of range.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Quioxte.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Quioxte.
Quioxte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Quioxte's knee but Quioxte avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings for the body but Quioxte moves out of range.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
enabling Quioxte to counter with a crisp jab.
Quioxte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Quioxte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quioxte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quioxte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quioxte looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Quioxte misses with a wild body shot.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Quioxte throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quioxtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Quioxte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quioxte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quioxte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Quioxte is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Quioxte misses with a wild body shot.
Quioxte throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manny Quioxte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a low kick but Quioxte avoids it.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quioxte rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quioxte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quioxte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick but Quioxte moved away.
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 Manny Quioxte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Quioxte counters with an inside leg kick.
Quioxte cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Wright wants to slow Quioxte down by chopping away at his legs.
Quioxte misses with a wild body shot.
Quioxte cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Quioxte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Quioxte.
Quioxte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Manny Quioxte is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quioxte.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quioxte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quioxte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Quioxte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quioxte throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Quioxte as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quioxte.
Wright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quioxte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Quioxte settles back down.
Quioxte slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quioxte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Quioxte.
Wright misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright thows a leg kick but Quioxte checks it
and Quioxte counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quioxte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quioxte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quioxte swinging wildly here.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Quioxte moved out of range.
Quioxte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quioxte circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quioxte.
Wright avoids the head kick by Quioxte.
Quioxte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quioxte.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Quioxte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quioxte throws a body kick the misses
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Quioxte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quioxte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a body shot.

Wright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quioxte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
Quioxte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Quioxte wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright wants to control from the top but Quioxte keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Quioxte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Quioxte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Quioxte moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Quioxte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Quioxte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Wright misses.
Quioxte misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright throws a leg kick but Quioxte moved away.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quioxte's head backwards.
Wright fails with the takedown.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quioxte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quioxte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quioxte drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright throws the left hand but Quioxte avoids the punch easily.
Wright throws a body punch but Quioxte moves out of range.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quioxte misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Quioxte. Wright shrugs it off though.
Quioxte swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quioxte misses with a body kick.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quioxte throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the cage.
Quioxte cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Quioxte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quioxte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quioxte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quioxte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quioxte.
Quioxte just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quioxte throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quioxte.
Quioxte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quioxte. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quioxte was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Quioxte moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quioxte was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Quioxte misses with a head kick.
Wright lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Quioxte scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quioxte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quioxte cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Quioxte throws out a leg kick but Wright moves out of range and Quioxte only half commits.
Wright blocks a head kick by Quioxte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quioxte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manny Quioxte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Quioxte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quioxte, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Quioxte!
Manny Quioxte made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75 in his post fight interview.