PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quagmire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die MotherFucker Die. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Quagmire
vs
Martin

185 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

196 cm
26
217 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Quagmire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Quagmire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quagmire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quagmire is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Quagmire's head but Quagmire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin scores with a leg kick.

Quagmire rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Quagmire taking a breather.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Quagmire has double underhooks.
Martin tries to break free but Quagmire pushes him back against the cage.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire has him pressed against the cage.
Quagmire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin prevents Quagmire from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin motions for Quagmire to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Quagmire clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quagmire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quagmire checks it well.
Glen Quagmire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quagmire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quagmire is out of range.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Quagmire moved out of range nicely.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Quagmire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Quagmire.
Quagmire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quagmire tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quagmire darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Quagmire.
Quagmire drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Quagmire dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Quagmire is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Quagmire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin clobbers Quagmire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quagmire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Quagmire fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Quagmire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a shot to the body

and Quagmire counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quagmire's knee momentarily.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Quagmire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Quagmire moves away and avoids it.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quagmire. That did some damage!
Quagmire tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quagmire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glen Quagmire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quagmire tries to clinch
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Quagmire tries to clinch up.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quagmire slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Martin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Quagmire takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin misses with a low kick as Quagmire jumps back.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.

Quagmire takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quagmire.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Quagmire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a leg kick but Quagmire moved away.
Quagmire defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Quagmire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michael Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Quagmire tries to clinch up.
Martin misses with a hook
and Quagmire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Quagmire darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Quagmire will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Martin.
Quagmire is looking to clinch.
Quagmire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quagmire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Quagmire really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quagmire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quagmire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quagmire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Quagmire checks a low kick from Martin.

Quagmire drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.

Quagmire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quagmire tries to clinch up.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Quagmire's front leg but catches the back leg as Quagmire tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Quagmire with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Martin throws a body punch but Quagmire moves out of range.
Martin with a jab.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quagmire.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Quagmire moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Quagmire's head but Quagmire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quagmire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quagmire scrambles back to his feet.
Martin misses with a hook. Quagmire ducked under it nicely.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Quagmire.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Quagmire closes the distance and clinches.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
Quagmire tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Quagmire lands an uppercut.
Quagmire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quagmire is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Quagmire prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Quagmire is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quagmire has his back to the cage.
Quagmire lands a shot to the body.
Quagmire stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quagmire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin tries to work over Quagmire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quagmire has Martin pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Quagmire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Quagmire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Quagmire looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Quagmire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Quagmire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quagmire throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Quagmire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Quagmire does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quagmire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quagmire tries to clinch up
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quagmire slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Quagmire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin looks to land a combination but Quagmire avoids it well.
Quagmire moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Quagmire was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quagmire.
Quagmire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Martin lands but Quagmire takes it in his stride.

Glen Quagmire's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martin throws a jab when Quagmire was well out of range.
Quagmire lands with a right hand.
Quagmire lands with a right hand.
Quagmire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quagmire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quagmire clinches up against the cage.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a low kick but Quagmire avoids it.
Glen Quagmire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quagmire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quagmire looks to clinch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Quagmire's side.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Quagmire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quagmire.
Martin lands a head shot.
Quagmire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Quagmire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michael Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quagmire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Martin!
Michael Martin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.