PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Gotti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quinto Connor's chin.

Gotti
vs
Connor

165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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5th Round Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gotti misses with a head kick.

Connor clinches.
Connor avoiding damage.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gotti's elbow.
Connor lands an elbow inside.
Connor tries a knee to the head but Gotti blocks it.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connor is defending well for now.
Connor digs a right hand into Gotti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gotti's gas tank.
Gotti lands with a left to the head.
Gotti dodges an elbow strike from Connor.
Connor misses with some punches.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Gotti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gotti blocks an uppercut.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gotti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Connor stalling in the clinch.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Gotti avoids the damage to the body.
Gotti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Connor with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor has a takedown stuffed.
Gotti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gotti tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connor leaves Gotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Gotti. No joy for Connor on that attempt.
Jimmy Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinto Connor.
Connor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.

Connor dives in and scores a takedown into Gotti's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gotti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connor content to stall in guard here.
Gotti keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quinto Connor.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Gotti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Gotti as Connor shoots in.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Gotti, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes Gotti against the cage but Gotti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connor fails with the takedown.
Gotti slaps away a takedown attempt from Connor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor dives in and grabs Gotti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gotti pushes down on Connor's head and hops out.
Connor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Connor fails with the takedown.
Gotti scores with a jab. Connor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gotti gets tackled into the cage by Connor. Connor maintains the clinch.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gotti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connor has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quinto Connor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Left hook, right uppercut from Gotti.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jimmy Gotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotti scores with a nice head shot.

Connor is rocked!
Connor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.

Connor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gotti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Connor is in Gotti's guard.

Connor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gotti managing to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tries to free his leg and advance position but Gotti is retaining full guard.

Connor drops back looking for a leg! Gotti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gotti manages to kick Connor off! Connor jumps back into Gotti's guard.

Connor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Connor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti trying to control the position.

Gotti looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.
Gotti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connor pushes down on Gotti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gotti!
Connor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gotti is looking to escape.
Gotti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connor won't let Gotti get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Connor goes for an armbar but Gotti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gotti.

Connor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Connor pushes a forearm under Gotti's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gotti is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinto Connor!
During a confident post fight interview, Quinto Connor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.