PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kallo Rattallan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quagmire comes to the cage accompanied by Die MotherFucker Die. The key to victory for Glen Quagmire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Quagmire
vs
Rattallan

185 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

190 cm
24
212 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Quagmire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallo Rattallan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rattallan.
Rattallan throws a looping overhand right but Quagmire ducks down to avoid it.
Quagmire is looking to clinch.
Rattallan just misses with a punch to the body.
Quagmire tries to clinch up
and Rattallan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Rattallan slips to the side
and Rattallan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rattallan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quagmire defends it nicely.

Rattallan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quagmire quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rattallan is trying to control the action in half guard but Quagmire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rattallan slips a nice elbow through Quagmire's hands, connecting with Quagmire's forehead.
Rattallan looks to land a strike but Quagmire avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rattallan throwing strikes but missing.
Quagmire has momentary wrist control but Rattallan slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rattallan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rattallan lands a couple of elbows.
Rattallan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rattallan cracks Quagmire with a solid left hand.
Quagmire keeping moving, preventing Rattallan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rattallan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quagmire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rattallan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quagmire's head.
Rattallan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quagmire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rattallan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quagmire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rattallan on the ground.
Rattallan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan throwing strikes but missing.
Rattallan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rattallan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quagmire wants to stand up but Rattallan is controlling him.
Rattallan trying to control the position from guard on top but Quagmire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rattallan throwing strikes from guard but Quagmire blocks nicely.
Rattallan is looking to work some ground and pound but Quagmire has wrist control.
Quagmire is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rattallan dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quagmire is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rattallan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rattallan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quagmire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rattallan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quagmire sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rattallan throws a strike aimed at the side of Quagmire's head but Quagmire avoids it well.
Rattallan scoring with punches and elbows.
Rattallan lands an elbow.
Rattallan wants to control but Quagmire is keeping him busy.
Rattallan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Quagmire is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four 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!
Quagmire is not content to let Rattallan control the position.
Rattallan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quagmire is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rattallan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quagmire is avoiding damage well.
Rattallan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rattallan cracks Quagmire with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rattallan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rattallan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Quagmire is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Quagmire is trying to buck Rattallan off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kallo Rattallan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quagmire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rattallan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Rattallan moves out of range.
Quagmire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rattallan.
Quagmire is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Quagmire.
Rattallan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quagmire manages to avoid it.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rattallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Rattallan is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rattallan. Quagmire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rattallan thows a body shot but no joy.
Rattallan closes the distance and clinches up with Quagmire, looking for a takedown. Rattallan pushes Quagmire against the cage but Quagmire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Glen Quagmire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rattallan fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quagmire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattallan thows a body shot but no joy.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Rattallan moves away

and Rattallan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quagmire won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Rattallan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rattallan working away.
Quagmire is not content to let Rattallan control the position.
Rattallan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quagmire down.
Rattallan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quagmire to see if he's OK.
Rattallan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quagmire down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Rattallan.
Quagmire takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rattallan is putting a hurting on Quagmire here, landing some big shots from side control.

It looks like Glen Quagmire has been cut.
Rattallan grinds an elbow into Quagmire's temple.
Quagmire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rattallan.
Rattallan throws an elbow but Quagmire slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rattallan working the ground and pound but Quagmire is defending the strikes.
Quagmire is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rattallan connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Rattallan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rattallan lands an elbow.

Glen Quagmire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quagmire is not content to let Rattallan control the position.
Rattallan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire seems a little lost for a moment, as Rattallan dominates the positioning.
Rattallan lands an elbow.

Jeez, Glen Quagmire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Glen Quagmire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kallo Rattallan!