PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Torrens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torrens
vs
Quintana

175 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Torrens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrens lands a two punch combo.
Quintana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torrens tests Quintana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torrens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torrens throws a big shot that misses.
Torrens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quintana circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quintana. Torrens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonathan Torrens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quintana swings for the body but Torrens moves out of range.
Torrens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quintana was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrens.
Torrens connects with a crisp jab.
Torrens misses with a straight right.
Torrens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good exchange - Torrens coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Torrens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torrens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrens misses with a hook. Quintana ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quintana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torrens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quintana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torrens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torrens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quintana in his tracks.
Quintana missing with a left hand there. Torrens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonathan Torrens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintana throws a body punch but Torrens moves out of range.
Quintana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torrens to score with a decent uppercut.
Torrens lands a nice hook to Quintana's body. Quintana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torrens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Torrens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torrens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torrens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quintana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torrens.
Quintana slips under a jab from Torrens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quintana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torrens rather than just go for the knockout.
Quintana misses with a body shot.
Torrens slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Quintana misses.
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!
Torrens takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Quintana misses with a straight right.
Torrens lands a nice looking body shot.
Torrens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quintana.
Torrens misses with a low kick.
Torrens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quintana looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrens is just out of range.
Quintana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torrens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torrens slips under a jab from Quintana.
Quintana connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quintana manages to avoid it.
Torrens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quintana.
Torrens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quintana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quintana takes a jab right on the kisser.

Quintana gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torrens wants to get back to his feet but Quintana drags him back down.
Quintana working the ground and pound but Torrens is defending the strikes.
Torrens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Quintana.
Quintana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Quintana tries for a kimura but Torrens is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quintana landing strikes.
Quintana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Quintana cracks Torrens with a big right hand but Torrens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Quintana scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrens dodges the ground and pound from Quintana.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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 Jonathan Torrens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Torrens misses with a head kick.
Torrens's corner calls for a 1-2. Torrens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torrens throws a right and a left that Quintana avoids nicely.
Torrens throws a head kick that Quintana semi-blocks.
Quintana throws a big shot that misses.
Quintana looks to throw the jab but Torrens is out of range.
Torrens thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrens throws out a leg kick but Quintana moves out of range and Torrens only half commits.
Quintana lands a head shot.
Torrens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torrens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quintana. That did some damage!
Torrens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torrens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quintana doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Torrens lands.
Quintana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quintana. Torrens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quintana throws a series of punches but Torrens moves out of range.
Torrens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Torrens misses.
Quintana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torrens swivels and escapes.
Torrens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quintana manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Quintana.
Torrens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torrens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quintana was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrens.
Torrens misses with a body kick.
Torrens throws a head kick but Quintana moves out of range.
Torrens cracks Quintana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torrens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quintana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torrens misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrens misses with an uppercut
and Quintana counters with a right hand to the body.
Torrens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quintana was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrens.
Torrens cracks Quintana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torrens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Torrens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quintana takes a swing at Torrens's ribcage but misses.
Torrens takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Torrens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quintana swinging wildly here.
Torrens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Torrens lands with a right hand.

Quintana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quintana throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrens wants to break free but Quintana has control.
Torrens tries to work over Quintana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quintana prevents Torrens from breaking the clinch.
Torrens is trying to force a seperation but Quintana has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quintana.
Quintana lands a shoulder strike.
Quintana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torrens misses with the head strike.
Torrens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Torrens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrens throws a body punch but Quintana moves out of range.
Torrens scores with a punch to the head.
Torrens misses with the combination.
Torrens ducks under a wild hook from Quintana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrens lands a head kick!
Quintana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quintana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quintana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quintana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrens manages to avoid it.
Torrens throws a jab but it's blocked by Quintana.
Torrens dodges the punch combination from Quintana.
Torrens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quintana counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Quintana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quintana showed some decent athleticism there.
Torrens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quintana scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Torrens dominated that second round.
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!

Quintana drops his hands momentarily and Torrens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jonathan Torrens is winning the standup battle so far.
Quintana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quintana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torrens.
Torrens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quintana.
Torrens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torrens takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quintana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torrens misses with a right hand
and Quintana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Quintana instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrens.
Quintana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torrens's efforts to push away.
Torrens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quintana tries to throw a body punch but Torrens avoids it by throwing Quintana back against the cage.
Torrens is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torrens can't break the clinch.
Quintana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torrens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Quintana.
Torrens is trying to force a seperation but Quintana has the dominant position.
Quintana lands a nice uppercut.
Quintana is struggling to control the position.
Quintana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrens.
Quintana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torrens's efforts to push away.
Quintana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Quintana jumps guard and drags Torrens to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrens stopping the sweep attempt from Quintana.

Quintana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torrens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torrens wants to get up but he can't break Quintana's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Quintana is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Torrens has his hands clasped together but Quintana extends an breaks Torrens's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Quintana.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Quintana!
Julio Quintana gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).