PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Quintana
vs
Devaney

170 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
154 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Devaney misses.
Devaney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Quintana.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quintana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devaney throws a series of punches but Quintana moves out of range.
Quintana scores with a jab.
Devaney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Devaney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Devaney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quintana.
Quintana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Devaney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quintana sizes up Devaney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Devaney enables Quintana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Devaney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Devaney is looking to stand up but Quintana isn't so interested in that idea.
Quintana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quintana looking to sit in guard and control but Devaney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana has a closed guard, preventing Devaney from standing up.

Quintana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quintana pulls Devaney in close to his closed guard and prevents Devaney from doing any damage or advancing position.

Devaney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Devaney. Those never looked like landing.
Quintana lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Devaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quintana scores with a jab to the head.
Devaney staying out of range there.
Quintana lands a nice looking body shot.
Devaney throws a series of punches but Quintana avoids them all with ease.
Devaney swings for the body but Quintana moves out of range.

Devaney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Quintana - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Quintana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quintana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Quintana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Devaney tries to circle away but Quintana has him pinned against the cage.
Quintana avoiding damage.
Quintana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quintana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Devaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Quintana has the dominant position.
Quintana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quintana scores with a shot to the side of Devaney's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Quintana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Devaney wants to clinch.
Devaney swinging wildly here.
Devaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devaney throws a right hand that Quintana ducks under and follows up with a left that Quintana also avoids with ease.
Quintana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quintana!
Quintana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Devaney on the side of the head.
Quintana misses with a straight right.
Quintana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Devaney under the eye.
Devaney misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio Quintana is winning the standup battle so far.
Devaney looks to clinch
and Quintana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana thuds his right hand into Devaney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devaney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quintana throws a hook to the side of Devaney's head but Devaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devaney throws a combination that misses
and Quintana counters with a stiff right hand.
Quintana misses with a looping right.
Devaney darts in trying to clinch
and Devaney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Devaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quintana.
Devaney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quintana throws a hook but Devaney blocks it.
Devaney misses with a double jab

and Quintana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quintana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Quintana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quintana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Devaney is looking to stand up but Quintana isn't so interested in that idea.
Quintana trying to control but Devaney is working from the bottom.
Quintana scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quintana controls the pace.
Quintana seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Devaney for as long as he can get away with.

Julio Quintana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quintana misses the jab.
Devaney misses with a two punch combination.
Devaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devaney swinging wildly here.
Devaney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quintana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Devaney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quintana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Devaney on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Devaney misses with a jab, cross combination.

Quintana closes the distance and clinches.
Quintana lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quintana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Devaney is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quintana scores with a hook to the body.
Quintana cracks Devaney with a nice body shot.
Quintana lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Quintana.
A short right from Quintana.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quintana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devaney or not.
Quintana stalling the fight.
Quintana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Quintana dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Devaney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quintana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Quintana drops Devaney with a left and a right! Oh, Devaney is hurt - Quintana dives into side control looking to finish!

Devaney is rocked!

It looks like Rory Devaney has been cut.
Julio Quintana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Quintana thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Quintana tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Devaney sneaks out the side door and pushes Quintana away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devaney misses with a double jab
and Quintana counters with a nice uppercut.
Quintana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Quintana shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Devaney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quintana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Devaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quintana stalling.
Quintana winds up and cracks Devaney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana trying to control the action but Devaney is working from the bottom.
Quintana is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Quintana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devaney can do to turn this around?
Quintana throwing shots but Devaney is blocking nicely.
Quintana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quintana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Quintana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quintana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quintana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quintana moves nicely into side control.
Quintana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Devaney will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Quintana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Devaney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Devaney wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Devaney is looking to get back to his feet here but Quintana is keeping cool and he's managed to take Devaney's back.
Rory Devaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quintana slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Quintana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quintana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Quintana!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Julio Quintana made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.