PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Youngblud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Razorlight - Vice. Youngblud has chosen Gash Dem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Quinn
vs
Youngblud

176 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Quinn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Youngblud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Youngblud tries to avoid it but Quinn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Youngblud to the ground. Youngblud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Quinn has managed to clinch.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Youngblud staying out of range there.

Youngblud looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Youngblud trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Youngblud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Youngblud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Youngblud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
Youngblud throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Youngblud trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Youngblud's guard.
Quinn trying to control but Youngblud is working from the bottom.
Youngblud is trying to control the position but Quinn postures up.
Quinn trying to control but Youngblud is working from the bottom.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Youngblud keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Quinn wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Youngblud scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Youngblud tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Youngblud throws a big elbow that misses.
Youngblud stands up over Quinn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Youngblud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
Youngblud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud looking to pass the guard.
Youngblud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quinn holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Quinn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Youngblud needs to keep his hands up - Quinn had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Youngblud misses.
Youngblud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quinn sprawls well. Quinn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Youngblud gets slowly back to his feet.
Youngblud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quinn lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Youngblud dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Youngblud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quinn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Youngblud tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Youngblud shoots in looking for a takedown. Quinn tries to sprawl out of it but Youngblud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinn connects with a crisp jab.
Youngblud darts in trying to clinch
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn lands a right hook to the body.
Quinn tests Youngblud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Youngblud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Youngblud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Youngblud in his tracks.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Quinn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Youngblud controlling Quinn's posture.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Youngblud keeps moving.
Youngblud trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
Apollo Youngblud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Youngblud scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quinn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quinn wants to improve his position but Youngblud is controlling well.
Quinn moves into full guard.
Quinn is adopting a defensive guard.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Youngblud tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud stopping the sweep attempt from Quinn.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
Youngblud wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Youngblud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Youngblud looks to land a left hand but Quinn moved out of range nicely.
Youngblud moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Youngblud sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud tries to clinch up.
Youngblud walks into a jab.
Youngblud is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.

Quinn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Youngblud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Youngblud seems a little lost for a moment, as Quinn dominates the positioning.
Youngblud is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Quinn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
Quinn wants to control but Youngblud is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Youngblud is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Quinn is really struggling to control Youngblud but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Quinn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Youngblud moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Jason Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Youngblud tries to clinch up.

Youngblud moves into the clinch.
Youngblud goes for a takedown attempt but Quinn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Youngblud walks into a jab.
Youngblud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Youngblud wants to clinch.
Youngblud thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quinn wants it to stay on the feet.

Quinn clinches.
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!
Quinn is pushing Youngblud up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to control Youngblud's arms but Youngblud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quinn has his back to the cage.
Quinn is working Youngblud over against the cage.
Youngblud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Youngblud blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Youngblud tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Youngblud moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Youngblud on his heels. He'll look to pass Youngblud's guard now, I'm sure.
Quinn won't allow Youngblud to sweep him here.
Quinn throws an elbow that misses. Youngblud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quinn's guard. Nice move by Youngblud!
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quinn is on top in guard.
Quinn throws an elbow that misses. Youngblud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quinn's guard. Nice move by Youngblud!
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Youngblud from controlling successfully.
Youngblud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Youngblud postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Youngblud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Youngblud works over Quinn with some ground and pound from guard.
Youngblud trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Youngblud forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinn keeps working.
Youngblud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Youngblud lands a nice short elbow.
Quinn wants to control but Youngblud is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quinn defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Youngblud winds up and cracks Quinn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quinn has hold of Youngblud's hands but Youngblud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Apollo Youngblud just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Youngblud moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quinn.
Quinn gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Youngblud is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Quinn can't fight it off and eventually Youngblud manages to take the fight to the floor. Quinn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quinn looking to control.
Youngblud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quinn trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Quinn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Quinn connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Youngblud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quinn counters with a two punch combo.
Quinn slips a straight right by Youngblud.
Apollo Youngblud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblud wants to clinch.
Youngblud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Youngblud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown but Youngblud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quinn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Youngblud is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn lands with an overhand left.

Quinn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Youngblud!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn prevents Youngblud from escaping the position.
Youngblud tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quinn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Quinn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Quinn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Quinn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Youngblud for as long as he can get away with.
Youngblud sneaks back into half guard.
Quinn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Youngblud does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Quinn.

Youngblud clinches up against the cage.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Youngblud's takedown attempt.
Youngblud blocking some punches.

Quinn manages to break the clinch.

Youngblud has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
Quinn can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblud controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Quinn had his way with Apollo Youngblud in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Youngblud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quinn, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Quinn.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn catches Youngblud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Youngblud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Youngblud tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Youngblud backing up. Youngblud nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Apollo Youngblud has been cut.

Quinn gets a clinch.
Youngblud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Youngblud backwards.
Youngblud has Quinn pressed against the cage, preventing Quinn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Quinn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Youngblud is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Quinn to the mat. Quinn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblud throwing strikes but missing.
Youngblud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblud lands a couple of digs.
Youngblud postures up in Quinn's guard and throws a big left but Quinn blocks it.
Youngblud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Youngblud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quinn is on top in guard.
Quinn throws an elbow that misses. Youngblud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quinn's guard. Nice move by Youngblud!
Youngblud throwing strikes from guard but Quinn blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn being controlled here, momentarily.
Youngblud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Youngblud trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Youngblud is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Quinn has control of Youngblud's left arm, preventing Youngblud from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Apollo Youngblud hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Youngblud avoids them all with ease.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown but Youngblud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quinn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Youngblud rushes Quinn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn trying to stall but Youngblud improves his position.
Quinn prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to break free but Youngblud pushes him back against the cage.
Quinn stalls.
Youngblud misses with some punches.
Quinn slows down the pace here.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblud is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apollo Youngblud.
I think Youngblud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Youngblud!
Apollo Youngblud is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Apollo Youngblud thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.