PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Payman Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Tive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quinlan
vs
Tive

170 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

169 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payman Quinlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vin Tive!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinlan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tive shoots in for a takedown but Quinlan shows good takedown defense.

Quinlan clinches up with Tive and pushes him back against the cage.
Tive fails to pull guard.
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quinlan.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Tive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.
Payman Quinlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vin Tive.
Tive is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinlan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Quinlan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tive, pushing him back against the cage.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tive takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tive closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinlan circles away.
Tive misses with a takedown attempt - Quinlan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Tive in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Tive in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quinlan scores with a shot to the side of Tive's head.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quinlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tives head.

Quinlan breaks from the clinch.

Quinlan has closed the distance and engaged Tive in a clinch.
Tive jumps guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.

Quinlan breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tive fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Quinlan has managed to clinch.
Tive jumps guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tive is trying to pull guard but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Tive fails to pull guard.
Tive looks winded!
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Tive shrugs off.
Tive jumps guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Quinlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan instigates a clinch.

Quinlan breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tive shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quinlan pinned against the cage. Quinlan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Quinlan closes the distance and clinches.
Tive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Quinlan. Beautiful body shot.

Quinlan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Tive in his tracks for a moment.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Tive shrugs off.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan holds him up against the cage and eventually Tive drops back down to his feet.
Tive takes an elbow to the temple.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tive takes an elbow to the temple.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinlan lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tive tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quinlan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow.

Quinlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Quinlan has Tive up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tive's defenses.
Quinlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tives head.
Tive is trying to pull guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan won't allow it.
Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Quinlan breaks the clinch.
Tive showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinlan.
Nice sprawl there from Quinlan as Tive shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payman Quinlan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quinlan instigates a clinch.
Tive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.
Tive tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinlan swivels and escapes.
Tive shoots in for a double leg but Quinlan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payman Quinlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vin Tive.

Quinlan rushes Tive and presses him up against the cage.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
Tive is trying to pull guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan won't allow it.
Payman Quinlan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside.

Quinlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tive is breathing heavily.
Tive shoots in for a takedown but Quinlan shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Tive or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinlan which made him look bad.
Quinlan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quinlan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinlan darts in and clinches Tive up against the cage.
Quinlan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tive backwards.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tive's defenses.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan holds him up against the cage and eventually Tive drops back down to his feet.
Tive jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quinlan walks away with a smile on his face. Tive gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tive closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinlan circles away.

Tive tries to keep at a distance but Quinlan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow that stopped Tive in his tracks for a moment.

Quinlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Quinlan rushes Tive and presses him up against the cage.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Quinlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quinlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.
Tive jumps guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside.
Tive tries to pull guard but Quinlan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Quinlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan rushes Tive and presses him up against the cage.
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.

Quinlan breaks the clinch.

Quinlan darts in and clinches Tive up against the cage.
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.

Quinlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.
Tive is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tive is trying to pull guard but Quinlan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Quinlan.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.

Quinlan closes the distance and pushes Tive back into the cage.
Quinlan lands a right hand.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Tive is trying to pull guard but Quinlan has him pressed against the cage.
Tive jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quinlan walks away with a smile on his face. Tive gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Quinlan rushes Tive and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quinlan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tive is rocked!
Quinlan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tive is still on wobbly legs! Can Quinlan finish him?
Tive fails to pull guard.

Quinlan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Quinlan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tive takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Tive 's eye.
Clinched against the cage, Quinlan lands a big elbow that drops Tive! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tive is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payman Quinlan!