PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinten Nana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love's entrance music is You ready. A fine choice. Nana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SAINTS ANDY MINEO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Mister Love has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Love
vs
Nana

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mister Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinten Nana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love tries to clinch up

and Nana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nana wants to get up but he can't break Love's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Love keeping moving, preventing Nana from controlling successfully.
Nana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nana is looking to stand up but Love won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mister Love has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Quinten Nana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Nana shows good takedown defense.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Nana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nana stuffs the takedown.
Nana misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love doesn't manage to clinch there - Nana circles away.
Love wants to clinch.
Nana shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Nana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Nana is going to stand back up.
Love is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love kicks Nana off and gets back to his feet.

Nana closes the distance and pushes Love back into the cage.
Love comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Love lands an elbow that stopped Nana in his tracks for a moment.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love blocks the elbow strike.

Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Nana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nana trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Love scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nana fails to land the takedown.
Mister Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Nana.
Nana looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love throws a series of strikes that have Nana backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love, pushing him back against the cage.
Love is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nana slips a jab and a cross from Love.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nana is defended easily by Love.

Love instigates a clinch.

Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love lands a nice looking body kick.
Nana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nana scores with a takedown into Love's guard.
Nana wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
Nana postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quinten Nana.
Nana tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Nana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nana tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love shoots in but Nana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Love has closed the distance and engaged Nana in a clinch.
Nana avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Nana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Nana is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Love pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mister Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Nana.
Love leaning against his opponent.

Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nana dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Nana's head and hops out.
Love shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nana defends it nicely.
Love jabs Nana right on the nose. Nana blinks but takes it well.

Nana looking to score a takedown here. Love is defending well but Nana drives through and ends up in Love's guard.
Love controlling Nana's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nana prevents Love from getting back to his feet.
Love keeping moving, preventing Nana from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Love tries to clinch but Nana moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nana dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Nana's head and hops out.

Love moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mister Love will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Love.
Mister Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Nana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mister Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Nana.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Nana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love tries to clinch but Nana is having none of it.
Nana fails with a takedown attempt.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Love shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nana is trying to defend but Love finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Love tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nana.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nana can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nana is not content to let Love control the position.
Love works his foot free and advances to mount.

Love stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nana looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
Love tries to clinch up but Nana circles away and keeps his distance.
Love tries to clinch up.
Nana tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love tries to clinch up.
Love is looking to clinch but Nana is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nana.
Nana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.

Love closes the distance and pushes Nana back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quinten Nana!
Quinten Nana opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.