PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Saint Roc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock superstar. Stephen Quadros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quadros
vs
Saint Roc

194 cm
28
220 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

189 cm
32
221 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pierre Saint Roc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Roc moves forwards but Quadros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quadros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Roc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quadros.
Saint Roc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quadros gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saint Roc counters with a stiff right hand.
Quadros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quadros throws a body punch but Saint Roc moves out of range.
Quadros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quadros.
Quadros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Roc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Roc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy body kick from Saint Roc
and Quadros counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros defending well as Saint Roc loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Roc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Roc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quadros throws a sloppy head kick
and Saint Roc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saint Roc throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Roc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint Roc lands a glancing blow to the side of Quadros's head.
Quadros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quadros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Quadros is predictable there
and Saint Roc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quadros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros tries to work over Saint Roc's front leg with a kick but Saint Roc checks it.
Quadros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quadros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quadros misses with an uppercut.
Saint Roc scores with a hook.
Saint Roc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quadros misses with a straight right.
Quadros lands with a hook. Saint Roc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint Roc slips a jab from Quadros.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Roc.
Quadros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros defending well as Saint Roc loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Roc misses with a head kick.
Quadros misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quadros. Saint Roc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Roc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros misses with the body kick
and Saint Roc counters with a head kick. That will keep Quadros thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quadros avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Roc moves out of range of the strikes.
Quadros throws a solid leg kick but Saint Roc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quadros.
Quadros misses with a leg kick.
Saint Roc digs a good hook to Quadros's body.
Quadros walks into a stiff left hand from Saint Roc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros lands with a straight right. Saint Roc didn't see that one coming.
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!
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros throws the kick towards the body but Saint Roc avoids it.
Quadros throws a front kick that sends Saint Roc stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Roc misses with a hook.
Quadros is looking to clinch.
Quadros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint Roc misses with a body shot.
Quadros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Roc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quadros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Stephen Quadros will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saint Roc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Roc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quadros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Roc.
Quadros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint Roc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Quadros.
Saint Roc moves out of range as Quadros throws a body kick.
Saint Roc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quadros finds it's way round the side to connect with Saint Roc's head.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Roc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a hook.
Quadros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros throws a leg kick but Saint Roc checks it.
Saint Roc is looking to clinch but Quadros is avoiding it.
Saint Roc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quadros cracks Saint Roc with an open hand slap.
Saint Roc lands a jab to the nose.
Saint Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Quadros is just out of range.
Quadros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Roc scores with a jab to the head.
Saint Roc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Quadros misses.

Quadros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quadros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint Roc is trying to pull guard but Quadros has him pressed against the cage.
Quadros blocks an uppercut.
Saint Roc scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Quadros.
Saint Roc is working for takedown but Quadros is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quadros tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Quadros won't allow it.

Saint Roc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint Roc is looking to chop away at Quadros's legs.
Quadros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saint Roc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quadros.
Quadros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Saint Roc does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros scores with a push kick.
Quadros connects with a solid leg kick.
Quadros lands a nice looking body kick.
Saint Roc is breathing heavily.
Quadros throws a body punch but Saint Roc moves out of range.
Quadros cracks Saint Roc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saint Roc throws a body punch but Quadros moves out of range.
Saint Roc takes a swing at Quadros's ribcage but misses.
Quadros slips a straight right by Saint Roc.
Quadros scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Roc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quadros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint Roc counters with a nice body shot.
Saint Roc is looking to slow Quadros down with leg kicks.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses
and Saint Roc counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quadros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint Roc lands with a right hand.
Quadros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint Roc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint Roc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quadros was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Roc.
Quadros misses with a hook. Saint Roc ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quadros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quadros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quadros 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quadros throws a head kick but Saint Roc moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quadros.
Saint Roc moves out of range of the body kick.
Quadros misses the jab.
Quadros is looking to chop away at Saint Roc's legs.
Quadros attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quadros connects with a high kick.
Quadros misses with a low kick.
Quadros looks to land a body kick but Saint Roc moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quadros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Roc throws a low kick but Quadros avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc throws a jab but it's blocked by Quadros.
Saint Roc lands a glancing blow to the side of Quadros's head.
Quadros with a nice cross.
Quadros blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Roc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quadros was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
Quadros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quadros cracks Saint Roc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Quadros catches Saint Roc right on the button with a cross.

Saint Roc is rocked!
Saint Roc just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Roc is still on wobbly legs! Can Quadros finish him?
Quadros tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Saint Roc counters with a takedown into side control.
Saint Roc seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Quadros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quadros tries to bench press Saint Roc off him but Saint Roc keeps the position.
Saint Roc trying to control the action but Quadros is working from the bottom.

Saint Roc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quadros knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint Roc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pierre Saint Roc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quadros is looking to regain half guard here but Saint Roc keeps moving and retains side control.
Quadros manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saint Roc's best efforts.
Quadros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saint Roc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc trying to control but Quadros is working from the bottom.
Quadros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quadros has his hands on Saint Roc's head, controlling the position.
Saint Roc trying to control the position from guard on top but Quadros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quadros is trying to control the position but Saint Roc postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quadros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint Roc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stephen Quadros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quadros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Roc is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quadros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
Stephen Quadros seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.