PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Tommy Lotus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lotus
vs
Quinn

186 cm
35
183 lbs
25 - 32 - 2

173 cm
35
163 lbs
27 - 11 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 32 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt.

Lotus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lotus wants to pass to mount but Quinn is defending the position.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.
Quinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lotus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lotus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lotus trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Lotus.
Lotus fails to land the takedown.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Lotus's shoulder, as Lotus tries to avoid the shot.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown but Quinn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lotus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
Quinn jabs Lotus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lotus tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quinn cracks Lotus with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus darts in looking for a takedown but Quinn gets double underhooks and turns Lotus into the cage.
Lotus prevents a body shot from Quinn.
A short right from Quinn on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.

Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lotus tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Lotus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lotus is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Sean Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lotus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quinn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lotus is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lotus decides to return to a standing position.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Lotus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lotus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lotus.
Lotus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quinn finds it's way round the side to connect with Lotus's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lotus is defended easily by Quinn.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus is looking to clinch.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses

and Lotus counters with a shoot takedown. Quinn fights it but they end up in guard.
Lotus passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Lotus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quinn, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lotus slows the pace down.
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 Tommy Lotus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quinn moves into the clinch successfully.

Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Lotus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lotus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quinn loads up on a big right hand but Lotus slips the punch.
Lotus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
Lotus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quinn defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Lotus does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sean Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lotus has a takedown stuffed.
Lotus wants to clinch but Quinn slips to the side
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lotus avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Lotus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lotus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quinn stuffs the takedown.
Lotus tries to clinch but Quinn moves away
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a body punch
and Lotus counters with a right hand to the body.
Tommy Lotus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lotus misses with the combination.
Lotus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lotus wants to clinch but Quinn slips to the side
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinn misses with a hook
and Lotus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lotus wants to clinch
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quinn wants it to stay on the feet.
Quinn throws a shot to the body.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lotus on the side of the head.
Lotus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Lotus dives in and grabs Quinn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quinn pushes down on Lotus's head and hops out.
Quinn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lotus thows a body shot but no joy.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Lotus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lotus is defended easily by Quinn.
Nice shot lands for Quinn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Lotus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lotus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lotus tests Quinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lotus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotus.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lotus is just out of range.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Lotus saw that one coming.
Quinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Lotus tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Lotus drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus wants to pass the guard but Quinn is keeping the position.
Lotus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lotus trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Tommy Lotus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lotus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lotus trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.

Lotus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Quinn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lotus has Quinn in his guard.
Lotus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lotus is trying to control the position but Quinn postures up.
Quinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lotus has an active guard here but Quinn has managed to pass into half guard.
Lotus is trying to get back to full guard.
Quinn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus is trying to control but can't.
Quinn prevents Lotus from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quinn scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lotus tries to clinch up
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lotus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lotus 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tommy Lotus!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Lotus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.