PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the hotstepper. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Animai
vs
Quinn

186 cm
27
212 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Vanapa Animai has been cut.
Quinn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Animai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn misses with a hook. Animai ducked under it nicely.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Quinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Animai on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Animai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Quinn counters by moving into the clinch.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Animai tries for a takedown but Quinn circles away easily
and Quinn counters with a nice body shot.
Animai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
No luck for Animai with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Animai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quinn sprawls well. Quinn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Animai gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Animai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Animai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Animai with a poor takedown

and Quinn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Animai dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Animai misses with a takedown
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Animai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn misses the body punch

and Animai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quinn's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Animai 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.
Quinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Animai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Animai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Animai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Animai is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Animai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Animai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quinn has Animai pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animai is looking to stand up but Quinn won't let him.
Quinn wants to sweep but no luck.

Animai drops back looking for a leg! Quinn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinn manages to kick Animai off! Animai jumps back into Quinn's guard.
Quinn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Animai is one step ahead there.

Animai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quinn looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Animai drops back looking for a leg! Quinn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinn manages to kick Animai off! Animai jumps back into Quinn's guard.
Quinn is trying to control the position but Animai postures up.

Animai drops back looking for a leg! Quinn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinn manages to kick Animai off! Animai jumps back into Quinn's guard.
Animai preventing the sweep.

Animai drops back looking for a leg! Quinn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinn manages to kick Animai off! Animai jumps back into Quinn's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to control.
Animai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Animai is looking to stand up but Quinn won't let him.
Quinn looking to control.
Quinn has a closed guard, preventing Animai from standing up.
Quinn managing to control the position.

Animai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quinn controlling Animai's posture.
Animai stands and throws Quinn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn can't do much from the bottom here.

Animai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Quinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vanapa Animai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Animai scores with a takedown into Quinn's guard.
Quinn is controlling Animai's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Animai postures up.
Quinn pulls Animai in to control the position.
Animai advances to half guard.
Quinn is looking to improve his position.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Animai is working for a kimura but Quinn is defending it quite comfortably.

Animai wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn is looking for a sweep. Animai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Animai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Animai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quinn defends it well.

Animai is working for a kimura but Quinn is defending it quite comfortably.
Animai is pressing down on Quinn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quinn is holding on for now.
Quinn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
Quinn controlling the position for now.

Animai is trying to work for a kimura but Quinn is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to roll over but Animai keeps him under control.
Quinn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quinn trying to control but Animai postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Animai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Animai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Animai maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Quinn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Animai has cracked it and Quinn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Animai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vanapa Animai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vanapa Animai waved his t-shirt featuring Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# 's logo in front of the cameras.