PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niels van Herkelen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

William Quinn
vs
van Herkelen

191 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niels van Herkelen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Herkelen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinn swivels and escapes.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinn as he jumps to the side.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quinn stuffs the takedown.
van Herkelen looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Herkelen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
van Herkelen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Quinn as van Herkelen shoots in.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Quinn.
A right-left combo lands from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Herkelen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quinn.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but van Herkelen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van Herkelen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Quinn scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen moves out of range.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

van Herkelen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by van Herkelen or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.
Quinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Herkelen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quinn is fending him off so far but van Herkelen persists. Nope, Quinn circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
van Herkelen is breathing heavily.
van Herkelen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Niall William Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. van Herkelen backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
van Herkelen tries for a takedown but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
van Herkelen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinn circles away.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinn duly obliges.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen moves out of range.
Quinn tries to bum rush van Herkelen with a series of wild strikes but van Herkelen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
van Herkelen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Quinn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for van Herkelen.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn throws a right and a left that van Herkelen avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right and a left that van Herkelen avoids nicely.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
van Herkelen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
Quinn scores with a one two! van Herkelen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
van Herkelen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinn swivels and escapes.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
Quinn stalks van Herkelen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Herkelen's face. van Herkelen staggers backwards, shaken.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Herkelen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van Herkelen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
van Herkelen looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall William Quinn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van Herkelen tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Herkelen slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Herkelen misses with a low kick.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van Herkelen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Herkelen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quinn.
van Herkelen shoots in looking for a takedown. Quinn tries to sprawl out of it but van Herkelen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinn duly obliges.
Niall William Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
van Herkelen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinn tries to avoid it but van Herkelen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinn to the ground. Quinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Herkelen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinn circles away.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Herkelen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
van Herkelen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quinn pinned against the cage. Quinn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Nice sprawl there from Quinn as van Herkelen shoots in.
van Herkelen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Herkelen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
van Herkelen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinn but Quinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Niels van Herkelen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
van Herkelen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
van Herkelen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
van Herkelen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Herkelen closes the distance and clinches up with Quinn, looking for a takedown. van Herkelen pushes Quinn against the cage but Quinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Herkelen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niall William Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!