PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baha Men-Holla. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Quin
vs
Tirta

165 cm
20
149 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

166 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quin defends it nicely.
Quin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tirta.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tirta darts in looking for a takedown but Quin gets double underhooks and turns Tirta into the cage.
Tom Quin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransino Tirta.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quin dodges an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Quin in his tracks for a moment.
Quin is looking to control Tirta's arms but Tirta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quin has his back to the cage.
Quin avoids the elbow strike from Tirta, against the cage.
Quin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Quin slowing the pace effectively.
Quin lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin is trying to break the clinch but Tirta has him pressed against the cage.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Quin in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Quin tries to circle away but Tirta has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to Quin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
Quin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quin lands with a left to the head.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quin is trying to break the clinch but Tirta is controlling him.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tom Quin has been cut.
Quin wants to break free but Tirta has control.
Quin lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tirta backwards.
Quin avoids the elbow strike from Tirta, against the cage.
Quin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Quin shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quin's defenses.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Tirta lands a damaging elbow.
Quin lands with a left to the head.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quin's defenses.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quin avoids the elbow strike from Tirta, against the cage.
Tirta wants to stall.
Quin has had enough of the clinch but Tirta keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tirta backwards.
Quin dodges an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta controlling the action here for a moment.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Quin 's eye.

Quin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tirta fails with a takedown attempt.
Tirta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quin tries to avoid it but Tirta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quin to the ground. Quin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tirta shoots in for a double leg but Quin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Tirta forces Quin back against the cage and clinches.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin is trying to push Tirta away but Tirta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Quin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quin can't break the clinch.
Quin slows down the pace here.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tirta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quin's brow.
Tirta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quin is keeping busy.
Quin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tirta won't allow it.
Tirta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Tirta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransino Tirta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Quin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tirta wants to clinch
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Fransino Tirta has been cut.
Fransino Tirta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch but Quin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tirta shoots in for a takedown but Quin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tirta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.

Tirta is rocked!
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tirta was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.

Tirta has closed the distance and engaged Quin in a clinch.
Tirta lands a damaging elbow.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Quin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Quin in his tracks for a moment.
Quin blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.

Quin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tirta tries to clinch but Quin moves away
and Quin counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Tirta! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Quin!
Our winner, Tom Quin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.