PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Oscar Quinn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oscar Quinn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Quinn
vs
Souza

175 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quinn's waist but Quinn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza misses with a combination

and Quinn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza managing to control the position.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza is pulling down on Quinn's head. It's preventing any offense from Quinn, at least for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quinn after a bit of a struggle.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quinn is keeping busy.
Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Quinn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oscar Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Souza.
Souza fails to pull guard.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinn tries to clinch up
and Souza counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Quinn gets double underhooks and turns Souza into the cage.
Souza looks winded!
Quinn lands a nice uppercut.
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn can't break the clinch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.

Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to clinch.
Quinn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quinn's waist but Quinn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.

Souza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Souza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Quinn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn postures up.
Quinn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Quinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quinn wants to stand but Souza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Quinn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quinn has Souza in his guard.
Quinn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Quinn dominated that round.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Souza stalling against the cage.

Quinn manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.

Quinn clinches with his opponent.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quinn pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quinn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscar Quinn wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quinn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Souza jumps guard but Quinn stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oscar Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Souza.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Souza has Quinn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quinn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants a takedown.
Quinn is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
Good body shot from Souza.
Quinn working hard to break the clinch.
Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Quinn darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.

Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinn tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Antonio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Quinn moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Quinn is looking to clinch.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Souza has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Quinn 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. This is the final round!

Quinn tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.

Souza pushes Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Quinn has the dominant position.

Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Souza. No joy for Quinn on that attempt.
Quinn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Quinn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn just leaning against Souza, taking a breather.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Souza prevents Quinn from breaking the clinch.
Quinn has had enough of the clinch but Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Quinn wants to break the clinch but can't.

Quinn breaks the clinch.
Souza dives in for a single leg takedown but Quinn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oscar Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Souza.
Quinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinn wants to break free but Souza has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.
Oscar Quinn has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Quinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to clinch.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense.
Quinn tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Oscar Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.
Quinn tries to clinch up.
Quinn tries to clinch up.
Quinn moves to clinch but Souza breaks away
and Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Quinn 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Quinn is looking to clinch.
Antonio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza throws a lazy head kick

and Quinn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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