PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Quinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Red
vs
Quinton

180 cm
34
287 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

190 cm
25
247 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Quinton!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Red drives through and clinches with Quinton against the cage.
Quinton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red has Quinton pressed against the cage, preventing Quinton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Red dodges an elbow strike from Quinton.
Quinton misses with an elbow over the top.
Red has Quinton pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Red.
Quinton misses with a body punch.
Quinton tries to throw a body punch but Red avoids it by throwing Quinton back against the cage.
Quinton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinton has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Red.

Red lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Red lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinton looks winded!
Quinton wants to stand up but Red is controlling him.
Red postures up and lands a big shot to Quinton's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red won't allow Quinton to get back to his feet.
Red lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Red scoring with some ground and pound.
Red is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Red trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Red has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Red's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Red scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinton can't keep his opponent in guard - Red advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Red wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quinton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red.
Red thows a huge punch but Quinton dodges it nicely.
Red has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red lands a big shot there that rocks Quinton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quinton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Red. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red controlling from the full mount.
Red putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Quinton out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Red goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Red!
Mr Red spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.