PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinton The Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Quick comes into the arena with Higher blaring out of the sound system. Quinton The Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Quick
vs
Costas

170 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

184 cm
33
160 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Fury Nutrition Inc.

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton The Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miquel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Costas.

The Quick moves into the clinch.
Costas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Quick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Costas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costas working hard to break the clinch.

The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Costas misses.
Costas misses with a hook.

The Quick closes the distance and pushes Costas back into the cage.

The Quick pulls guard successfully.
The Quick keeping moving, preventing Costas from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Quick has control of Costas's left arm, preventing Costas from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Quick has a closed guard, preventing Costas from standing up.

The Quick uses the cage to get back to his feet.

The Quick has Costas up against the cage in a clinch.
Costas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Quick avoids it.

The Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Quick blocks a head kick by Costas.
It looked like The Quick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Costas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The Quick instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costas working hard to break the clinch.
The Quick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Costas misses with some punches.

The Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Quick blocks a jab.

The Quick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Costas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Quick is in Costas's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Costas looking for a guillotine here but The Quick defends easily.

The Quick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Costas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Quick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Miquel Costas has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas throws a wild body kick that The Quick sees coming a mile off.

The Quick gets the takedown into side control.
Costas struggling a bit here.
Costas is trying to escape the position but The Quick is controlling the position.

The Quick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Costas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The Quick moves into the clinch successfully.
The Quick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Costas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that The Quick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Costas tries to break the clinch but The Quick is controlling the position.
Costas is trying to break the clinch but The Quick has him pressed against the cage.
Costas lands an uppercut.
Costas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Quick has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Quick.
Costas looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

The Quick manages to pull guard.
Costas wants to control from the top but The Quick keeps moving.

The Quick scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costas throws a series of punches but The Quick moves out of range.
Costas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Quick manages to avoid it.
The Quick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton The Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miquel Costas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Quick moves into the clinch successfully.

The Quick pulls guard successfully.
Costas throws a big elbow that misses.
Costas wants to stand and escape but instead The Quick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The Quick stops Costas from standing up.
The Quick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costas can do to turn this around?

The Quick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Quick avoids the body shot from Costas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The Quick shoots in and gets a takedown into Costas's guard.
The Quick stays in close to Costas's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Quick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Quick working some strikes from top position.
The Quick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Costas working a defensive guard here.
The Quick works a leg free and moves into half guard.

The Quick postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Costas to stand up.

The Quick closes the distance and clinches.

The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Quick gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Quick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costas or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Quick.

The Quick jumps into guard, dragging Costas to the mat.
Costas throws a strike but The Quick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Costas is trying to control the position but The Quick postures up.
Costas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Costas wants to stand and escape but The Quick is having none of it.
The Quick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

The Quick gets to his feet - Costas follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costas misses with a body kick.

The Quick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Costas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Quick pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Quick is trying to control the action in half guard but Costas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Costas is looking to control The Quick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costas avoid being mounted?
The Quick trying to mount his opponent but Costas defends it.
The Quick working over Costas with some ground and pound. Costas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Costas wants to get back to his feet.
The Quick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Costas's head.

The Quick postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Costas to stand up.

The Quick clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas has a couple of punches blocked by The Quick.

The Quick manages to break the clinch.

The Quick shoots in and gets a takedown into Costas's guard.
Costas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Costas being controlled here, momentarily.
The Quick throws a big elbow that misses.

The Quick stands up from Costas's guard - The Quick perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Quick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Quick wants it to stay on the feet.
Costas throws a solid leg kick but The Quick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Costas.
Costas missing with a left hand there. The Quick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton The Quick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miquel Costas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The Quick closes the distance and pushes Costas back into the cage.
Quinton The Quick has scored more points in the clinch so far.

The Quick pulls Costas into guard.
The Quick keeping moving, preventing Costas from controlling successfully.
The Quick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Quick is working hard here to advance position.
Costas sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costas trying to control but The Quick is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas wants to stand but The Quick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Quick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costas.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The Quick rushes Costas and presses him up against the cage.

Costas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Quick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

The Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinton The Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Quick manages to avoid it.

The Quick rushes Costas and presses him up against the cage.

The Quick breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Quick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Quick lands in his opponent's guard.

The Quick gets to his feet. Costas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Donk. Costas catches The Quick right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Quick clinches with his opponent.

The Quick jumps guard.
Costas wants to control from the top but The Quick keeps moving.

The Quick manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The Quick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costas backwards.

The Quick manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Quick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Costas uses from the top position.
The Quick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Costas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Quick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Costas, into his guard.

Quinton The Quick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Quick stands up over Costas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas wants to get back to his feet but The Quick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Costas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Quick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Quick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Quick trying to control but Costas is working from the bottom.

The Quick gets to his feet. Costas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

The Quick instigates a clinch.
The Quick tries to pull guard but Costas holds him up against the cage and eventually The Quick drops back down to his feet.
The Quick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costas backwards.
Miquel Costas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton The Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Quick has Costas pressed against the cage, preventing Costas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton The Quick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Quick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton The Quick!
An out of breath Quinton The Quick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.