PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boats & Hoes. Manchester Red has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Quinn
vs
Red

192 cm
28
253 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
262 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Red sprawls well. Red wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn darts in trying to clinch
and Red counters with a body kick that stops Quinn in his tracks momentarily.
Red avoids a kick to the body.
Red pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Quinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Red stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Red wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn avoids a kick to the body.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red throws a counter combo.
Quinn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Red is avoiding it.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Red as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Red misses.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Red sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat.
Red throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quinn is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red throws out the jab.
Red thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Red throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.

Quinn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Red to the ground. Quinn is now in Red's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Red for as long as he can get away with.
Red wants to stand and escape but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn stays in close to Red's body and controls the position.
Quinn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quinn with a nice head shot there.

Quinn drops back looking for a leg! Red is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Red manages to kick Quinn off! Quinn jumps back into Red's guard.
Quinn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manchester Red dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Red pinned against the cage. Red gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Quinn on that attempt.
Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown. Red tries to sprawl out of it but Quinn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Red manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Red releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red keeps the fight on the outside.
Red throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
Red misses with a looping left.
Red throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Red is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Red is trying to counter with his kicks.
Quinn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Red defends well and Quinn ends up having to push Red into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Red sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Red throws a push kick but Quinn slaps the foot to one side.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Red as he avoids it easily.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Red swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red throws out a counter right but Quinn avoids it with no problem.
Red turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buster Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Quinn on that attempt.
Quinn backing away here, and Red unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Red circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Red.
Quinn shoots and misses
and Red counters with a good low kick that Quinn was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Quinn takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Red let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Despite the aggression on Red's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quinn checks a low kick from Red.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Red tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinn is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quinn off to one side.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Red as he avoids it easily.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
Quinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Manchester Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Red finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Red lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quinn's sensitive parts.
Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Red is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Red circles away and we're back to standing.
Red dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Red can pounce on him.
Quinn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Red defends well and Quinn ends up having to push Red into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
Quinn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quinn has his takedown stuffed
letting Red counter with a right hand.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Red as Quinn shoots in.
Red moves out of range as Quinn throws a body kick.
Quinn fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manchester Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown. Red tries to sprawl out of it but Quinn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Red manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Red misses with a low kick as Quinn jumps back.
Quinn shoots for a takedown but Red saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Red circles away easily
and Red counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Red scores with a spinning back kick!
Red throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Red.
Quinn's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Red misses with an uppercut.
Red misses with a hook. Quinn ducked under it nicely.
Red looks to land a body kick but Quinn moved away.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Red sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Red throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quinn.
Quinn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
Manchester Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Red.
Red finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Red shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Red looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Red connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Red misses the target.
Quinn blocks a head kick by Red.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Red.
Quinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Red sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Red sprawls well. Red wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Red fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Red sprawls well.
Red is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn.
Red throws out a counter right but Quinn avoids it with no problem.
Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quinn will feel that in the morning.
Quinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Red sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Manchester Red is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Red wants it to stay on the feet.
Red throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Red throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Red connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Red misses with a hook.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Red comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Red.
Red is looking to chop away at Quinn's legs.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Red lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quinn's sensitive parts.
Buster Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quinn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manchester Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Red winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manchester Red!
During a confident post fight interview, Manchester Red thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.