PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Cheney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quinn
vs
Cheney

161 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacinto Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Cheney!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheney throws an off balance right hand
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheney circles away.
Quinn fails to land the takedown.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quinn tries to clinch there but Cheney circles away.
Cheney throws out a counter right but Quinn avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn moves in looking to clinch but Cheney pushes him off.

Quinn has closed the distance and engaged Cheney in a clinch.
Quinn lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheney backwards.
Cheney is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cheney can't break the clinch.
Cheney can't break the clinch.
Cheney can't break the clinch.
Cheney tries to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling the position.
Quinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheney is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.
Cheney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quinn has Cheney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Cheney holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Quinn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cheney wants to break free but Quinn has control.
Cheney wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Quinn.
Cheney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Cheney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cheney tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Cheney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheney is trying to break the clinch but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Quinn is trying to pull guard but Cheney has him pressed against the cage.
Cheney tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Quinn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cheney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn stalling in the clinch but Cheney improves position.
Quinn keeps control of Cheney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinn keeps control of Cheney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheney backwards.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch but Quinn keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinn is leaning against Cheney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheney is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacinto Quinn dominated that 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.

Quinn tries to clinch but Cheney is having none of it.
Cheney throws out a counter right but Quinn avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Cheney misses
and Quinn counters with a nice body shot.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheney misses with a hook
and Quinn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheney misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a nice body shot.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheney! But no joy.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Cheney is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheney throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Quinn is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cheney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dick Cheney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Cheney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheney misses with a left hand
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheney.
Quinn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cheney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheney throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cheney throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Cheney keeps it at a distance.
Cheney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheney swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheney! But no joy.
Cheney looks to land a left hand but Quinn moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cheney in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot to the body from Cheney misses
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Cheney backing up. Cheney nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.

Quinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinn jumps guard but Cheney stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheney is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn has had enough of the clinch but Cheney keeps him there for the moment.
Cheney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Cheney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheney uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Cheney.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinn jumps guard but Cheney stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheney is trying to break free.
Quinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheney backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacinto Quinn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quinn closes the distance and pushes Cheney back into the cage.
Quinn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cheney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Cheney is avoiding it.

Quinn moves into the clinch.
Cheney can't break the clinch.
Quinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheney's efforts to push away.
Quinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheney's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheney wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinn won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cheney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Cheney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cheney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheney wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinn won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quinn is trying to pull guard but Cheney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheney wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinn won't allow it.
Quinn is trying to push Cheney away but Cheney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cheney tries to break free but Quinn pushes him back against the cage.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
Quinn stalling in the clinch but Cheney improves position.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch but Quinn keeps him there for the moment.
Cheney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quinn jumps guard but Cheney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quinn keeps control of Cheney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheney wants to break free but Quinn has control.
Cheney is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.
Quinn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheney walks away with a smile on his face. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Cheney is avoiding it.
Jacinto Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quinn counters with a left to the body.
Cheney loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cheney throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheney looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Cheney.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheney misses with a straight left.
Dick Cheney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacinto Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn slips a straight right by Cheney.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Cheney.
I think Quinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

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