PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kelleher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Quioxte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Kelleher's chin.

Kelleher
vs
Quioxte

186 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
37
219 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Kelleher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelleher throws a series of punches but Quioxte avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Kelleher both land. Nice combination.

Kelleher takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kelleher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quioxte tries to break free but Kelleher pushes him back against the cage.
Quioxte misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
Kelleher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelleher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
Quioxte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
Kelleher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quioxte is working for takedown but Kelleher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelleher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelleher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.
Quioxte wants to break free but Kelleher has control.
Kelleher working aggressively here.
Kelleher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
Quioxte is trying to break the clinch but Kelleher has him pressed against the cage.
Quioxte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quioxte stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Kelleher.
Quioxte is trying to break free.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kelleher.

Quioxte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kelleher.

Quioxte moves into the clinch.
Kelleher misses with the head strike.
Quioxte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelleher's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quioxte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quioxte looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelleher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelleher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quioxte or not.
A body shot lands from Kelleher.
Quioxte pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelleher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quioxte prevents a body shot from Kelleher.
Kelleher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelleher scores with a hook to the body.
Quioxte taking a breather.
Kelleher throws a head punch that misses.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
Kelleher lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kelleher.
Quioxte tries to break the clinch but Kelleher is controlling the position.
Quioxte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kelleher tries to work over Quioxte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Quioxte.
Quioxte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelleher has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelleher.
Quioxte fails to pull guard.
Quioxte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelleher to keep the fight standing.
Sean Kelleher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Quioxte.
Quioxte wants to break free but Kelleher has control.
Quioxte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelleher's elbow.
Quioxte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelleher walks away with a smile on his face. Quioxte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kelleher rushes Quioxte and presses him up against the cage.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelleher tries to throw a body punch but Quioxte avoids it by throwing Kelleher back against the cage.
Quioxte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelleher just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher lands a right hand.
Kelleher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelleher cracks Quioxte with a nice body shot.
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quioxte is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelleher has double underhooks.
Kelleher lands a hook that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelleher.
Quioxte looks winded!
Kelleher misses with a punch to the body.
Kelleher lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelleher lands an uppercut.
Quioxte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelleher.
Kelleher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kelleher.
Kelleher digs a right hand underneath Quioxte's ribcage. Quioxte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelleher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Kelleher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Kelleher dominated that round.
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.

Quioxte gets tackled into the cage by Kelleher. Kelleher maintains the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quioxte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kelleher after a bit of a struggle.
Kelleher pushes Quioxte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher lands a body punch.
Quioxte prevents a body shot from Kelleher.
Kelleher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelleher is leaning against Quioxte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelleher gets through Quioxte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kelleher.
Quioxte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quioxte tries to circle away but Kelleher has him pinned against the cage.
Quioxte is breathing heavily.
Quioxte blocks a body shot from Kelleher.
Kelleher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher lands with a right to the head.
Kelleher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quioxte backwards.

Quioxte is rocked!
Quioxte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quioxte is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelleher finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelleher misses with a punch to the body.
Quioxte seems to have recovered his senses.

Quioxte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quioxte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelleher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quioxte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelleher tries to avoid it but Quioxte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelleher to the ground. Kelleher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quioxte fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kelleher clinches.
Quioxte tries for a takedown but Kelleher manages to get underhooks.
Sean Kelleher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Quioxte.
Quioxte can't break the clinch.
Kelleher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quioxte's efforts to push away.
Kelleher cracks Quioxte with a nice body shot.
Kelleher lands a nice uppercut.
Kelleher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quioxte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelleher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelleher scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher tries a body shot but Quioxte blocks it.
Kelleher lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quioxte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelleher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quioxte can do to turn this around?
Kelleher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelleher lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelleher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quioxte or not.
Kelleher scores with a shot to the side of Quioxte's head.
Kelleher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelleher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quioxte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quioxte takes a shot to the head.
Kelleher can't find room to land a body shot as Quioxte controls the action.
Quioxte can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelleher.
Kelleher pushes Quioxte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelleher mutters something to Quioxte before pushing him back against the cage. As Quioxte comes back towards him, Kelleher unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Quioxte clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Kelleher!
Sean Kelleher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.