PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Opossum Minister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Minister
vs
Quincy

176 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Mohito Fightwear

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Opossum Minister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Quincy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quincy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quincy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Minister throws a hook but Quincy avoids it easily.
Minister moves away from the strike by Quincy.
Minister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quincy is fending him off so far but Minister persists. Nope, Quincy circles away and we're back to standing.
Quincy throws a nice head kick!
Quincy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minister shoots in looking for a takedown. Quincy tries to sprawl out of it but Minister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quincy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quincy misses with a double jab.
Quincy missing with a left hand there. Minister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minister tries to counter with a takedown but Quincy is quick to defend against it.
Minister fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opossum Minister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Quincy.
Minister shoots in looking for a takedown but Quincy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quincy.
Minister has been working on his balance at Tycoon Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Quincy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy jabs Minister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Minister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quincy connects with a right hand. Minister shakes it off.
Quincy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quincy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Minister dodges the punch combination from Quincy.
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minister shoots in but Quincy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by Quincy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minister walks into a straight right hand from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister blocks a jab.
Quincy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quincy keeps the fight on the outside.
Minister misses with a low kick.
Minister on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Quincy connects with a body shot that sends Minister's belly button to the back.
Michael Quincy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minister slips a jab and a cross from Quincy.
Quincy throws a jab when Minister was well out of range.
Quincy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quincy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minister.
Minister misses with a hook.
Quincy misses with a few strikes there.
Minister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minister walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quincy lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quincy misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Quincy does it's job there.
Quincy clobbers Minister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quincy throws the kick towards the body but Minister avoids it.
Quincy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Minister's head.
Quincy is looking to slow Minister down with leg kicks.
Quincy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Quincy.
Minister throws a body shot but no joy.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minister moves away.
Minister closes the distance and clinches up with Quincy, looking for a takedown. Minister pushes Quincy against the cage but Quincy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quincy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quincy cracks Minister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quincy can pounce on him.
Minister takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minister walks into a left hand.
Quincy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Minister slips a jab and a cross from Quincy.
Quincy takes a swing at Minister's ribcage but misses.
Minister changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quincy misses with a kick to the body.
Minister looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Minister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quincy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Quincy wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quincy trying to control the position.

Quincy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Minister sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minister prevents Quincy from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Quincy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quincy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minister shoots in but Quincy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quincy just misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quincy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quincy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minister dodges the punch combination from Quincy.
Minister is looking to clinch but Quincy is avoiding it.
Quincy misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy lands a leg kick that knocks Minister off balance momentarily.
Quincy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minister.
Minister tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quincy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Quincy finds it's way through Minister's defenses.
Minister defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Quincy thuds his shin into the meat of Minister's side.
Minister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quincy.

Minister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Minister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quincy keeps working.
Quincy tries to roll over but Minister keeps him under control.

Minister is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quincy sees it coming and defends easily.
Quincy is looking to improve his position.
Quincy tries to kick Minister off but Minister keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Minister is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister is looking to take a break and control but Quincy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Minister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quincy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minister.
Quincy wants to control but Minister is keeping busy.
Quincy is looking for a sweep. Minister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Minister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Quincy is refusing to be controlled, as Minister sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Minister prevents Quincy from standing back up.
Quincy connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Minister perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Minister stalling away here and it's allowed Quincy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quincy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minister looking to pass the guard.
Minister trying to control but Quincy is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Quincy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Minister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quincy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy swinging wildly here.
Minister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a head kick.
Minister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quincy.
Nice straight punches there by Quincy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quincy.
Minister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minister blocks a head kick by Quincy.

Minister bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy is looking to reverse the position.
Minister happy to just control the position for now.
Quincy parries the strikes from Minister easily there. Minister is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quincy to escape.
Minister wants to control but Quincy is keeping him busy.
Opossum Minister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quincy is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Quincy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Minister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Quincy lands a really nice looking cross but Minister seems unphased.
Minister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Minister sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Minister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Quincy counters with a right hand to the body.
Quincy lands a body shot.
Quincy throws the left hand but Minister avoids the punch easily.
Minister dives in for a single leg takedown but Quincy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Quincy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minister is looking to wear down Quincy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Quincy.
Minister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Minister with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opossum Minister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minister walks into a jab.
Minister just misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy lunges at Minister with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minister's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Quincy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Minister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quincy sprawls well. Quincy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minister gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quincy scores with a push kick.
Minister tries to clinch but Quincy moves out of range.
Minister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quincy.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
Minister ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Minister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quincy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quincy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minister on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quincy looks to land a combination but Minister avoids it well.

Minister gets a takedown into half guard.
Quincy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Quincy pushes Minister off looking to stand but Minister dives back in and keeps control.
Opossum Minister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minister stalling.
Minister is nestled in close to Quincy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quincy is trying to stand back up but Minister is controlling him

Minister stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minister shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quincy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Quincy wants to sweep here but Minister controlling him for the moment.
Quincy keeping full guard, as Minister tries to pass.
Minister throws a big right hand that misses.
Minister trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quincy tries to strike from the bottom.
Minister trying to control but Quincy is working from the bottom.
Minister is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy wants to get back to his feet but Minister is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minister has his takedown stuffed
and Quincy counters with a two punch combo.
Quincy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michael Quincy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Minister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quincy finds it's way round the side to connect with Minister's head.
Michael Quincy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quincy connects with a high kick.
Quincy jabs Minister right on the nose. Minister blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quincy scores with a nice right hand.
Minister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quincy moves away.

Minister has managed to clinch.
Quincy is trying to break free.
Minister tries for a takedown. No joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Quincy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quincy 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Quincy!