PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdulla Quliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Spink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spink has chosen Move Bitch as his entrance music. Abdulla Quliev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Quliev
vs
Spink

180 cm
25
176 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulla Quliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Spink!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Spink misses.
As Spink tries to get set, Quliev tries to push him back and clinch up but Spink manages to avoid the attempt.
Quliev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Quliev.
Spink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quliev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spink looks to land a left hand but Quliev moved out of range nicely.
Spink fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quliev.
Spink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spink swings widly with a right hand
and Quliev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spink misses with a shot to the body
and Quliev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spink lands with an uppercut that bounces Quliev off the cage and back into range.
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!
Quliev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spink.
Quliev slips a straight right by Spink.
Spink throws a body shot but no joy.
Spink misses with a wild body shot.
Quliev is looking to counter with a body kick.
Quliev slips a straight right by Spink.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spink swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Quliev darts in and clinches Spink up against the cage.
Quliev lands an elbow inside that Spink shrugs off.
Quliev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quliev lands a knee to the body.
Quliev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spink is looking to break free of the clinch but Quliev has double underhooks.
Quliev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spink's efforts to push away.
Quliev throws a punch but it's blocked by Spink.
Spink is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Quliev is working for takedown but Spink is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spink.
Quliev is trying to drag Spink to the mat but Spink just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quliev stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quliev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spink up against the cage.
Quliev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quliev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Spink can't break the clinch.
Quliev throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Quliev.
Quliev lands a nice knee to the body.
Spink being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quliev throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quliev lands a good knee to the midsection. Spink won't want to take too many of those.
Quliev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quliev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spink takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quliev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quliev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quliev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spink's brow.
Spink wants to get back to striking at distance but Quliev won't allow it.
We've been informed that Spink has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Quliev tries a knee to the head but Spink blocks it.
Spink takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quliev.
Quliev keeps control of Spink as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spink is trying to force a seperation but Quliev has the dominant position.
Quliev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quliev with a knee to the head.
Quliev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spink's efforts to push away.
Quliev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spink looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quliev.
Quliev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Quliev.
Spink working hard to break the clinch.
Quliev is working for takedown but Spink is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdulla Quliev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quliev has a couple of punches blocked by Spink.
Quliev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdulla Quliev dominated that round.
That's time! Quliev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Spink misses with a hook

and Quliev counters by moving into the clinch.
Quliev connects with a knee to the head.

Spink is rocked!
Quliev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spink's face.
Spink is still on wobbly legs! Can Quliev finish him?
Quliev pushes Spink against the cage. Quliev is working some dirty boxing. Quliev pushes off with a quick right hook! Spink goes down! Spink tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Quliev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdulla Quliev!