PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quach Minh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Latta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minh comes to the cage accompanied by beautiful life. Quach Minh had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Quach Minh looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Minh
vs
Latta

170 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quach Minh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Latta!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Minh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Latta quickly recovers to half guard.
Latta wants to get back to full guard.
Minh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Latta wants to stand but Minh is controlling the position.
Minh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Latta pulls Minh in to control the position.
Minh trying to control the position from guard on top but Latta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latta has his hands on Minh's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minh preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Latta shoots in for a double leg but Minh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Minh attempts a counter takedown but Latta avoids it well and moves away.
Minh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minh tries to clinch but Latta is having none of it.
Latta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Minh defends it well.
Minh feints a jab promting Latta to slip. Minh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Latta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Minh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Latta's guard.

Latta is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Minh presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Latta is trying to trip Minh. He has hold of a leg but Minh is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Latta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Minh pushes Latta off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Minh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Latta wants to control but Minh postures up.
Latta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Minh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Minh laying and praying for a moment but Latta takes advantage and regains half guard.
Minh is trying to control. Latta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Minh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latta is not content to let Minh control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Latta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Latta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minh's guard.

Minh is breathing heavily.
Latta working some strikes from top position.
Latta preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Latta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minh is trying to keep Latta in close.
Minh keeping moving, preventing Latta from controlling successfully.

Minh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Latta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Latta scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latta is in close to Minh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Latta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Latta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Latta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Latta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Latta connects with a couple of short punches.
Latta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Latta trying to control the position from guard on top but Minh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Latta advances position into side control!
Latta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Latta trying to control the action but Minh is working from the bottom.
Latta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Latta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Latta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Latta drives through with a takedown into Minh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Minh keeping moving, preventing Latta from controlling successfully.
Latta connects with a couple of short punches.
Latta passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Latta trying to control the action but Minh is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latta scores with punches from side control.
David Latta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Latta is putting a hurting on Minh here, landing some big shots from side control.
Latta cracks Minh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Latta looks up at the clock and then as Minh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Latta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latta is putting a hurting on Minh here, landing some big shots from side control.

Latta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Minh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Minh is rocked!
Latta scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Minh is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Latta can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Latta!
Quach Minh was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck'.