PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blood
vs
Quincy

188 cm
24
211 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
196 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy looks to throw a body kick

so Blood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quincy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blood wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Blood has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Quincy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quincy is trying to control the position but Blood postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood 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.

Blood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quincy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Quincy is retaining full guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Quincy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Quincy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.
Blood wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blood wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.

Blood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blood seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quincy gets tackled into the cage by Blood. Blood maintains the clinch.
A short right from Quincy.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.

Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Quincy misses with an uppercut.
Quincy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quincy swivels and escapes.
Quincy misses with a looping right.
Blood tries to counter with a takedown but Quincy is quick to defend against it.
Quincy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quincy keeps the fight on the outside.
Quincy swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood.
Quincy throws an off balance right hand
and Blood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quincy throws a hook to the side of Blood's head but Blood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quincy feints and then cracks Blood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blood down.
Igor Quincy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quincy misses the jab.
Blood 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 lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Quincy lands the left hand.
No joy there for Quincy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood is looking to counter the offense by Quincy and move into the clinch.
Quincy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quincy lands with a good body shot.
Quincy swinging wildly here.
Quincy cracks the inside of Blood's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quincy.
Quincy works Blood's body with a nice hook.
Quincy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Quincy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Blood moves away from the strike by Quincy.
Quincy misses with a body kick.
Blood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Quincy manages to circle out of the way.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Quincy misses.
Quincy connects with a high kick.

It looks like Richard Blood has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy lands a right hook to the body.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Blood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quincy won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quincy wants to control but Blood is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood takes Quincy's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Quincy is in trouble.

Blood is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Quincy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Quincy for a finish.
Quincy wants to get back to his feet.

Blood is persistently looking for the submission but Quincy is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Quincy turns into Blood and is now in his guard.
Richard Blood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quincy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Quincy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quincy stops Blood from standing up.
Quincy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood wriggles free and stands up.
Quincy connects with a nice looking jab.
Blood wants to clinch
and Quincy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Quincy. That snapped Blood's head back.
Quincy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quincy keeps the fight on the outside.
Quincy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blood at a distance.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Both fighters circling a little - Quincy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richard Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Quincy tries to score with a low kick but Blood moves his leg out of the way.
As Quincy backs away, Blood returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quincy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood under the eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Blood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quincy swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Quincy.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
As Quincy backs away, Blood returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Quincy misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quincy, right into the meat.
Quincy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Quincy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Blood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quincy scores with a decent looking hook.
Blood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quincy throws a leg kick which misses Blood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blood tries to avoid it.
Quincy throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
Blood tries for a takedown but Quincy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.

Blood rushes Quincy and presses him up against the cage.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood jumps guard but Quincy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.

Quincy breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick from Quincy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Quincy.
Quincy jabs Blood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quincy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Quincy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quincy.
Quincy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blood momentarily.
Quincy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Blood gets a double leg takedown into Quincy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood being controlled here momentarily.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quincy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Quincy working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quincy is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Blood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Quincy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blood dives into side control.
Richard Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The strikes coming from Blood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quincy tries to buck Blood off but Blood is having none of it.
Blood wants to control but Quincy is keeping him busy.
Quincy struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quincy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blood controlling the position from side mount.
Quincy is not content to let Blood control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Quincy!
A relieved looking Igor Quincy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.