PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cataldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quin
vs
Cataldo

162 cm
22
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominick Cataldo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cataldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Cataldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Cataldo as he connects with a hook.
Quin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quin walks into a stiff left hand from Cataldo.
Quin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dominick Cataldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Cataldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Cataldo as he connects with a hook.
Cataldo slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cataldo lands an overhand right.
Quin throws a jab when Cataldo was well out of range.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Quin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quin slips a straight right by Cataldo.
Cataldo with a nice cross.
Cataldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quin fails to land with a series of punches.
Cataldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cataldo.
Cataldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quin under the eye.
Cataldo lands a jab to the nose.
Quin slips a jab from Cataldo.
Cataldo misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Cataldo.
Quin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quin lands with a straight right. Cataldo didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Cataldo.
Quin ducks right into an uppercut from Cataldo.
Cataldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cataldo misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Cataldo's shoulder, as Cataldo tries to avoid the shot.
Cataldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quin's head.
Cataldo lands a jab.
Cataldo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cataldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cataldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cataldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cataldo lunges at Quin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quin's hand.
Quin throws a right and a left that Cataldo avoids nicely.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cataldo lands with a cross.
Quin misses with a hook. Cataldo ducked under it nicely.
Cataldo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Cataldo.
Quin misses the jab.
Quin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cataldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a right hand to the body.
Quin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cataldo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Quin takes a swing at Cataldo's ribcage but misses.
Cataldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cataldo misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Quin slips a jab from Cataldo.
Cataldo lands a jab to the head.
Cataldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cataldo missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cataldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cataldo throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quin defending well as Cataldo loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Cataldo.
Quin scores with a three punch combo!
Cataldo tests Quin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cataldo scores with a jab.
Cataldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cataldo connects with a crisp jab.
Cataldo scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cataldo misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Cataldo scores with a nice right hand.
Cataldo throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
Cataldo connects with a looping right hand.
Cataldo lands with a hook. Quin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cataldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
Cataldo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cataldo.
A cross from Cataldo lands.
The crowd cheers as Cataldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quin doesn't seem phased though.
Quin throws a series of punches but Cataldo moves out of range.
Cataldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Cataldo moves away and avoids it.
Cataldo cracks Quin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cataldo lands a head shot.
Cataldo misses with a hook
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cataldo lunges at Quin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quin's hand.
Cataldo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cataldo cracks Quin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cataldo lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cataldo lunges at Quin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quin's hand.
Cataldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cataldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cataldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Cataldo 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.

Cataldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quin throws a hook but Cataldo blocks it.
Cataldo lands a jab to the head.
Quin throws a series of punches but Cataldo moves out of range.
Cataldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cataldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cataldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Cataldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cataldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominick Cataldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
Cataldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Cataldo misses.
Cataldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quin in his tracks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cataldo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cataldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Quin off the cage and back into range.
Cataldo cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cataldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cataldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cataldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cataldo with a nice cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Quin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Cataldo.
Cataldo misses with a left hand
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Cataldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quin takes a swing at Cataldo's ribcage but misses.
Cataldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cataldo.
Cataldo lands a really nice looking cross but Quin seems unphased.
Cataldo lands a jab to the head.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cataldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cataldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quin.
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!
Cataldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quin's hands.
Cataldo connects with a jab.
Alexander Quin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Quin.
Cataldo tests Quin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin walks into a left hand.
Quin takes one on the button.
Cataldo gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cataldo tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Quin is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cataldo buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cataldo!! Cataldo is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Quin throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Quin!
An out of breath Alexander Quin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.