PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenneth Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenneth Quick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ginobili
vs
Quick

167 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manu Ginobili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glenneth Quick!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginobili connects with a right hand. Quick shakes it off.

Quick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ginobili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quick misses with a body punch.
Quick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ginobili gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Quick fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick lands a nice uppercut.
Quick lands with a short shot to the head.
Quick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quick misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ginobili backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Quick.
Quick misses with a punch to the body.
Ginobili lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Quick.
Quick lands with a short shot to the head.
Quick misses with a body punch.
Ginobili manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ginobili definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quick works on Ginobili's body with a couple of short punches.
Ginobili stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick works on Ginobili's body with a couple of short punches.
Quick tries to work over Ginobili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Quick on the inside.
Quick misses with a body punch.
Ginobili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ginobili wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ginobili controlling the action here for a moment.
Ginobili throws a punch but it's blocked by Quick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Quick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quick as Ginobili tries to tie him up.
We've been informed that Quick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quick as Ginobili tries to tie him up.
Ginobili seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Quick is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Quick.
A nice left hand lands by Quick.
Quick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ginobili backwards.
A hook to the body from Quick.
Ginobili stalling in the clinch but Quick improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a right hand.
Ginobili taking a breather.
Ginobili tries to break free but Quick pushes him back against the cage.
Quick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ginobili prevents a body shot from Quick.
Quick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ginobili's efforts to push away.
Ginobili blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Quick.
Still in the clinch, Quick scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenneth Quick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A cross from Ginobili lands.
Ginobili throws a lazy right hand but Quick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ginobili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quick slips under a jab from Ginobili.
Ginobili tests Quick's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Quick rushes Ginobili and presses him up against the cage.
Quick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ginobili backwards.
Quick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginobili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Quick.
Quick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ginobili blocks a body shot from Quick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginobili swings wildly with an uppercut but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginobili's elbow.
Quick works on Ginobili's body with a couple of short punches.
Quick lands an uppercut.
Quick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ginobili or not.

Ginobili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ginobili misses with a low kick.
Ginobili missing with a left hand there. Quick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginobili misses with a straight left.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ginobili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quick tries to counter with a clinch but Ginobili shakes him off and moves away.
Ginobili motions for Quick to come forward. Ginobili throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a leg kick but Quick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Quick has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Quick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ginobili backwards.
Quick blocks an uppercut.
Quick lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Quick on the inside.
Ginobili takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quick fails to land.
Quick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili trying to stall but Quick improves his position.
Ginobili is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quick is keeping busy.
Quick digs a right hand into Ginobili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ginobili's gas tank.
Quick presses Ginobili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quick scores with a shot to the side of Ginobili's head.

Ginobili is rocked!
Quick misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Ginobili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
Quick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginobili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick misses with the head strike.
Quick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quick fails to land.
Quick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginobili uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Quick fails to land.
Ginobili blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quick.
Quick throws a head punch that misses.
Quick throws a head punch that misses.
Quick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginobili blocks an uppercut.
Glenneth Quick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quick misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ginobili blocking some punches.
Quick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quick.
Quick lands a body punch.
Ginobili blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
Quick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quick misses with the head strike.
Quick misses with the head strike.
Quick digs a right hand underneath Ginobili's ribcage. Ginobili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Quick.
Quick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Quick.
Ginobili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quick working aggressively here.
Quick throws a head punch that misses.
Quick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quick lands a nice shot to the body.
Quick has a couple of punches blocked by Ginobili.
Quick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
Quick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginobili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginobili seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginobili.
Ginobili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quick lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginobili takes a shot to the head.
Quick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenneth Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ginobili paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Quick moves into the clinch.
Quick lands a left hand.
Quick dips a shoulder and cracks Ginobili with a mighty uppercut! Ginobili falls back against the cage and Quick unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ginobili is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Quick screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenneth Quick!
Glenneth Quick decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.