PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Mclachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gregory
vs
Mclachlan

205 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quincy Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Mclachlan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mclachlan gets a double leg takedown into Gregory's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclachlan trying to control but Gregory is working from the bottom.
Mclachlan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gregory is adopting a defensive guard.
Gregory working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mclachlan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclachlan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mclachlan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gregory working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mclachlan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mclachlan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregory will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gregory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mclachlan manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gregory stands up over Mclachlan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gregory lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gregory cracks Mclachlan with a solid left hand.
Gregory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gregory really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gregory lands a couple of elbows.
Gregory controlling from the top position.
Gregory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mclachlan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gregory passes into side control.
Mclachlan tries to buck Gregory off but Gregory is having none of it.
Gregory in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gregory works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mclachlan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mclachlan is looking for a sweep.
Mclachlan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gregory takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclachlan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gregory scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gregory looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Gregory there.
Mclachlan taking some punishment here, with Gregory in his half guard.
Gregory controlling the action here.
Mclachlan taking some punishment here, with Gregory in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclachlan taking some punishment here, with Gregory in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gregory in particular looking to stall.
Gregory working over Mclachlan with some ground and pound. Mclachlan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclachlan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mclachlan has a hand on Gregory's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gregory takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mclachlan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregory takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gregory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mclachlan looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quincy Gregory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gregory shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gregory showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Gregory is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gregory 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.
Gregory scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory controlling the action here.
Mclachlan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregory drops an elbow to the side of Mclachlan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mclachlan wants to control but Gregory is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gregory stops Mclachlan from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gregory lands a nice short elbow.
Mclachlan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quincy Gregory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gregory lands a nice short elbow.
Mclachlan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gregory seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gregory working over Mclachlan with some ground and pound. Mclachlan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclachlan wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gregory is nestled in close to Mclachlan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gregory lands strikes from half guard.
Mclachlan trying to control but Gregory postures up.
Mclachlan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gregory scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gregory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gregory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gregory takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gregory there.
Gregory content to control rather than advance.
Gregory is nestled in close to Mclachlan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mclachlan has hold of Gregory's hands but Gregory slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gregory working over Mclachlan with some ground and pound. Mclachlan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclachlan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gregory connects with a nice short shot to Mclachlan's temple.
Gregory is thwarting Mclachlan's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mclachlan has hold of Gregory's hands but Gregory slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gregory stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quincy Gregory dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mclachlan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gregory is trying is best to control the position here.
Mclachlan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gregory defending well though.
Gregory has his hands clasped together around Mclachlan's back. He's all about the action.
Gregory tries to get to full guard but Mclachlan has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mclachlan is working for a kimura but Gregory is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclachlan wants to control but Gregory is keeping him busy.
Gregory is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mclachlan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gregory defending well though.
Gregory is doing well to control the position and prevent Mclachlan from advancing to side control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Timothy Mclachlan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mclachlan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregory circles away.
Gregory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Gregory darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gregory lands with a punch from half guard.
Gregory slips a nice elbow through Mclachlan's hands, connecting with Mclachlan's forehead.
Gregory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gregory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mclachlan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gregory is working Mclachlan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mclachlan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory working some strikes from top position.
Gregory distracts Mclachlan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gregory won't allow Mclachlan to get back to his feet.
Mclachlan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gregory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mclachlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mclachlan has momentary wrist control but Gregory slips an elbow through the middle.
Gregory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclachlan can do to turn this around?
Gregory lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gregory lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gregory is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gregory scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mclachlan's head.
Mclachlan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gregory landing some decent shots from guard.
Gregory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gregory keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mclachlan's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory lands a couple of digs.
Timothy Mclachlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy Gregory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quincy Gregory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gregory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quincy Gregory!