PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Quelly (ranked 5473 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Homicide (ranked 5298 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.

Quelly
vs
Homicide

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Quelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Homicide!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homicide circles away from the clinch attempt.
Homicide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quelly wants to clinch.

Quelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Homicide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quelly is one step ahead there.
Homicide looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homicide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Homicide looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quelly puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quelly works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homicide really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homicide is squirming around, avoiding Quelly's attempts to control the action.
Homicide is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homicide is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quelly wants to control the pace but Homicide is squirming around nicely.
Homicide slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Homicide is looking for a sweep. Quelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Quelly postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Homicide to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Homicide gets the takedown into side control.
Quelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quelly is controlling the pace.
Homicide is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Homicide is refusing to be controlled, as Quelly sits in half guard.
Quelly prevents Homicide from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homicide works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quelly trying to control but Homicide is working from the bottom.
Quelly stopping the sweep attempt from Homicide.
Quelly trying to control but Homicide is working from the bottom.
Quelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quelly wants to control from the top but Homicide keeps moving.
Homicide looking for a sweep. Not yet Homicide, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Quelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Homicide gets a double leg takedown into Quelly's guard.
Homicide throwing strikes but missing.
Homicide trying to control the position from guard on top but Quelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homicide is looking to pass into half guard but Quelly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Quelly is in guard.

Peter Quelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Homicide is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Homicide wants to advance to full mount but Quelly doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Quelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Homicide can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homicide is looking to work some ground and pound but Quelly has wrist control.
Homicide looking to sit in guard and control but Quelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Quelly gets to his feet - Homicide follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homicide tries a head kick but it misses.
Quelly tries to clinch but Homicide is having none of it.
Homicide misses with a looping right.
Quelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Homicide shoots in for a double leg but Quelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quelly, right into the meat.
Homicide shoots in but no luck this time.
Quelly is looking to counter the offense by Homicide and move into the clinch.

Homicide gets caught flat footed, as Quelly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Homicide being controlled here, momentarily.
Homicide looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quelly puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Homicide is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quelly is thwarting Homicide's attempts to control the position.
Homicide has a hand on Quelly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Quelly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Homicide gets back to half guard.
Quelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Homicide is trying to get back to full guard.
Homicide gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Homicide looking for a sweep. Not yet Homicide, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quelly trying to control but Homicide is working from the bottom.
Homicide looking for a sweep. Not yet Homicide, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Homicide can do anything to dispel that myth.
Homicide has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quelly has passed into side control.
Homicide is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Quelly decides to stand back up.

Homicide scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quelly desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homicide wants to advance to full mount but Quelly doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Homicide throws a strike but Quelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Homicide will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Quelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Quelly wants to get up but he can't break Homicide's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Homicide throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Quelly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Homicide shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Quelly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Homicide takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Homicide drives through with a takedown into Quelly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Homicide avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Quelly is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Homicide presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Quelly prevents the takedown attempt.

Quelly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Homicide regains guard.
Quelly advances position into side control!

Quelly is trying to get an arm triangle but Homicide is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homicide is trying to get back to half guard.
Homicide regains half guard.
Quelly is thwarting Homicide's attempts to control the position.
Homicide is looking to improve his position.
Homicide punching from the bottom.
Larry Homicide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quelly prevents Homicide from improving his position.
Homicide really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Homicide trying to control here.
Quelly passes to side control.
Homicide is trying to control Quelly's posture but Quelly avoids it.
Quelly trying to control the action but Homicide is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homicide looks to move to half guard but instead Quelly has passed into mount! Damn!
Quelly punching from mount but Homicide doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Homicide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quelly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Homicide is trying to escape the mount.
Homicide wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quelly controls the action.
Homicide tries to roll but Quelly sticks to his back.

Quelly has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Homicide has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Quelly has the hooks in. Homicide is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Homicide is still trying to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Quelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quelly 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Quelly!