PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noam Nystrom (ranked 2897 p4p, 244 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 2186 p4p, 200 weight class). Quint has chosen Jaws Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nystrom
vs
Quint

173 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

170 cm
40
145 lbs
30 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Vegan Gains

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noam Nystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quint misses with the combination.
Nystrom checks a leg kick nicely.
Quint shoots in for a takedown but Nystrom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nystrom tries to clinch up.
Sam Quint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nystrom darts in and clinches Quint up against the cage.
Nystrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Quint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint tries to throw a body punch but Nystrom avoids it by throwing Quint back against the cage.

Nystrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Nystrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nystrom moves in looking to clinch but Quint pushes him off.
Nystrom tries to clinch up.
Quint appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quint misses with a looping left.
Quint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quint takes the fight into the clinch.

Nystrom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nystrom manages to end up in side control.
Nystrom happy to just control the position for now.
Nystrom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Nystrom has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quint tries to hold on but Nystrom postures up.
Nystrom controlling the pace for now.
Quint is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nystrom controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nystrom controlling his opponent.
Quint working to try and regain half guard.
Nystrom avoids the attempt from Quint to control.
Nystrom content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Nystrom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nystrom tries to clinch but Quint moves out of range.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Quint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
Nystrom checks a low kick from Quint.
Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nystrom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nystrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Nystrom moves in looking to clinch but Quint pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Nystrom blocks the low kick.
Quint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nystrom has closed the distance and engaged Quint in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Quint.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quint.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Quint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint tries to land knees in the clinch but Nystrom avoids the damage to the body.
Nystrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quint prevents it.
Quint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nystrom or not.
Nystrom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quint fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Quint finds it's way through Nystrom's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nystrom forces Quint back against the cage and clinches.
Nystrom is working for takedown but Quint is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Nystrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quint prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nystrom gets through Quint's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nystrom tries for a takedown but Quint manages to get underhooks.
Quint takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
We've been informed that Quint has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Quint is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Nystrom has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Quint regains guard immediately.
Nystrom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quint is pulling down on Nystrom's head. It's preventing any offense from Nystrom, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nystrom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quint trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom wants to pass the guard but Quint is keeping the position.
Nystrom is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.
Nystrom staying out of range there.
Nystrom avoids the body shot from Quint.

Nystrom clinches up with Quint and pushes him back against the cage.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Nystrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Nystrom lands a takedown into guard.
Nystrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Quint is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom postures up.
Nystrom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nystrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Quint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nystrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nystrom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Noam Nystrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Quint misses with a body kick.
Quint keeps the fight on the outside.
Nystrom tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Quint misses.
Nystrom tries to clinch but Quint moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Quint.
Quint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nystrom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nystrom tries to clinch up but Quint circles away and keeps his distance.
Nystrom blocks the body kick.
Quint misses with a two punch combination.
Quint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nystrom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom tries to clinch up but Quint circles away and keeps his distance.
Nystrom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sam Quint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quint misses with a double jab.
Nystrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Quint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noam Nystrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Nystrom.
Nystrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint working hard to break the clinch.
Nystrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quint stalling in the clinch but Nystrom improves position.
Nystrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nystrom is keeping busy.
Nystrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quint is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quint prevents a body shot from Nystrom.
Quint works on Nystrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Nystrom lands a left hand.
Nystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Quint.
Nystrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Nystrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint blocking some punches.
Nystrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nystrom tries for a takedown but Quint manages to get underhooks.
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Nystrom wants to take the fight to the mat but Quint manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Quint trying to stall but Nystrom improves his position.

Quint has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nystrom clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good control from Quint.
Nystrom is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint is not going to allow Nystrom to sit and survive in this position.
Quint controlling from the back.
Nystrom trying to control the position but Quint manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Quint go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I would not like to be Nystrom right now.
Quint trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Nystrom manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quint now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quint throws a jab but it's blocked by Nystrom.
Quint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noam Nystrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nystrom is looking to clinch.
Nystrom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nystrom manages to avoid it.
Sam Quint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quint throws a right hand that Nystrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Nystrom also avoids with ease.

Nystrom clinches.
Quint throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nystrom manages to break the clinch.
Quint looks to land a combination but Nystrom avoids it well.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nystrom moves away.
Quint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Quint tries to get set, Nystrom tries to push him back and clinch up but Quint manages to avoid the attempt.

Nystrom has Quint up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nystrom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Nystrom!
A determined Noam Nystrom didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!