PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 651 p4p, 91 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 183 p4p, 26 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Matt Quin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Quin
vs
Cole

195 cm
40
190 lbs
37 - 20 - 4

175 cm
32
200 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 37 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Cole as he connects with a hook.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Quin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Cole catches Quin right on the button with a cross.
Quin avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole slips under a jab from Quin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole throws a counter combo.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Cole avoids it well and moves away.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cole drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quin defends it well.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Cole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole misses with a body punch
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Quin lands.
Quin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cole's head.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin slips under a jab.
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!
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole blocks a jab.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Quin slips a jab from Cole.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Quin's belly button to the back.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin takes one on the button.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Quin throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Quin takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
A big left from Cole misses.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Quin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole lands with a shot to the body.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Quin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quin misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Quin coming out on top.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Cole walks into a jab.
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!
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses the jab.
Cole throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Cole lands with a straight right. Quin didn't see that one coming.
Cole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quin in his tracks.
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a crisp right that sends Quin to the canvas! Cole follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).