PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 2966 p4p, 325 weight class) and Jay Layne (ranked 4190 p4p, 424 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jay Layne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Quinn
vs
Layne

171 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Layne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Layne throws the left hand but Quinn avoids the punch easily.
Layne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Billy Quinn has been cut.
Quinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Layne misses with an uppercut
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Layne throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Layne is avoiding it.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Layne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Layne, right into the meat.
Layne throws a leg kick that misses.

Quinn pushes Layne up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Layne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quinn blocking some punches.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Quinn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn wants to take the fight to the mat but Layne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Layne.
Quinn missing with knees to the body.
Quinn blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Layne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Layne misses with some punches.
Layne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Layne.
Quinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Layne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
Quinn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Layne prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Layne swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Layne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn avoiding damage as Layne throws knees to the body.
Layne lands a hook that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Layne fails to land.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn blocking some punches.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Layne is defending well.
Layne lands a nice uppercut.
Quinn can't break the clinch.
Layne swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Layne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Layne lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Layne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Layne throws a right hand that misses
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Layne lands with a nice body kick.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
As Layne looks to move away, Quinn throws a big counter combo but Layne just gets out of the way.
Layne throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Layne throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Layne misses
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay Layne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Layne lands.

Quinn closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Layne just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Quinn misses the target.
Quinn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Layne back to the cage. Quinn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Layne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Layne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Layne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Layne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Layne misses with an uppercut

and Quinn counters by moving into the clinch.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Layne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Layne stops a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.

Layne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Layne stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Layne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Layne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Layne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Layne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Layne moves out of range.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Layne.
Layne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Quinn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Layne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Layne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quinn is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Layne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Layne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Layne.
Layne throws a leg kick
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Layne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Layne avoids them all with ease.
Layne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Layne lands a front kick.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Layne.
Quinn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.

Layne sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Quinn to the ground! Layne dives into full mount looking to finish!

Quinn is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn tries to hold on but Layne postures up.
Oh Quinn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Layne looking for a guillotine from mount but Quinn is having none of it.

Layne looking to secure an arm triangle but Quinn defends it well.
Quinn seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Quinn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Quinn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Layne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Layne looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Quinn wants to hold on but Layne pushes him away.
Quinn manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Layne is trying to work for a kimura but Quinn is defending well.
Layne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Layne is looking for a kimura here.

Layne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quinn is just riding it out for now. Layne eventually gives up the hold.
Quinn is concentrating on defense, preventing Layne from advancing position.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Quinn trying to control the position here.
Layne wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn is controlling Layne's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking for a sweep. Not yet Quinn, not yet.

Layne has gone for a leg lock! Quinn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Layne's guard.

Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Layne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.

Layne is looking for a triangle but Quinn pushes his legs off easily.

Quinn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Layne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quinn has managed to get both his arms back between Layne's legs - danger averted.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn stands up over Layne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quinn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Layne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quinn is aware though and is defending well.
Layne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Layne blocks nicely.
Quinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quinn forces his way into half guard.

Layne actively working from the bottom here.

Layne is defending against the submission attempts here by Quinn.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quinn lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Layne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Layne misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Layne's head but Layne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinn swings for the body but Layne moves out of range.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Layne cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Layne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Layne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Layne has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Layne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Layne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Layne.
Jay Layne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Layne cracks Quinn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Layne avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a hook.

Quinn drives through and clinches with Layne against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Quinn with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Layne's head back.
Jay Layne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Layne needs to keep his hands up - Quinn had a free shot at his head there.
Quinn defending well as Layne loads up on a big left hand.

Layne sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Quinn to the ground! Layne dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Layne working for a submission but Quinn is keeping him at bay.
Quinn tries to lock up and control but Layne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Layne trying to control but Quinn is having none of it.
Jay Layne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Layne avoids the attempt from Quinn to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Layne is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Quinn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Quinn shrugs it off.
Layne looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn holds on to Layne as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Layne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.
Layne avoids the attempt from Quinn to control.

Layne looking to secure an arm triangle but Quinn defends it well.
Quinn is looking to get to half guard.
Billy Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Layne has control of Quinn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quinn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Quinn wants to hold on but Layne pushes him away.

Layne has control of Quinn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quinn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Quinn regains half guard.
Quinn trying to control but Layne postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Quinn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quinn controlling the position.
Layne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Layne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Layne from controlling successfully.

Layne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quinn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quinn with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Layne can't handle though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Layne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Layne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Layne!
In his post fight interview, Jay Layne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.