PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Klein (ranked 23126 p4p, 0 weight class) and el Tigre (ranked 6401 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigre has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. el Tigre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Klein
vs
Tigre

172 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinn Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, el Tigre!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigre shoots for a double leg takedown but Klein sprawls well. He's pushed Tigre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tigre sprawls and moves away.
Tigre misses with a double jab

and Klein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tigre!
Klein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tigre tries to buck Klein off but Klein is having none of it.
Tigre taking a bit of punishment here - Klein scoring with strikes.
Klein working the body and head with strikes.
Klein controls the position.
Klein lands a few punches from side control.
Klein lands an elbow.
Klein is putting a hurting on Tigre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tigre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Klein lands some shots froms side control.
Klein connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tigre some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klein in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klein landing a few strikes.
Tigre is trying to control Klein's posture but Klein avoids it.
Klein 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.
Check out the look on Klein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Klein is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tigre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Klein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Klein working the head and body with strikes.
Klein creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Klein lands some shots froms side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tigre looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigre is trying to control Klein's posture but Klein avoids it.
Tigre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Klein controlling from side mount.
Klein working the body and head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tigre wants to control but Klein postures up.
Klein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tigre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tigre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Klein is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Klein'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein grinds an elbow into Tigre's temple.
Klein looks up at the clock and then as Tigre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Klein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tigre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klein wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tigre keeps trying to improve his position.
Tigre is letting Klein control him for a moment.
Klein landing a few strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Klein working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Klein cracks Tigre with a big right hand but Tigre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Klein scores with a couple of short elbows.
Klein in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Klein working the ground and pound.
Tigre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Klein is staying tight to Tigre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tigre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tigre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Klein working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Klein dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tigre misses with a wild combination.
Klein goes for a double leg but Tigre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tigre continues to drive forward.
Klein fails to land the takedown.
Tigre shoots in and drives through. Klein sprawls well.
Klein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigre was well out of range. Poor timing from Klein.
Tigre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tigre can do to turn this around?

Klein gets a takedown into half guard.
Tigre is trying to maintain the position but Klein is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tigre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Tigre manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Klein keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tigre is breathing heavily.
Klein throws an elbow but it misses.

Klein drags the fight down to the ground.
Klein 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.
Klein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tigre actively working from the bottom here.
Klein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Klein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quinn Klein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein is nestled in close to Tigre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Klein lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klein 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein slows the pace down in half guard.
Klein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tigre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Klein.
Klein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tigre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tigre has hold of Klein's hands but Klein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Klein seems content to control.
Klein working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Klein there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Klein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Klein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein 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.
Klein content to control rather than advance.

Klein is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Klein 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klein slips a nice elbow through Tigre's hands, connecting with Tigre's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Klein dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tigre dives in and grabs Klein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klein pushes down on Tigre's head and hops out.
Tigre throws a series of punches but Klein moves out of range.
Tigre misses with a double jab

and Klein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tigre!
Klein controls the position.
Klein working the ground and pound from side control.
Tigre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Klein working the ground and pound.
Klein lands a nice forearm strike.
Klein cracks Tigre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Klein working the ground and pound.
Tigre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Klein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tigre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Klein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tigre, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein takes a little break here. Tigre wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Klein looks up at the clock and then as Tigre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Klein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Klein working the body and head with strikes.
Klein landing strikes.
Tigre being controlled for a moment.
Tigre taking a bit of punishment here - Klein scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein lands some shots froms side control.
Klein scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tigre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Klein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tigre to see if he's OK.
Klein scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Klein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Klein controls the position.
Klein looks up at the clock and then as Tigre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Klein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Klein cracks Tigre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Klein is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tigre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tigre struggling a bit here.

Klein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tigre has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Klein has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Klein drives through with a takedown into Tigre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tigre has momentary wrist control but Klein slips an elbow through the middle.
Klein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Klein lands a couple of elbows.
Klein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Klein landing with the ground and pound.
Klein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
el Tigre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn Klein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinn Klein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinn Klein!
el Tigre was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sad.'.