PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 2461 p4p, 305 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 2796 p4p, 349 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Quinn
vs
Dokov

171 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn connects with a looping right hand.
Quinn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dokov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dokov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quinn lands a nice hook to Dokov's body. Dokov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quinn.
Dokov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dokov throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinn.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn lands a head shot.
Quinn lunges at Dokov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dokov's hand.
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dokovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dokov is just out of range.
Quinn catches Dokov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dokov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Dokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Billy Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Dokov.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Dokov with an uppercut!
Dokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dokov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quinn lands an overhand right.
Quinn tests Dokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Dokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Dokov moves into the clinch.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body. Dokov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quinn tests Dokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn connects with a jab.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.

Dokov forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.
Dokov managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.

Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn works Dokov's body with a nice hook.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body. Dokov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Quinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn scores with a nice head shot.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Dokov slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokov.
Dokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Quinn.
Dokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Dokov pulls guard effortlessly.
Quinn pushes down on Dokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quinn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quinn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Quinn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Quinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dokov on the side of the head.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billy Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokov.
Quinn jabs Dokov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quinn.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Dokov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn moves away
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Quinn there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dokov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinn but Quinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn scores with a leg kick.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Dokov clinches with his opponent.
Dokov tries to pull guard but Quinn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dokov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
Quinn landing knees to the head.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Dokov blocks it.
Dokov struggles to land a body shot inside as Quinn controls his hands.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Dokov blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dokov eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov has his takedown stuffed
and Quinn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dokov's knee momentarily.
Billy Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.

Dokov instigates a clinch.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quinn scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dokov stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn lands an elbow inside.
Dokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokov has double underhooks.

Dokov manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right hand that Dokov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokov also avoids with ease.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn misses with an uppercut

and Dokov counters with a crisp one two that drops Quinn! Dokov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quinn to his feet! Quinn is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Dokov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn connects with the punch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn throwing a counter right hand but Dokov manages to avoid it.
Dokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dokov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dokov in his tracks.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quinn.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.

Quinn gets tackled into the cage by Dokov. Dokov maintains the clinch.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dokov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dokov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Dokov walks into a left hand.
Quinn works the jab nicely.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dokov moves away.
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Dokov should have avoided that one.
Dokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Dokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quinn, as that shot connected.
Quinn cracks Dokov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Dokov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Quinn circles away.
A left lands for Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov walks into a straight right hand from Quinn.

Dokov closes the distance and pushes Quinn back into the cage.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Quinn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dokov uses from the top position.
Dokov 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 pulls Dokov in close to his closed guard and prevents Dokov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dokov manages to get himself to full guard.

Dokov wants to stand and escape but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Quinn any problems.
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
Quinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov wants to stand but Quinn is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Dokov blocks nicely.
Dokov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Quinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dokov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
Quinn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dokov's guard.
Quinn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dokov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dokov hang on?
Quinn breaks from Dokov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Dokov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Quinn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quinn continues to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.