PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 283 p4p, 392 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 40 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Andrade
vs
Quin

175 cm
33
150
26 - 15 - 2

172 cm
36
153
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Carnage Clothing

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like James Quin has been cut.
Some wild striking there from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Quin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quin swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
Quin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Andrade checks it well.
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
De Andrade lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Andrade.

De Andrade lands a big head kick that sends Quin tumbling to the mat! De Andrade takes a step backwards and waves Quin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Quin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a leg kick
and Quin counters with a flying knee. Nice.

De Andrade is rocked!
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by De Andrade.
De Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade throws a nice head kick!
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quin's knee momentarily.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
Quin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from De Andrade misses.
Quin throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Andrade slips a jab from Quin.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Andrade.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin moves away from the strike by De Andrade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Andrade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quin counters with a nice leg kick.
De Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade counters with an outside leg kick.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

De Andrade moves into the clinch.
Quin working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
Quin misses with some punches.
De Andrade tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing De Andrade back against the cage.
De Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Andrade tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quin blocks an uppercut.
De Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.

De Andrade manages to break the clinch.
De Andrade connects with the punch.
A big right from Quin misses.
James Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Quin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Andrade throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Andrade tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Andrade.
Quin swings and misses with a shot to the body

and De Andrade counters with a crisp one two that drops Quin! De Andrade thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quin to his feet! Quin is in big trouble!
Quin is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Quin seems to have recovered his senses.
Quin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but De Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Andrade sizes up Quin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Andrade quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Quin misses.
De Andrade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Quin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from De Andrade misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Andrade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
De Andrade misses with a head kick.
Quin throws a big counter head kick but De Andrade avoids it with no problem.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Quin manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Andrade scores with a sloppy right hand. Quin should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Quin.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from De Andrade.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but De Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quin can do to turn this around?
De Andrade moves away from the strike by Quin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Quin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De Andrade connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin throws out a loose jab but De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quin misses with an uppercut. De Andrade saw that one coming.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin misses with a body shot
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Andrade defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
James Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade lands an overhand right.
De Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Andrade throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin thuds his right hand into De Andrade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
Quin misses with a hook. De Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Quin throws the left hand but De Andrade avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Andrade scores with a jab to the body.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
De Andrade lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quin takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
De Andrade misses with a low kick as Quin jumps back.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Quin tries to keep at a distance but De Andrade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Andrade 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.