PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Quessy (ranked 3695 p4p, 3095 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 454 p4p, 393 weight class). Quessy comes to the cage accompanied by NTM - Ma Benz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quessy
vs
Man

180 cm
24
176
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
171
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Quessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Quessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Quessy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Man throws a leg kick but Quessy checks it.
Quessy tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quessy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Man manages to circle out of the way.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quessy at a distance.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man lands with a hook. Quessy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Quessy pushes him off.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Quessy slips under a jab from Man.
Quessy tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quessy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quessy walks into a jab.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quessy.
Man tries to work over Quessy's front leg with a kick but Quessy checks it.
Quessy attempts a counter takedown but Man avoids it well and moves away.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with the combination.
Quessy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Man sprawls and moves away.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quessy moves out of range of the strikes.
Man tries to bum rush Quessy with a series of wild strikes but Quessy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quessy moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
A little feinted left hand from Quessy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man throws a right hand that Quessy ducks under and follows up with a left that Quessy also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Man misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quessy, as that shot connected.
Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws a leg kick

so Quessy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quessy trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quessy.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quessy's guard.

Quessy working a defensive guard here.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Quessy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quessy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man keeping moving, preventing Quessy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quessy wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Quessy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Man has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Quessy doesn't defend quickly enough and Man has managed to lock this one up! Can Quessy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Man on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fook Man!
Our winner, Fook Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.