PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cujo Levelside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Levelside
vs
Quagmire

185 cm
24
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cujo Levelside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glenn Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levelside showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quagmire.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch but Quagmire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Quagmire clinches up against the cage.

Quagmire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levelside clinches but Quagmire breaks the clinch
and Quagmire counters with a straight right hand.
Levelside tries to clinch

and Quagmire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Quagmire decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Levelside closes the distance but Quagmire moves to the side
and Quagmire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quagmire misses with a two punch combination.
Quagmire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Levelside swivels and escapes.
Quagmire throws a hook but Levelside avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Quagmire.
Quagmire misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levelside tries to clinch but Quagmire moves away
and Quagmire counters with a big head kick but Levelside shrugs it off.
Quagmire looks gassed!
Quagmire throws a nice looking combination but Levelside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt

and Quagmire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Levelside lands an elbow just above Quagmire 's eye.

It looks like Glenn Quagmire has been cut.
Levelside lands an elbow inside.
Levelside lands a nice knee to the body.
Quagmire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quagmire takes an elbow to the forehead.
Levelside using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quagmire fails to pull guard.
Cujo Levelside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Quagmire.
Levelside using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quagmire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levelside landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Levelside misses with a knee strike.
Levelside effectively controlling the action here.
Quagmire is stalling here.
Levelside gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levelside lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quagmire jumps guard but Levelside stands there with Quagmire around his waist. Quagmire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Quagmire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quagmire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levelside tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Quagmire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Levelside won't be happy with that.
Quagmire wants to control but Levelside is keeping him busy.
Quagmire prevents Levelside from escaping the position.
Levelside is not content to let Quagmire control the position.
Levelside takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Levelside will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Quagmire scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quagmire has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Quagmire closes the distance but Levelside moves to the side

and Levelside counters by moving into the clinch.
Quagmire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quagmire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levelside blocks it with crossed arms.
Levelside lands a nice knee to the body.
Levelside comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quagmire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Levelside smiles and moves away.
Levelside closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quagmire counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire misses with a double jab.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Levelside keeps it at a distance.
Levelside moves out of range as Quagmire throws a body kick.
Levelside tries to clinch

and Quagmire counters by moving into the clinch.
Quagmire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Levelside with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quagmire taking a breather.
Levelside misses with a knee strike.

Quagmire has clasped his hands together around Levelside's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Levelside is trying to improve his position.
Levelside wants to control but Quagmire postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levelside regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quagmire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Quagmire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Quagmire's cut.
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.

Quagmire throws a head kick but Levelside moves out of range.
Quagmire with a poor takedown

and Levelside counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Levelside.
Levelside scores with a knee to the head.
Quagmire is looking to break free of the clinch but Levelside has double underhooks.
Quagmire has Levelside pushed against the cage.
Levelside throws a knee to the head but misses.
Levelside is pushing Quagmire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quagmire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Levelside just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quagmire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cujo Levelside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Quagmire.
Levelside landing knees to the head.
Levelside using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quagmire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Levelside lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quagmire throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quagmire tries to pull guard but Levelside won't allow it.
Quagmire is trying to break the clinch but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Levelside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quagmire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quagmire tries to clinch up.
Quagmire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quagmire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levelside tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quagmire counters with a stiff right hand.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quagmire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Levelside slips to the side

and Levelside moves into the clinch.
Quagmire is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quagmire.
A short uppercut from Quagmire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quagmire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Levelside avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quagmire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levelside has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levelside unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quagmire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Levelside unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quagmire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Levelside lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Levelside prevents the takedown attempt.
Levelside lands an elbow that stopped Quagmire in his tracks for a moment.
Levelside is stalling here.
Levelside is pressed up against the cage. Quagmire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Levelside down to the mat. Levelside avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Levelside tries to clinch but Quagmire moves away

and Quagmire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quagmire throwing shots but Levelside is blocking nicely.
Levelside keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quagmire prevents Levelside from standing back up.
Quagmire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Levelside does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Levelside works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Levelside pushes Quagmire off and gets back to his feet.
Levelside tries to clinch up
and Quagmire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levelside looks to clinch

and Quagmire moves into the clinch.
Levelside throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quagmire blocks it with crossed arms.
Quagmire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Levelside pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quagmire misses with a takedown attempt - Levelside sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quagmire throws a head kick but Levelside moves out of range.
Levelside wants to clinch

and Quagmire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quagmire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Levelside has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Quagmire uses from the top position.
Quagmire tries to stand but Levelside is controlling from the bottom.

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

Levelside gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Levelside wants to clinch but Quagmire slips to the side
and Quagmire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quagmire misses with an uppercut.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Levelside is having none of it.
Levelside tries to clinch but Quagmire is having none of it.
Quagmire misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cujo Levelside will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Quagmire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Quagmire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quagmire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Levelside keeps it at a distance.
Quagmire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levelside moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quagmire swinging wilding here.
Cujo Levelside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quagmire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Quagmire drives through and clinches with Levelside against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quagmire is trying to break the clinch but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levelside with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Levelside using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Levelside with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Levelside connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quagmire's face.
Quagmire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levelside.
Levelside throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quagmire blocks it with crossed arms.
Levelside misses with an elbow strike.
Quagmire scores with a shot to the side of Levelside's head.
Levelside tries to land knees in the clinch but Quagmire avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quagmire.
Come on Quagmire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Levelside scores a nice knee to the body.
Quagmire is trying to break the clinch but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.
Levelside throws a knee to the head but misses.

Quagmire ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Quagmire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Levelside wants to stand but Quagmire is controlling his posture from full guard.
Levelside stops Quagmire from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quagmire working a defensive guard here.
Glenn Quagmire has got the better of the ground game so far.

Quagmire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Levelside gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quagmire wants to sweep but no luck.
Quagmire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quagmire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Levelside's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire trying to control but Levelside is working from the bottom.
Quagmire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quagmire looking to pass the guard.
Quagmire wants to control from the top but Levelside keeps moving.
Levelside is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quagmire is controlling him.
Quagmire wants to control from the top but Levelside keeps moving.
Quagmire postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Levelside keeping moving, preventing Quagmire from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Quagmire looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Quagmire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Levelside swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Quagmire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Levelside, up you get!
Quagmire fails with the takedown.
Quagmire misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt

and Quagmire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Quagmire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quagmire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Quagmire!