PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bokeepa Solayne (ranked 4181 p4p, 4099 weight class) and Pastor Quibs (ranked 0 p4p, 470 weight class). Quibs has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Solayne
vs
Quibs

188 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bokeepa Solayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pastor Quibs!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quibs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solayne's waist but Solayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quibs off to one side.

Solayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Solayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quibs misses with a body punch.
Solayne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quibs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quibs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quibs can't break the clinch.
Solayne is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Solayne to work.
Solayne tries to circle away but Quibs has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solayne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quibs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bokeepa Solayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Quibs.
Solayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Quibs.
Quibs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Solayne's efforts to push away.
Quibs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Quibs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Solayne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quibs is trying to defend but Solayne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quibs pushes Solayne off but Solayne dives into side control.
Quibs wants to get back to his feet.
Solayne postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solayne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Quibs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Quibs tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solayne controlling from the back.
Solayne'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.
Quibs is trying to get back to his feet but Solayne has full control of the position and if anything, Quibs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Solayne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solayne misses with an elbow to the head.
I would not like to be Quibs right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bokeepa Solayne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Solayne. No joy for Quibs on that attempt.

Solayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quibs tries to kick Solayne off but Solayne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Solayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Solayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solayne performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solayne is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Solayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Solayne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quibs is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quibs tries to clinch up

so Solayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solayne controlling from the top position.
Quibs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bokeepa Solayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Quibs. Quibs gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Solayne misses the target.

Quibs gets tackled into the cage by Solayne. Solayne maintains the clinch.
Quibs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quibs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Solayne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Quibs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Solayne darts in and clinches Quibs up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quibs stops a takedown attempt from Solayne.
Solayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quibs can do to turn this around?
Solayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Quibs.
Solayne is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bokeepa Solayne dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Quibs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Solayne drives through with a takedown into Quibs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Solayne won't allow Quibs to get back to his feet.
Solayne stays in close to Quibs's body and controls the position.
Solayne advances to half guard.
Solayne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solayne wants to pass to mount but Quibs is defending the position.
Quibs scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Solayne manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solayne controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Solayne punching from mount but Quibs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Solayne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solayne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Quibs for as long as he can get away with.

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.
Pastor Quibs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quibs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bokeepa Solayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Solayne 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bokeepa Solayne!
The defeated Pastor Quibs had this to say: 'The match has been fixed!!! Bantay ramo sa akong Amahan! Hindi ako magpapahuli nang buhay!'.