PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jonny quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

quest
vs
Flanders

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jonny quest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
quest misses with a few strikes there.

Flanders rushes quest and presses him up against the cage.
quest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flanders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but quest blocks with his arms.
quest is trying to maintain a safe position but Flanders gets an underhook and turns quest into the cage.
Flanders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from quest.
quest jumps guard but Flanders stands there with quest around his waist. quest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jonny quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.

quest works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
quest trying to control but Flanders is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flanders pushes quest off and gets back to his feet.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but quest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
quest lands a nice hook to Flanders's body. Flanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
quest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Flanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

quest manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders blocks the body kick.
Flanders wants to clinch up but quest keeps it at a distance.
quest swats away the attempt to clinch by Flanders.
Flanders wants to clinch up but quest keeps it at a distance.
Flanders is looking to clinch.
Flanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Flanders tries to clinch but quest moves out of range.
quest will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice straight punches there by quest. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of quest.

It looks like Ben Flanders has been cut.
quest shoots in and drives through. Flanders sprawls well.
quest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flanders pinned against the cage. Flanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
quest is breathing heavily.

quest moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
quest fails to pull guard.
quest misses with some punches.
Flanders prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flanders landing knees to the body.
Flanders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flanders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
quest tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flanders is trying to maintain a safe position but quest gets an underhook and turns Flanders into the cage.
Flanders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flanders throws a knee to the head but misses.
quest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flanders smiles and moves away.

Flanders moves into range and clinches up with quest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders looking to throw knees to the head but quest is blocking nicely.
Flanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Flanders connects with a knee to the head.
Flanders lands a nice elbow.

It looks like jonny quest has been cut.
Flanders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flanders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by quest as Flanders tries to tie him up.
quest wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that jonny quest will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Flanders moves in looking to clinch but quest pushes him off.
Flanders wants to clinch but quest slips to the side

and quest moves into the clinch.
Flanders has quest pressed against the cage, preventing quest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
quest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flanders prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Flanders.
Flanders blocks a body shot from quest.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
quest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flanders has him pressed against the cage.
quest is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flanders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flanders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quest is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flanders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jonny quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
quest tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
quest tries to pull guard but Flanders won't allow it.
quest avoiding damage as Flanders throws knees to the body.
quest takes a knee right on the jaw!
quest can't break the clinch.
quest wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for quest.
quest working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Flanders.

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.
Flanders lands a nice knee to the body.
Flanders keeps control of quest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
quest has had enough of the clinch but Flanders keeps him there for the moment.
Flanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite quest's efforts to push away.
Flanders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but quest blocks with his arms.
quest tries to pull guard but Flanders holds him up against the cage and eventually quest drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Flanders.
Flanders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
quest fails to pull the fight into his guard.
quest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lands a nice knee to the body.
quest takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flanders is stalling here.
Flanders connects with a knee to the head.
Flanders lands an elbow that stopped quest in his tracks for a moment.
Flanders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through quest's defenses.
Flanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but quest blocks it with crossed arms.
Flanders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

jonny quest's cut is getting worse.
quest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flanders is defending well for now.
Flanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but quest blocks it with crossed arms.
Flanders misses with a knee to the head.
quest takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flanders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
quest takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Flanders.
Flanders just leaning against quest, taking a breather.
Flanders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has quest in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flanders leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but quest blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
quest letting Flanders take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Flanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Flanders closes the distance looking to clinch

and quest counters with a single leg into guard. Flanders didn't expect that.
Flanders is looking to stand up but quest isn't so interested in that idea.
quest has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Flanders wriggles free and stands up.
quest keeps Flanders at a distance using the push kick.
quest shoots in but Flanders avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Flanders darts in and clinches quest up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Flanders.
quest tries for a takedown. No joy.
quest takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flanders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flanders with a knee to the head.
Flanders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flanders lands an elbow inside that quest shrugs off.
Flanders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flanders lands an elbow just above quest 's eye.
Flanders looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
quest tries to pull guard but Flanders holds him up against the cage and eventually quest drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jonny quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Flanders tries a knee to the head but quest blocks it.
Flanders lands an elbow just above quest 's eye.
Flanders lands a knee to the head.
Flanders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flanders obliges.
Flanders trying to stall but quest improves his position.
Flanders crunches a lovely knee into quest's ribcage.
Flanders slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
quest fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flanders receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flanders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
quest can't find room to land a body shot as Flanders controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Come on Flanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flanders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flanders lands an elbow inside.
quest jumps guard but Flanders stands there with quest around his waist. quest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
quest wants a takedown but no success here.
Flanders pressing his opponent against the cage.
quest misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Flanders to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Flanders.
I think Flanders 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Flanders!