PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bach comes to the cage accompanied by In the House In a Heartbeat. Quick has chosen Burning down the House by Talking Heads as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bach
vs
Quick

172 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kid Quick!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quick looks to throw the jab but Bach is out of range.
Bach walks into a stiff left hand from Quick.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quick.
Quick misses with a hook.
Bach staying out of range there.
Quick throws a nice looking combination but Bach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick lands with a straight right. Bach didn't see that one coming.
Quick scores with a nice strike.
Bach moves away from the strike by Quick.
Bach with a nice cross.
Quick works the jab nicely.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Bach misses with a wild body shot.
Bach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kid Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quick throws out the jab.
Quick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bach throws a lazy right hand but Quick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quick misses with the combination.
Quick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Quick throws a right and a left that Bach avoids nicely.
Quick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quick misses the body punch
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kid Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick throws the left hand but Bach avoids the punch easily.
Bach ducks under a wild hook from Quick.
Bach scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
Quick stuns Bach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quick lands a nice shot to the body.
Quick stuns Bach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bach lands a nice hook to Quick's body. Quick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quick.
Quick with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach misses with a jab to the body
and Quick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bach misses with a looping right.
Quick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quick.
Bach thows a body shot but no joy.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Bach.
Bach misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Bach slips the punch.
Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quick moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Bach ducks under a wild hook from Quick.
Quick just misses with a punch to the body.
Quick throws out a loose jab but Bach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick lands with a straight right. Bach didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Quick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quick.
Quick moves away from the strike by Bach.
Bach moves out of range of the strikes.
Quick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Quick there.
Quick missing with a left hand there. Bach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quick.
Quick throws a combination that misses

and Bach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quick's guard.
Bach thows a big elbow that misses.
Bach preventing the sweep.
Bach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bach tries to free his leg and advance position but Quick is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bach pushes down on Quick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick is refusing to be controlled, as Bach sits in half guard.
Quick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bach's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Bach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quick swinging wildly here.
Bach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bach.
Quick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bach.
Quick throws a body punch but Bach moves out of range.
Bach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quick manages to avoid it.
Bach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kid Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bach misses with a straight right.
Quick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick takes one on the button.
Quick lands a jab to the nose.
Bach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quick looks to land a left hand but Bach moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quick just misses with a punch to the body.
Quick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bach's head.
Quick lands a glancing blow to the side of Bach's head.
Nice shot by Quick.
Nice uppercut there from Quick.
Quick looks to land a combination but Bach avoids it well.
Bach looks to land a right hand but Quick moved out of range.
Quick throws a body punch but Bach moves out of range.
Nice shot by Quick.
Bach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quick throws a hook but Bach blocks it.
Bach throws the left hand but Quick avoids the punch easily.
Bach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bach counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Quick.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Bach is just out of range.
Bach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Quick.
Bach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bach slips a jab from Quick.
Bach misses with a body shot.
Quick lands a jab to Bach's midsection.
Quick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
Quick throws a combination that misses
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Bach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quick throws a series of punches but Bach moves out of range.
Harry Bach is winning the standup battle so far.
Quick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
Quick swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Bach.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Bach saw that one coming.
Bach looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Bach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quick misses with a combination

so Bach counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bach trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bach is looking to work some ground and pound but Quick has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quick pulls Bach in close to prevent any damage.
Bach controlling from the top position.
Quick wants to sweep here but Bach controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Bach dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Quick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quick lands with a straight right. Bach didn't see that one coming.
Quick throws a series of strikes that have Bach backpedaling.
Bach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Bach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bach misses the shot to the body.
Quick tries to bum rush Bach with a series of wild strikes but Bach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bach lands with a hook. Quick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quick misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Quick both land. Nice combination.
Quick thuds a left hand into Bach's body.
Quick with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bach's head backwards.
Quick lands a jab-cross combination.
Quick throws a nice looking combination but Bach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick thows a body shot but no joy.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Bach is just out of range.
Quick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Bach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Quick digs a good body shot into Bach's ribs.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Bach saw that one coming.
Quick misses with a two punch combination.
Bach misses with a straight left.
Harry Bach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.

Bach feints and as Quick raises his hands in defense, Bach changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quick looking for a sweep. Not yet Quick, not yet.
Quick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bach!
Quick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bach is desperately trying to improve his position but Quick has a good base and remains in mount.
Quick can't control as he wanted to and Bach manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kid Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick tries to pass to full mount but Bach defends it.
Bach keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bach moves into full guard.
Quick is fighting to break Bach's control of his arms but Bach is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quick trying to control but Bach is working from the bottom.

Quick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bach dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bach looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Bach.
Well Bach 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Bach!