PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Quintero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Quintero
vs
Velasquez

200 cm
24
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Quintero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Quintero does no damage.
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quintero.
Quintero misses with a double jab.
Quintero scores with a sloppy right hand. Velasquez should have avoided that one.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Quintero.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velasquez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Quintero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quintero takes a swing at Velasquez's ribcage but misses.
Quintero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velasquez.

Quintero drives through and clinches with Velasquez against the cage.
A knee to the head by Quintero.

It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Quintero working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Velasquez looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintero lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Quintero as the two fighters clinch.
Quintero working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Quintero works on Velasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Quintero working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Quintero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quintero scores with a shot to the side of Velasquez's head.
Quintero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quintero lands a left hand.
Quintero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Quintero.
Quintero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quintero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Quintero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quintero lands a knee to the head.
Quintero landing some nice looking knees 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!
Quintero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quintero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quintero with a knee to the head.
Quintero is leaning against Velasquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quintero landing knees to the body.
Quintero lands a damaging elbow.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Quintero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
Quintero scores a nice knee to the body.
Quintero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Quintero works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Quintero drops back looking for a leg! Velasquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Velasquez manages to kick Quintero off! Quintero jumps back into Velasquez's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintero wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Quintero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.

Quintero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Velasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quintero.
Quintero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Quintero.
Cain Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintero ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Quintero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Quintero throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Quintero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos Quintero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Quintero pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Quintero connects with a knee to the head.

Quintero jumps guard.
Quintero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Velasquez tries to stand but Quintero is controlling from the bottom.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quintero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Quintero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Quintero throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Velasquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos Quintero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Quintero moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Quintero ducks down to avoid it.
Quintero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintero.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Quintero looks to land a right hand but Velasquez moved out of range.
Velasquez takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintero loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
Quintero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quintero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
Quintero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Quintero throws a combination. Velasquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Quintero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quintero lands in his opponent's guard.
Quintero postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintero stands and throws Velasquez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quintero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Quintero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Quintero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Quintero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Velasquez is not content to let Quintero control the position.
Quintero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Quintero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quintero is trying to get an arm triangle but Velasquez is defending well.

Quintero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Quintero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quintero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sloppy strikes there by Quintero.
Quintero in side control, throwing shots but Velasquez defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quintero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasquez pinned against the cage. Velasquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Velasquez lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Quintero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Quintero lands with a slapping head kick.
Velasquez lands an overhand right.
Quintero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Quintero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quintero fails to land with a series of punches.
Quintero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quintero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Quintero.
Quintero tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Quintero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quintero swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a nice looking combination but Quintero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quintero shoots in looking for a takedown. Velasquez tries to sprawl out of it but Quintero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velasquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quintero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quintero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quintero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velasquez connects with a right hand. Quintero shakes it off.
Velasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quintero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quintero throws a jab when Velasquez was well out of range.

Quintero clinches with his opponent.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlos Quintero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintero working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Quintero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Quintero.
Quintero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quintero lands a right hand.

Quintero lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Velasquez goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Quintero in side control.

Velasquez is rocked!

Quintero has hold of Velasquez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Velasquez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Quintero cranks the arm and Velasquez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Velasquez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carlos Quintero!
Carlos Quintero retains his heavyweight title!