PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Quentom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Church The Fireman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fireman has chosen I am Fuck! as his entrance music. Church The Fireman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quentom
vs
The Fireman

189 cm
21
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
206 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Das Labor
Das Labor

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Quentom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Church The Fireman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quentom tries to move into range but The Fireman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quentom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quentom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Fireman doesn't manage to clinch there - Quentom circles away.
The Fireman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quentom throws a looping overhand right but The Fireman ducks down to avoid it.
The Fireman tries to clinch up.
The Fireman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from The Fireman misses.
Quentom fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Fireman leaves Quentom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Fireman wants to land a leg kick but Quentom is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fireman misses the shot to the body.
Quentom throws a jab but it's blocked by The Fireman.
Nice takedown defense from Quentom. No joy for The Fireman on that attempt.

Quentom moves into the clinch.
Quentom scores with a shot to the side of The Fireman's head.

It looks like Church The Fireman has been cut.

Quentom successfully pulls guard.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quentom pulls The Fireman in close to prevent any damage.
The Fireman wants to control from the top but Quentom keeps moving.

The Fireman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quentom is pulling down on The Fireman's head. It's preventing any offense from The Fireman, at least for the moment.
The Fireman advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quentom can't do much from the bottom here.
The Fireman trying to control the position but Quentom is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Fireman throws a strike aimed at the side of Quentom's head but Quentom avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quentom manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Fireman's best efforts.
The Fireman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quentom defending well though.
Quentom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quentom is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quentom 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.
Quentom is pulling down on The Fireman's head. It's preventing any offense from The Fireman, at least for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quentom tests The Fireman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Fireman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quentom throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman shoots for a double leg takedown but Quentom sprawls well. He's pushed The Fireman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Fireman shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson Quentom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Church The Fireman.
The Fireman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quentom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Fireman throws a jab when Quentom was well out of range.
The Fireman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quentom is looking to clinch but The Fireman is avoiding it.
Quentom throws an overhand right that lands on The Fireman's shoulder, as The Fireman tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Quentom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quentom throws a looping overhand right but The Fireman ducks down to avoid it.
Quentom misses with a left hand
and The Fireman counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quentom lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Quentom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Church The Fireman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quentom throws an overhand right that lands on The Fireman's shoulder, as The Fireman tries to avoid the shot.
Quentom with a nice cross.
The Fireman throws a body punch but Quentom moves out of range.
Quentom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson Quentom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quentom throws a big shot that misses.
Quentom fails to land the takedown.
Quentom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Fireman moves away.
The Fireman shoots in for a takedown but Quentom shows good takedown defense.
The Fireman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quentom misses with a looping left.
Quentom lands a nice hook to The Fireman's body. The Fireman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fireman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quentom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Fireman somewhat.
Quentom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Fireman swings away with a body shot that misses

and Quentom counters with a shoot takedown. The Fireman fights it but they end up in guard.
Quentom scoring with some ground and pound.
The Fireman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quentom is one step ahead there.
Quentom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Fireman is trying to control the position but Quentom postures up.
The Fireman looking for a sweep. Not yet The Fireman, not yet.
The Fireman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quentom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Quentom throwing strikes but missing.
The Fireman looking for a sweep. Not yet The Fireman, not yet.
Quentom wants to pass the guard but The Fireman is keeping the position.
Quentom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Quentom wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Quentom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Fireman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quentom finds it's way round the side to connect with The Fireman's head.
Quentom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Fireman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman cracks Quentom with an open hand slap.
The Fireman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quentom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quentom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Fireman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The Fireman is rocked!
The Fireman is breathing heavily.
Quentom thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Fireman is still on wobbly legs! Can Quentom finish him?
The Fireman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Fireman seems to have recovered his senses.

Quentom instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quentom leaning his opponent against the cage.

Quentom decides to pull guard.
The Fireman being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fireman looking to pass the guard.
Quentom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Fireman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quentom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Quentom wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Fireman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quentom.
Quentom misses with a left hand

and The Fireman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Fireman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Quentom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Church The Fireman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Quentom cracks The Fireman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That has opened up Church The Fireman's cut even more.
Jackson Quentom is winning the standup battle so far.
Quentom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Fireman takes one to the side of the head.
Quentom throws a lazy right hand but The Fireman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quentom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quentom closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Fireman circles away.
Quentom swings for the body but The Fireman moves out of range.
The Fireman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quentom.
Quentom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Fireman swivels and escapes.
The Fireman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quentom was well out of range. Poor timing from The Fireman.
Quentom looks to land a right hand but The Fireman moved out of range.
The Fireman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quentom misses with a left hand
and The Fireman counters with a nice uppercut.
Quentom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Fireman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quentom lands with an overhand left.

The Fireman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quentom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

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

The Fireman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quentom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Fireman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Fireman happy to just control the position for now.
Quentom gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quentom desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The Fireman is looking to take a break and control but Quentom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quentom is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quentom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Quentom gets full guard.
The Fireman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quentom is keeping the position for now.
Quentom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Quentom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Fireman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Church The Fireman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Quentom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Fireman catches Quentom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Fireman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quentom throws out the jab.
Quentom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Fireman manages to avoid it.
Quentom throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Quentom misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quentom misses with a series of wild punches.
Quentom throws a jab when The Fireman was well out of range.
The Fireman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quentom throws a series of strikes that have The Fireman backpedaling.
Quentom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Fireman moves away.
The Fireman throws a series of punches but Quentom avoids them all with ease.
Quentom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Fireman walks into a left hand.

Quentom moves into the clinch successfully.
Quentom struggles to land a body shot inside as The Fireman controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Quentom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quentom 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Quentom!