PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Quintana
vs
Andre

175 cm
27
158 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

175 cm
30
160 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Quintana.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Andre.

Quintana clinches.
Andre tries to land a knee to the head but Quintana blocks with his arms.
Andre is trying to break the clinch but Quintana has him pressed against the cage.
Andre lands a knee to the head.
Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Quintana pulls guard.
Quintana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andre's guard.
Quintana 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.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Quintana 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Quintana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quintana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Quintana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andre's head.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing.
Quintana trying to control but Andre is working from the bottom.
Quintana content to stall in guard here.
Quintana 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.
Quintana trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesus Quintana.

Quintana clinches.
Quintana is trying to pull guard but Andre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andre looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Quintana lands a nice looking body shot.
Quintana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quintana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre wants to clinch.
Quintana missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quintana throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Quintana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quintana misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quintana throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Andre moves out of range as Quintana strikes.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Quintana moves out of range easily.
Quintana connects with a crisp jab.
Quintana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andre is fending him off so far but Quintana persists. Nope, Andre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Quintana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Quintana misses the target.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Quintana moves out of range easily.
Quintana misses with a body shot.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Andre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana checks the leg kick.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andre but Andre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre wants to clinch up but Quintana keeps it at a distance.
Quintana throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Quintana gets a clinch.
Andre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andre misses with a knee strike.
Andre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre wants to stall.
Quintana has Andre pressed against the cage, preventing Andre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quintana lands a nice uppercut.
Quintana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andres head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Quintana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Quintana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Andre blocks a jab.
Paulo Andre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Quintana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andre throws a head kick that misses
and Quintana counters with a straight right hand.
Quintana throws a right hand that misses
and Andre counters with a series of strikes. Quintana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quintana connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Andre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Andre is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.
Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre tries to bum rush Quintana with a series of wild strikes but Quintana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a right and a left that Quintana avoids nicely.
Andre is breathing heavily.

Quintana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andre to the mat! Andre manages to get full guard.
Andre is still in real trouble! Can Quintana finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana looking to pass the guard.
Andre seems to have recovered his senses.
Andre being controlled here, momentarily.
Andre keeping full guard, as Quintana tries to pass.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Quintana stops Andre from standing up.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
Andre wants to stand but Quintana is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quintana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andre's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quintana lands a right hook to the body.
Quintana lands an overhand right.
Quintana pounces like a tiger and cracks Andre with a vicious hook! Andre is down but not out! Quintana follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Quintana!