PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Esponja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payman Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Esponja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Esponja
vs
Quinlan

178 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Esponja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payman Quinlan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Esponja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Esponja lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Esponja working some strikes from top position.
Esponja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Esponja distracts Quinlan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quinlan wants to get back to his feet but Esponja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Esponja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quinlan's head.
Esponja chips away with some ground and pound.
Esponja wants to control from the top but Quinlan keeps moving.
Quinlan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esponja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Esponja pushes down on Quinlan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Esponja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esponja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Esponja lands with a punch from half guard.
Esponja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Esponja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Esponja there.
Esponja tries to pass to full mount but Quinlan defends it.
Esponja lands strikes from half guard.
Quinlan has hold of Esponja's hands but Esponja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esponja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quinlan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Esponja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Esponja is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Esponja working Quinlan over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Quinlan wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esponja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quinlan has hold of Esponja's hands but Esponja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esponja working the head and body with strikes.
Esponja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Esponja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esponja is looking to take a break and control but Quinlan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Esponja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Esponja is taking a breather. Quinlan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Esponja prevents Quinlan from standing back up.
Esponja content to control rather than advance.
Esponja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Esponja slips a nice elbow through Quinlan's hands, connecting with Quinlan's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Esponja lands a nice short elbow.
Esponja is taking a breather. Quinlan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Esponja.
Esponja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Esponja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Esponja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Esponja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Esponja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Esponja lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esponja is nestled in close to Quinlan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Esponja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quinlan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quinlan has hold of Esponja's hands but Esponja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esponja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Esponja uses his free foot to push down on Quinlan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quinlan.
Esponja lands with some strikes.
Esponja tries to control but Quinlan wriggling away.
Esponja working the ground and pound effectively.
Esponja punishing his opponent with strikes.
Esponja cracks Quinlan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Esponja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinlan looks a forlorn figure.
Quinlan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esponja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Esponja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esponja working the ground and pound effectively.
Esponja 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.
Esponja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esponja fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Esponja breaks from Quinlan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Esponja takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Esponja is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinlan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quinlan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Esponja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quinlan is trying to stand.
Esponja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Esponja lands a couple of good shots and Quinlan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Esponja punishes Quinlan with strikes from the back mount.
Esponja lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Good control from Esponja.
Esponja throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Quinlan!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinlan is trying to remain composed but Esponja is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I would not like to be Quinlan right now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Esponja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Esponja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Esponja fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Quinlan to the ground. Esponja is now in Quinlan's guard.
Esponja chips away with some ground and pound.
Esponja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Esponja lands a couple of digs.
Esponja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quinlan's head.
Esponja content to stall in guard here.
Esponja stops Quinlan from standing up.
Esponja cracks Quinlan with a solid left hand.
Esponja with a nice head shot there.
Quinlan wants to stand up but Esponja is controlling him.
Esponja postures up and lands a big shot to Quinlan's brow.
Esponja trying to control but Quinlan is working from the bottom.
Esponja distracts Quinlan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esponja postures up and lands a big shot to Quinlan's brow.
Bob Esponja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esponja controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esponja distracts Quinlan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quinlan wants to get back to his feet but Esponja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Esponja trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esponja scoring with some ground and pound.
Quinlan wants to get back to his feet but Esponja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Esponja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Esponja pushing down on Quinlan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Esponja lands strikes from half guard.
Esponja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Esponja not doing much here.
Quinlan is staying active underneath Esponja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esponja is nestled in close to Quinlan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Esponja works his foot free and advances to mount.
Esponja landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esponja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Esponja won't let Quinlan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Esponja is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinlan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Esponja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quinlan hang on?
Esponja fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Esponja lands a heavy elbow.
Esponja landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esponja fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Esponja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quinlan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Esponja landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Esponja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Esponja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinlan looks a forlorn figure.
Quinlan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Esponja looking to finish Quinlan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quinlan!
Quinlan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Esponja controlling the position easily from mount.
Esponja landing strikes from the mount.
Esponja tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Esponja is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Esponja with shots to the head and body - Quinlan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Esponja lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esponja content just to control the position here.
Esponja tries to control but Quinlan wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esponja is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Esponja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinlan?
Esponja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Esponja lands with some strikes.
Quinlan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Esponja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Esponja lands a heavy elbow.
Esponja lands with some strikes.
Esponja controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinlan tries to buck Esponja off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Esponja dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Esponja gets a takedown into half guard.
Esponja lands with a punch from half guard.
Esponja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Esponja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Esponja with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Quinlan wants to get back to his feet.
Esponja drops an elbow to the side of Quinlan's head.
Esponja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Esponja connects with a nice short shot to Quinlan's temple.
Esponja slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Esponja wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Esponja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Esponja showed some decent athleticism there.
Esponja is keen to just control but Quinlan is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Esponja connects with a nice short shot to Quinlan's temple.
Still in half guard, Esponja seems content to control.
Esponja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Esponja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Esponja works his way into full mount!
Esponja lands a big shot there that rocks Quinlan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinlan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Esponja with shots to the head and body - Quinlan looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esponja controlling from the full mount.
Esponja working Quinlan over with strikes here.
Esponja dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Esponja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Esponja has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quinlan's face.
Esponja dominating with strikes here.
Esponja cracks Quinlan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Esponja working the ground and pound effectively.
Esponja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Esponja lands a big shot there that rocks Quinlan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Esponja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinlan can do to turn this around?
Esponja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Esponja trying to control but Quinlan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esponja with good strikes from the mount here!
Esponja scoring with strikes but Quinlan is staying in there.
Esponja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esponja with a couple of short strikes.
Esponja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinlan looks a forlorn figure.
Esponja tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Esponja scoring with strikes but Quinlan is staying in there.
Esponja looking to finish Quinlan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quinlan!
Esponja with shots to the head and body - Quinlan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Esponja with the ground and pound from mount.
Esponja punishing his opponent with strikes.

Quinlan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esponja looking to finish Quinlan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quinlan!
Quinlan is still in real trouble! Can Esponja finish him?
Esponja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Esponja landing strikes, looking to finish!
Esponja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esponja looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Quinlan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Esponja!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Esponja waved his t-shirt featuring New World Order Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.