PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quinn
vs
Barbee

224 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Barbee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn tries to clinch up but Barbee circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbee.
Barbee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Barbee.

Barbee instigates a clinch.
Quinn fails to pull guard.
Barbee missing with knees to the body.
Quinn jumps guard but Barbee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbee is trying to break the clinch but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.

Quinn pulls guard effortlessly.

Quinn has his foot on Barbee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbee works his way back into a safe position though.
Quinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quinn is trying to control the position but Barbee postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Quinn is looking for a triangle here but Barbee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Quinn prevents Barbee from improving position.

Barbee decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Barbee instigates a clinch.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbee's elbow.
Quinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbee avoids the damage to the body.
Barbee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Barbee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Barbee won't allow it.
Quinn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbee walks away with a smile on his face. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbee looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
Quinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbee looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbee with a lazy takedown attempt

and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbee won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the action but Barbee is working from the bottom.
Barbee defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Quinn crashes against the mat.
Barbee is looking for a sweep.
Quinn working the ground and pound from side control.
Barbee taking a bit of punishment here - Quinn scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Quinn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barbee wants to get back to his feet.
Barbee looks winded!
The ground and pound from Quinn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barbee defending against the ground and pound.
Barbee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbee is looking to regain half guard here but Quinn keeps moving and retains side control.

Quinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Quinn throws an elbow but Barbee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Quinn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Quinn.
Barbee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quinn off and has taken his back!
Barbee keeps control of the position as Quinn tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbee misses with a punch to the head.
Quinn has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Quinn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quinn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbee's guard.
Quinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Barbee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quinn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Quinn gets tackled into the cage by Barbee. Barbee maintains the clinch.
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinn jumps guard but Barbee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quinn's brow.

Quinn gets control of Barbee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinn working for submissions but it's allowed Barbee to get to half guard.
Quinn is trying to control but Barbee manages to pass to mount!
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quinn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barbee trying to control the action but Quinn is working from the bottom.

Barbee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quinn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbee wants to pass the guard but Quinn is defending well.
Quinn is trying to stand.
Barbee not doing much here.

Barbee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Barbee which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Man Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbee shoots and misses
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Barbee has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quinn is defending well.
Barbee is breathing heavily.
Barbee looking to stall.
Quinn jumps guard but Barbee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinn throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbee jumps guard but Quinn stands there with Barbee around his waist. Barbee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barbee smiles and moves away.
Quinn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Man Quinn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Barbee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbee fails to pull guard.
Barbee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbee tries to break free but Quinn pushes him back against the cage.
Barbee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Barbee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quinn.

Quinn gets control of Barbee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Quinn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barbee wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn 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.
Barbee looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to strike off his back.
Barbee looking to sit in guard and control but Quinn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbee looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbee, not yet.
Quinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Barbee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quinn preventing the sweep.
Barbee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbee keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Quinn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinn is in close to Barbee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quinn postures up in Barbee's guard and throws a big left but Barbee blocks it.
Man Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quinn postures up in Barbee's guard and throws a big left but Barbee blocks it.
Quinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbee looking to control.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn postures up and lands a big shot to Barbee's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quinn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quinn postures up and lands a big shot to Barbee's brow.
Barbee keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Barbee controls Quinn momentarily but Quinn frees himself.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
Quinn scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barbee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbee has wrist control.
Barbee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quinn is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quinn wants to control from the top but Barbee keeps moving.
Quinn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Quinn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barbee has momentary wrist control but Quinn slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Man Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Quinn!