PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quina Quen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilkinson's choice of entrance music: The Game is Over. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quen
vs
Wilkinson

185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quina Quen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Quen. No joy for Wilkinson on that attempt.
Wilkinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkinson stalks Quen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quen's face. Quen staggers backwards, shaken.
Quen looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
Wilkinson slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Wilkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilkinson tries to bum rush Quen with a series of wild strikes but Quen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quen. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rashad Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilkinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Wilkinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Quen misses the target.
Wilkinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a double jab.
Wilkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quen.
Wilkinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quen back to the cage. Wilkinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilkinson ducks right into an uppercut from Quen.
Quen dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
It looked like Quen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has his takedown stuffed
and Quen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Quen clinches with his opponent.
Quen lands with a right to the head.
Wilkinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quen misses with the head strike.
Quen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but Quen holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilkinson drops back down to his feet.
Quina Quen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but Quen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Quen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson tries to break the clinch but Quen is controlling the position.

Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quen counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Quen is rocked!
Quina Quen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Wilkinson has cracked Quen with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Wilkinson lands another huge swinging hook and Quen tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Quen, before Wilkinson can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rashad Wilkinson!
Rashad Wilkinson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.