PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Queen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Queen
vs
Prevot

186 cm
28
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

164 cm
21
153 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilhaume Prevot!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Prevot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Prevot gets tackled into the cage by Queen. Queen maintains the clinch.
Queen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Queen wants the takedown. Prevot is fighting it off but Queen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Prevot's guard against the cage.
Prevot is looking to stand back up but Queen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Prevot.
Queen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Queen drops an elbow to the side of Prevot's head.
Prevot is not content to let Queen control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prevot is trying to control but can't.
Queen working Prevot over with strikes.
Prevot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Queen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Queen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevot has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Queen slips a nice elbow through Prevot's hands, connecting with Prevot's forehead.
Queen 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.
Queen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prevot wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
Queen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Queen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prevot taking some punishment here, with Queen in his half guard.
Prevot wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Queen there.
Queen lands strikes from half guard.
Prevot is staying active underneath Queen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Queen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Queen lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen is keen to just control but Prevot is a slippery customer.
Prevot is trying to get back to full guard.
Queen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Queen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Queen there.
Queen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen drops an elbow to the side of Prevot's head.
Queen drops an elbow to the side of Prevot's head.
Prevot pushes Queen off looking to stand but Queen dives back in and keeps control.
Queen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prevot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Queen lands a nice short elbow.
Queen trying to control the action but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Queen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prevot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Queen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prevot won't allow Queen to pass to mount.
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Queen prevents Prevot from standing back up.
Queen winds up and cracks Prevot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Queen.
Ground and pound from Queen.
Queen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Queen lands a nice short elbow.
Prevot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Queen is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen dominated that 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.

Queen thuds a left hand into Prevot's body.

Queen darts in and clinches Prevot up against the cage.

Queen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Prevot clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Prevot is covering up but some of the strikes from Queen are getting through and doing damage.
Queen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Queen has Prevot flattened out and is raining down punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Prevot hold on?!
Queen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Queen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Prevot.
Queen 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 Prevot!
Queen lands shots from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is punishing Prevot with some ground and pound.
Queen is landing with strikes from the back.
Oliver Queen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Queen looking for the choke but no joy.
Queen is punishing Prevot with some ground and pound.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Queen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Queen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Queen punches Prevot on the ear.
Queen lands shots from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prevot grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Prevot is covering up but some of the strikes from Queen are getting through and doing damage.
Prevot trying to control the action but Queen just sinks the hooks in.
What can Prevot do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Queen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Prevot hold on?!
Queen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Prevot.
Prevot covers up after that shot from Queen.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Queen punches Prevot on the ear.
Prevot trying to get back to his feet but Queen is in full control for now.
Queen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen landing with strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at Prevot as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Queen!
Prevot is trapped and Queen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Queen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Queen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Queen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Queen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Prevot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prevot is breathing heavily.

Queen takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Queen.

Queen has Prevot pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Queen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Prevot tumbling to the mat - Queen dives into Prevot's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prevot has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Queen landing with the ground and pound.
Prevot keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Queen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Prevot has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
Queen works over Prevot with some ground and pound from guard.
Prevot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queen with a nice head shot there.
Queen landing with the ground and pound.
Queen trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Prevot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Queen clinches up against the cage.

Queen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Prevot is trying to keep an underhook but Queen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Prevot is pressing down on Queen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Prevot keeping full guard, as Queen tries to pass.
Prevot has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Queen is working Prevot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prevot's head.
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prevot can do to turn this around?
Queen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Queen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Queen cracks Prevot with a solid left hand.
Queen scoring with some ground and pound.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Queen works over Prevot with some ground and pound from guard.
Prevot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Queen connects with a couple of short punches.
Queen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Queen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen chips away with some ground and pound.
Queen distracts Prevot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen slips nicely into half guard.
Queen works his way into side control.
Queen lands a nice forearm strike.
Prevot tries to improve position but can't.
Queen cracks Prevot with a big elbow.
Queen is working Prevot over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a few punches from side control.
Queen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Prevot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Prevot taking a bit of punishment here - Queen scoring with strikes.
Prevot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Prevot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Queen scoring with punches and elbows.

Prevot is rocked!
Queen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Prevot down.
Prevot is still in real trouble! Can Queen finish him?
Queen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Queen cracks Prevot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Queen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prevot keeps working.
Queen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Queen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Queen cracks Prevot with a big right hand but Prevot just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Prevot on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Queen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Guilhaume Prevot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen cracks Prevot with a big elbow.
Queen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Prevot down.
Queen lands a nice forearm strike.
Prevot taking a bit of punishment here - Queen scoring with strikes.
Queen landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Queen 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
An out of breath Oliver Queen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.