PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 2888 p4p, 315 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 2280 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trudeau
vs
Quinn

155 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trudeau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Quinn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trudeau is trying to defend but Quinn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Quinn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Quinn content to control rather than advance.
Quinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinn prevents Trudeau from standing back up.
Quinn throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trudeau to regain full guard.
Trudeau seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quinn postures up in Trudeau's guard and throws a big left but Trudeau blocks it.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trudeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quinn throws an elbow that misses. Trudeau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quinn's guard. Nice move by Trudeau!

Quinn pulls Trudeau in to control the position.
Quinn looking for a sweep. Not yet Quinn, not yet.
Quinn has his hands on Trudeau's head, controlling the position.
Trudeau wants to stand but Quinn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quinn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trudeau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn throws a counter combo.

Quinn clinches.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quinn.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Quinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Trudeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Quinn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trudeau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trudeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Trudeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Trudeau on the inside.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quinn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trudeau pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trudeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Trudeau backs off Quinn throws a huge counter combo but Trudeau manages to avoid it all.
Quinn connects with a body shot that sends Trudeau's belly button to the back.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau misses the jab.

Trudeau has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn working aggressively here.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Quinn.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the side of Quinn's head.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Trudeau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yves Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Quinn.
A nice left hand lands by Trudeau.
Trudeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trudeau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trudeau gets through Quinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trudeau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Trudeau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trudeau cracks Quinn with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Quinn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quinn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Trudeau sneaks out the side door and pushes Quinn away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Quinn tries to clinch there but Trudeau circles away.
Trudeau is looking to clinch.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Trudeau counters with a nice right hand that sends Quinn toppling to the canvas! Quinn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Trudeau finish him?!

It looks like Billy Quinn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Quinn darts in and clinches Trudeau up against the cage.
Quinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Trudeau.
A short body shot lands from Trudeau as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Trudeau.
Trudeau pushes Quinn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Trudeau lands a left hand.
Trudeau lands a nice uppercut.

Quinn is rocked!
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Quinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Trudeau finish him?
Quinn wants a takedown but no success here.
Quinn seems to have recovered his senses.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quinn.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trudeau is defending well.
Yves Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Quinn.
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!
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike from Quinn.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Quinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trudeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn throws an elbow that misses.
Quinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quinn blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Trudeau - that landed with a thud.
Trudeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Trudeau scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Trudeau.
Trudeau loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Quinn senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yves Trudeau!
A relieved looking Yves Trudeau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.