PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Van Bromer (ranked 24481 p4p, 594 weight class) and Carles Quintana (ranked 23327 p4p, 569 weight class). Van Bromer comes into the arena with Go To War - Nothing More blaring out of the sound system. Carles Quintana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Bromer
vs
Quintana

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
136 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Van Bromer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carles Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana looks for a takedown but Van Bromer sprawls well.

Van Bromer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quintana wants to get back to full guard but Van Bromer has passed into side control.
Van Bromer just content to control the position.
Quintana is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Bromer decides to stand back up. Van Bromer steps back and let's Quintana get back to his feet.
Matt Van Bromer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Van Bromer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quintana is trying to escape back to his feet but Van Bromer uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Bromer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quintana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Bromer throws an elbow but Quintana slips to the side and avoids it well.
Quintana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Bromer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quintana is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer lands an elbow.
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Bromer is looking to take a break and control but Quintana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Bromer slows the pace down.

Van Bromer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Quintana has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Van Bromer but great work by Quintana.
Quintana working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Bromer trying to control but Quintana flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Van Bromer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Van Bromer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
You get the feeling that Van Bromer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Van Bromer regains half guard.

Van Bromer looking for submissions off his back.
Quintana throwing shots but Van Bromer is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana stops Van Bromer from getting back to his feet.
Van Bromer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quintana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quintana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing.
Quintana postures up in Van Bromer's guard and throws a big left but Van Bromer blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Bromer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van Bromer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Van Bromer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Bromer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Quintana's half guard.
Quintana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Bromer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Bromer's back!
Van Bromer just trying to survive but Quintana is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Quintana thows a strike but Van Bromer uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Van Bromer as he ends up in Quintana 's guard!
We've been informed that Quintana has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Bromer stops Quintana from standing up.
Van Bromer postures up in Quintana's guard and throws a big left but Quintana blocks it.
Van Bromer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Quintana controls Van Bromer momentarily but Van Bromer frees himself.
Quintana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Bromer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Quintana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Bromer has Quintana in his guard.

Quintana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quintana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Van Bromer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Quintana presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Van Bromer manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Van Bromer as Quintana shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Bromer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Bromer showed some decent athleticism there.
Quintana trying to hold on to Van Bromer's head to control him but Van Bromer postures up.
Quintana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Van Bromer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van Bromer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Bromer wants to take a breather but Quintana is having none of it.
Quintana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Bromer is working away from the top position though.
Quintana gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana trying to control the position.
Van Bromer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quintana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Bromer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matt Van Bromer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Van Bromer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Van Bromer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Bromer is trying to get an arm triangle but Quintana is defending well.

Van Bromer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Bromer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quintana is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quintana struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Van Bromer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quintana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Bromer is looking for a counter combo.
Quintana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Bromer swivels and escapes.

Van Bromer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Quintana is looking to get back to is feet but Van Bromer passes into side control.
Van Bromer is working Quintana over with some ground and pound from side control.

Van Bromer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Bromer trying to control the action but Quintana is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Bromer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Bromer off and has taken his back!
Quintana gets his hands free as Van Bromer looks to control.
Quintana thows a strike but Van Bromer uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Van Bromer as he ends up in Quintana 's guard!
Van Bromer lands a couple of elbows.
Van Bromer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana looking for a sweep. Not yet Quintana, not yet.
Quintana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Bromer is now in half guard.
Van Bromer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Bromer stalling.

Van Bromer is looking for a kimura here.
Van Bromer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Bromer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quintana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Bromer stalling.

Quintana is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Bromer.
Quintana trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Van Bromer manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quintana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Bromer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quintana is looking to escape.
Quintana wants to hold on but Van Bromer pushes him away.
Carles Quintana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Van Bromer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Bromer controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Van Bromer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Bromer 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Van Bromer!
A very excited looking Matt Van Bromer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.