PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 545 p4p, 84 weight class) and Nelson Quinteros (ranked 1015 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bimbotinque
vs
Quinteros

181 cm
27
172 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
31
179 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Urban Fighter
Conviction

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinteros scores with the left hand. Bimbotinque knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinteros looks to clinch
and Bimbotinque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bimbotinque dips to his left and cracks Quinteros with an uppercut!
Bimbotinque scores with a decent looking hook.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook
letting Quinteros counter with a right hand.

It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Quinteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
Quinteros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bimbotinque misses with a straight left.
Bimbotinque jabs Quinteros right on the nose. Quinteros blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbotinque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bimbotinque misses with a left hand
and Quinteros counters with a left to the body.
Quinteros needs to keep his hands up - Bimbotinque had a free shot at his head there.
Quinteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Quinteros throws a counter combo.
Quinteros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quinteros avoids the body shot from Bimbotinque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinteros looks to land a right hand but Bimbotinque moved out of range.
Quinteros misses with a hook.
Quinteros looks to land a left hand but Bimbotinque moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Bimbotinque has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bimbotinque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bimbotinque finds it's way through Quinteros's defenses.
Bimbotinque walks into a straight right hand from Quinteros.
Bimbotinque misses with an uppercut
and Quinteros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson Quinteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinteros tries to clinch
and Bimbotinque counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinteros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bimbotinque looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinteros is just out of range.
Bimbotinque misses with a left hand
and Quinteros counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Quinteros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinteros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinteros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bimbotinque lands a nice hook to Quinteros's body. Quinteros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quinteros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bimbotinque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quinteros counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bimbotinque.
Quinteros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Quinteros gets caught flat footed, as Bimbotinque shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quinteros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinteros can't keep his opponent in guard - Bimbotinque advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bimbotinque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control the action but Quinteros is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque is thwarting Quinteros's attempts to control the position.
Bimbotinque thows a huge punch but Quinteros dodges it nicely.
Quinteros is refusing to be controlled, as Bimbotinque sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quinteros defending well though.
Quinteros is trying to stand back up but Bimbotinque is controlling him
Bimbotinque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quinteros is trying is best to control the position here.
Quinteros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bimbotinque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bimbotinque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quinteros trying to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
Bimbotinque drops an elbow to the side of Quinteros's head.
Quinteros tries to get to full guard but Bimbotinque has control of the leg.
Bimbotinque is keen to just control but Quinteros is a slippery customer.
Quinteros is concentrating on defense, preventing Bimbotinque from advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bimbotinque throws a lazy uppercut
and Quinteros counters with a three punch combo that has Bimbotinque backing up. Bimbotinque nods at Quinteros to acknowledge the strikes.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinteros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinteros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bimbotinque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Quinteros clinches up with Bimbotinque and pushes him back against the cage.
Bimbotinque lands with a short shot to the head.
Bimbotinque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinteros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bimbotinque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinteros's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque managing to block the knees to the body from Quinteros.
Bimbotinque prevents Quinteros from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bimbotinque.

Quinteros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bimbotinque swings widly with a right hand
and Quinteros counters with a series of strikes. Bimbotinque will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinteros throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinteros lands a slapping body shot.
Bimbotinque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bimbotinque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bimbotinque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinteros walks into a left hand.
Quinteros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bimbotinque on the side of the head.
Bimbotinque misses with a straight left.
Quinteros looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quinteros tries to move into range but Bimbotinque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinteros. Bimbotinque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinteros throws a jab when Bimbotinque was well out of range.
Quinteros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bimbotinque throws out the jab.
Quinteros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bimbotinque circles away quickly and effectively.

Quinteros gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinteros keeping moving, preventing Bimbotinque from controlling successfully.
Quinteros wants to sweep here but Bimbotinque controlling him for the moment.
Quinteros keeping full guard, as Bimbotinque tries to pass.
Quinteros wants to sweep but no luck.
Bimbotinque landing with the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros looking to control.
Bimbotinque works over Quinteros with some ground and pound from guard.
Bimbotinque working some strikes from top position.
Bimbotinque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quinteros pulls Bimbotinque in close to prevent any damage.
Bimbotinque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quinteros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bimbotinque landing some decent shots from guard.
Quinteros is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinteros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bimbotinque.
Meltroco Bimbotinque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bimbotinque passes Quinteros's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bimbotinque connects with a nice short shot to Quinteros's temple.
Quinteros taking some punishment here, with Bimbotinque in his half guard.
Bimbotinque drops an elbow to the side of Quinteros's head.
Bimbotinque is looking to stall here but Quinteros recovers full guard.
Bimbotinque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Meltroco Bimbotinque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bimbotinque throws a lazy uppercut
and Quinteros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Quinteros tries to sprawl but Bimbotinque drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bimbotinque scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bimbotinque is looking to take a break and control but Quinteros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bimbotinque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quinteros with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bimbotinque lands a nice short elbow.
Quinteros wants to improve his position but Bimbotinque is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque slips a nice elbow through Quinteros's hands, connecting with Quinteros's forehead.
Quinteros taking some punishment here, with Bimbotinque in his half guard.
Bimbotinque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quinteros is trying to get back to full guard.
Bimbotinque scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bimbotinque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bimbotinque is trying to control the action in half guard but Quinteros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quinteros blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bimbotinque.
Quinteros is staying active underneath Bimbotinque, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bimbotinque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quinteros wants to control but Bimbotinque is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bimbotinque not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bimbotinque not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quinteros won't allow Bimbotinque to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quinteros wants to clinch.
Quinteros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bimbotinque scores with a body shot.
Quinteros tests Bimbotinque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinteros swings for the body but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
Quinteros ducks under a wild hook from Bimbotinque.
Quinteros is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nelson Quinteros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bimbotinque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quinteros swings for the body but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
Bimbotinque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinteros was well out of range. Poor timing from Bimbotinque.
Quinteros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinteros. Bimbotinque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bimbotinque swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Quinteros moves out of range.
Bimbotinque throws a hook but Quinteros avoids it easily.
Bimbotinque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Quinteros.
Nelson Quinteros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bimbotinque throws a looping overhand right but Quinteros ducks down to avoid it.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook
and Quinteros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bimbotinque lands a nice shot to the body.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bimbotinque stuns Quinteros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quinteros throws an off balance right hand

and Bimbotinque decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quinteros's guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinteros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bimbotinque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quinteros working a defensive guard here.
Quinteros seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Bimbotinque got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quinteros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bimbotinque has managed to get both his arms back between Quinteros's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meltroco Bimbotinque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bimbotinque, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltroco Bimbotinque!
Meltroco Bimbotinque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.