QFC Tournament 5 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Pain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fernandez
vs
Pain

188 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Pain.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pain but Pain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pain avoids it really well and circles away.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Alex Fernandez has been cut.
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandez misses with a body punch
and Pain counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain throws a right and a left that Fernandez avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Pain misses.
Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Fernandez is rocked!
Pain plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Fernandez to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Fernandez just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artie Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Waldez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dundee
vs
Waldez

177 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artie Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruben Waldez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldez is looking to land body kicks.
Waldez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waldez misses with a low kick.
Waldez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waldez is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Waldez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waldez throws a sloppy head kick and Dundee moves out of range easily.

Dundee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Waldez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dundee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dundee cracks Waldez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dundee is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee cracks Waldez with a big right hand but Waldez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dundee working the body and head with strikes.

Waldez is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Dundee! That's hurt Waldez! Will he recover? Dundee fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie Dundee!
Artie Dundee thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lopez Afro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Helpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). First Helpa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Afro
vs
Helpa

178 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lopez Afro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, First Helpa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afro connects with an inside leg kick.

Helpa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Helpa lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Helpa scoring with some ground and pound.
Helpa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Helpa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Afro trying to control the position.
Helpa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helpa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helpa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helpa on the ground.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. First Helpa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Afro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helpa. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Helpa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Afro.
Afro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helpa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Afro is looking to clinch but Helpa is avoiding it.

Afro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Helpa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Afro wants to stand up but Helpa is controlling him.
Helpa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Helpa works over Afro with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helpa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpa is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Afro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Helpa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Helpa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helpa working some strikes from top position.
Helpa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Helpa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Helpa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Afro's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helpa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Helpa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Helpa scoring with some ground and pound.
Helpa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Helpa 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Helpa.
Afro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Afro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
First Helpa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Afro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helpa is staying tight to Afro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Helpa landing strikes.
Helpa scores with punches from side control.
Afro struggling a bit here.
Helpa controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpa scores with punches from side control.
Afro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Helpa scoring with strikes but Afro is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helpa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Afro?
Helpa cracks Afro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helpa controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afro taking shots to the head.
Helpa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Afro's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helpa scoring with strikes but Afro is staying in there.
Helpa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Helpa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Afro is trying to escape the mount.
Helpa is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helpa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Afro?
Helpa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Helpa scoring with strikes but Afro is staying in there.
Helpa with good strikes from the mount here!
Helpa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Helpa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afro is desperately trying to improve his position but Helpa has a good base and remains in mount.
Helpa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Helpa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Helpa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Helpa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helpa is landing with some decent strikes but Afro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Helpa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Afro is rocked!
Helpa postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Afro badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Helpa around the waist but Helpa pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Helpa is the winner by TKO! Helpa jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Helpa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Baishel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konrad Baishel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Riley
vs
Baishel

200 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dallas Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konrad Baishel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baishel swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Riley tries for a takedown but Baishel circles away easily

and Baishel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Baishel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riley is just riding it out for now. Baishel eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baishel in particular looking to stall.
Baishel is thwarting Riley's attempts to control the position.
Baishel trying to control from half guard but Riley is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baishel in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dallas Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Riley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baishel looking to pass the guard.

Riley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baishel is aware though and is defending well.
Riley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baishel wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Baishel looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baishel trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baishel wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Baishel wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Konrad Baishel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Riley fails with the takedown

and Baishel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baishel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riley keeping full guard, as Baishel tries to pass.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baishel pushing down on Riley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley tries to roll over but Baishel keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baishel seems to be looking for submissions.

Baishel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Baishel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baishel prevents Riley from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baishel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riley defends it well.
Baishel wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.

Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Baishel stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Baishel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baishel dives in and grabs Riley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes down on Baishel's head and hops out.

Baishel gets a double leg takedown into Riley's guard.
Baishel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riley 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.
Baishel is stalling in the full guard.
Riley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baishel looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Baishel from controlling successfully.

Konrad Baishel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Baishel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riley lands a front kick.

Baishel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riley to the mat! Riley manages to get full guard.
Baishel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baishel trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baishel wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baishel sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baishel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Baishel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Baishel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Riley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Baishel's guard! Nice work there by Riley!
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baishel swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baishel trying to control the position here.
Baishel wants to improve his position but instead Riley has moved into half guard.
Baishel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baishel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riley manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baishel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riley working a defensive guard but Baishel manages to pass into side control anyway.
Baishel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
Baishel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley tries to buck Baishel off but Baishel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Baishel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baishel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baishel advances to half guard.

Baishel is looking for a kimura but Riley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baishel to get the leverage.
Konrad Baishel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baishel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Baishel trying to control the pace.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baishel is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dallas Riley.

Baishel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riley preventing the sweep.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Baishel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Baishel has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baishel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley trying to control but Baishel is working from the bottom.
Baishel is adopting a defensive guard.

Riley has gone for a leg lock! Baishel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baishel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baishel is stalling in the full guard.

Riley working for a triangle but Baishel defends it easily.
Baishel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Baishel from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Baishel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Konrad Baishel.
Baishel throws a jab but it's blocked by Riley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baishel throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.

Baishel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Riley was covering up waiting for the punch and Baishel finishes the takedown easily into guard.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Baishel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baishel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Konrad Baishel!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Konrad Baishel!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Konrad Baishel!

Konrad Baishel wins by unanimous decision!