QFC Tournament 14 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shun Whun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh Levinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonh Levinho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Whun
vs
Levinho

165 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shun Whun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonh Levinho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levinho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Whun shoots in and gets a takedown into Levinho's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whun is stalling in the full guard.

Levinho is looking for a triangle but Whun pushes his legs off easily.
Levinho controls Whun momentarily but Whun frees himself.

Levinho has an active guard here but Whun has managed to pass into half guard.
Whun is controlling the pace.

Whun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Levinho is just riding it out for now. Whun eventually gives up the hold.
Levinho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Whun seems content to control.

Levinho actively working from the bottom here.
Levinho wants to improve his position but Whun is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Levinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whun is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Levinho looking for submissions off his back.
Whun prevents Levinho from improving his position.
Whun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Whun wants to take Levinho's back but he can't do it this time.
Levinho wants to hold on but Whun pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whun seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Levinho is holding on tight.
Whun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levinho?
Whun looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Levinho for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whun lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whun content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levinho is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shun Whun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Levinho takes one to the chin there.

Levinho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shun Whun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whun struggling a bit here.
Whun tries to bench press Levinho off him but Levinho keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whun sneaks back into half guard.
Whun wants to improve his position but Levinho is controlling well.
Whun wants to control but Levinho is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whun gets back to full guard.
Whun controls Levinho momentarily but Levinho frees himself.
Whun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levinho is one step ahead there.

Levinho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Levinho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Levinho wants to control from the top but Whun keeps moving.
Whun trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shun Whun wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Levinho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whun sprawls well initially but Levinho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Whun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whun moves into full guard.

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

Whun looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Levinho has picked Whun up and slammed him! Whun can't keep hold of the triangle and Levinho manages to pass to side control!
Whun holds on to Levinho's head and controls the position momentarily.
Whun is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whun tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Levinho easily slips into full mount!

Levinho is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Whun to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Whun shrugs it off.
Levinho prevents Whun from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Levinho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Levinho is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whun wants to hold on but Levinho pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shun Whun dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Whun works over Levinho's head and body with a nice combination.
Levinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whun.

Whun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Whun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whun wants to pass the guard but Levinho is keeping the position.
Whun wants to control from the top but Levinho keeps moving.
Levinho can't keep his opponent in guard - Whun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whun passes to side control.
Levinho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Well, if Whun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levinho is trying to maintain the position but Whun is very close to passing his half guard.
Levinho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whun slows the pace down in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Levinho ducks right into an uppercut from Whun.
Whun scores with a jab. Levinho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Levinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Levinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whun is aware though and is defending well.
Levinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Levinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whun is aware though and is defending well.
Whun stays in close to Levinho's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whun advances to half guard.
Whun is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shun Whun just wasn't active enough.
Whun throws a sloppy head kick and Levinho moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Levinho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whun is trying to defend but Levinho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shun Whun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Whun pushes Levinho off and gets back to his feet.
Whun digs a good hook to Levinho's body.
Nice uppercut there from Whun.
Shun Whun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whun connects with a body shot that sends Levinho's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Whun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whun lands a head shot.
Jonh Levinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levinho walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shun Whun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whun 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Shun Whun!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Shun Whun!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Shun Whun!

Shun Whun wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Shun Whun thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Neil
vs
James

169 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Las Vegas, Riley Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Neil slips under a jab from James.

James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neil wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking to pass Neil's guard but actually Neil recovers to full guard.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Neil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neil works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neil is one step ahead there.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Neil has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neil.
James is looking to get back to full guard here but Neil has managed to pass to side control instead.
James tries to bench press Neil off him but Neil keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil controlling the position.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Neil keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Neil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Neil in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

James is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big shot lands for Neil! That's hurt James! Will he recover? Neil fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Neil!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Morris
vs
Matador

180 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aj Matador!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris misses with a double jab.
Earl Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matador momentarily.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matador.
Matador gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morris counters with a crisp one two that drops Matador! Morris thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Matador to his feet! Matador is in big trouble!

Matador is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matador is still on wobbly legs! Can Morris finish him?
Morris throws a series of punches but Matador avoids them all with ease.
Morris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matador.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matador circles away quickly and effectively.
Matador seems to have recovered his senses.

Matador scores with a takedown into Morris's guard.

Matador postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Matador, into his guard.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matador is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Matador gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Matador from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador controlling from the top position.
Matador would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Matador slips an elbow through the middle.
Matador advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Matador is trying to get an arm triangle but Morris is defending well.
Matador working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Matador stalls from top position.

Matador working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morris sneaks back into half guard.
Matador is pressing down on Morris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morris is holding on for now.
Morris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morris tries to get out of the position.
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing with punches from the bottom.
Matador trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matador on the ground.
Morris is controlling Matador's trapped leg to prevent Matador from advancing to side control.
Morris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matador is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris is looking to improve his position.

Matador is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Earl Morris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matador shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morris pinned against the cage. Morris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Matador shoots for a double leg takedown but Morris sprawls well. He's pushed Matador's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matador misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morris tries to bum rush Matador with a series of wild strikes but Matador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador circles away from the clinch attempt

and Matador counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matador is out of range and Morris settles back down.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matador dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Matador throws a head kick that misses.
Morris throws a series of punches but Matador moves out of range.
Matador shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Matador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Earl Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Matador.
Matador moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morris.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris throws a right hand that Matador ducks under and follows up with a left that Matador also avoids with ease.

Matador dives in and scores a takedown into Morris's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Matador is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matador trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matador.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Matador from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aj Matador hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matador misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Matador on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with the left hand. Matador knows he should have avoided that one.

Oooooh!!! Morris has knocked Matador down with a huge combo! Morris steps away and waves a wobbly Matador back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris feints with a jab and clips Matador right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Matador is sent crashing into the canvas and Morris leaps in for the kill! Matador tries to get to his feet but Morris is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Matador is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Morris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grady Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Meyers
vs
Gracie

167 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Las Vegas, Grady Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Meyers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meyers's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meyers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Meyers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Meyers has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gracie is letting Meyers control him for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Meyers has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Gracie's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Gracie is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Meyers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Grady Meyers!