QFC T 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongman Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Majere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Choi
vs
Majere

218 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hongman Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raistlin Majere!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choi blocks a head kick by Majere.
Nice jab there from Choi.
Sloppy strikes from Choi. Those never looked like landing.
Majere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Majere walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choi.
Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Choi lands with a kick to the temple. Majere shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Choi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Choi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Majere is trying to pull guard but Choi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Choi on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choi scores with a hook to the body.
Choi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Majere.
Majere looks winded!
Majere letting Choi take a breather here.
Choi misses with a body punch.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Majere backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Choi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majere backwards.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Majere's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Choi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choi digs a good hook to Majere's body.
Choi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choi wants it to stay on the feet.
Majere shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hongman Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Choi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Majere sprawling to the canvas! Majere rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Choi finish him?!

Majere is rocked!
Majere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi lands a right hook to the body.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Majere takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Choi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Choi has closed the distance and engaged Majere in a clinch.
Choi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Choi lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere is trying to pull guard but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Hongman Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raistlin Majere.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majeres head.
Majere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Choi - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Choi.
Choi lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Majere's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Choi.
Choi lands a hook to the side of the head.

Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi lands with a hook. Majere tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Choi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choi thuds his right hand into Majere's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Majere takes a kick to the side of the head.
Majere is still on wobbly legs! Can Choi finish him?
Choi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Majere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Majere seems to have recovered his senses.
Majere takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Majere dives in and grabs Choi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Choi pushes down on Majere's head and hops out.
Choi scores with a head kick.
Majere misses with a right hand
and Choi counters with a left to the body.
Choi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Choi duly obliges.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a monster overhand right that drops Majere! Choi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hongman Choi!
A very excited looking Hongman Choi 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Howard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hero
vs
Howard

200 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anti Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerald Howard!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero lands a slapping body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hero - the referee stops the clock and Howard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hero. Howard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Howard looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hero.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Hero slams his shin into Howard's torso.
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howard's sensitive parts.
Hero lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Howard crumples to the floor! Hero milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anti Hero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crystal Method - Bad Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Smith
vs
Reed

203 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Reed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that Reed semi-blocks.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Reed on that attempt.
Matt Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Reed.
Reed takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Noah Reed has been cut.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reed's head.
Reed is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Reed.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Reed's torso.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Reed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Reed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Reed in the body.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Noah Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith lands a big head kick that sends Reed tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Reed back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Reed is rocked!
Reed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Reed throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Reed down.
A head kick from Smith lands but Reed takes it in his stride.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Look low, kick high! Smith uses the oldest trick in the book to send Reed tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Smith is absolutely delighted - when Reed wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max McRiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max McRiot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trevor Mead's chin.

Mead
vs
McRiot

188 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Mead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max McRiot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRiot defending well as Mead loads up on a big left hand.
McRiot misses with the body kick
and Mead counters with a left to the body.
McRiot moves out of range of the body kick from Mead.
McRiot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McRiot cracks Mead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Trevor Mead has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mead takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mead is breathing heavily.
McRiot scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - McRiot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whack! McRiot lands a heavy head kick that drops Mead. The ref tackles McRiot to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mead was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Max McRiot!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shishio Hitokiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelddath Ormlyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelddath Ormlyr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shishio Hitokiri's chin.

Hitokiri
vs
Ormlyr

190 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shishio Hitokiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kelddath Ormlyr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ormlyr is looking to clinch.
Kelddath Ormlyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ormlyr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitokiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Hitokiri blocks the leg kick.
Hitokiri tried to score with a low kick but Ormlyr checks it.
Hitokiri thows a leg kick but Ormlyr checks it
and Ormlyr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ormlyr tried to score with a low kick but Hitokiri checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ormlyr.
Hitokiri is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ormlyr cracks the inside of Hitokiri's front leg.
Ormlyr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ormlyr.
Ormlyr throws a hook to the side of Hitokiri's head but Hitokiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ormlyr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ormlyr tries to land a leg kick but Hitokiri saw it coming and moves away.
Ormlyr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ormlyr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hitokiri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ormlyr tries to score with a low kick but Hitokiri moves his leg out of the way.
Ormlyr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ormlyr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Ormlyr has closed the distance and engaged Hitokiri in a clinch.
Ormlyr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Shishio Hitokiri has been cut.
Hitokiri tries a body shot but Ormlyr blocks it.
Hitokiri really is a fat lump.
Ormlyr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ormlyr has a couple of punches blocked by Hitokiri.
Still in the clinch, Ormlyr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hitokiri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ormlyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ormlyr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitokiris head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ormlyr lands a right hand.

Ormlyr drops Hitokiri onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hitokiri is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Hitokiri is rocked!

Shishio Hitokiri's cut is getting worse.
Ormlyr misses with the head strike.
Oh Hitokiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ormlyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitokiri seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ormlyr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Ormlyr's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ormlyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitokiri uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ormlyr drops Hitokiri onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hitokiri is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ormlyr has a couple of punches blocked by Hitokiri.
A short body shot lands from Ormlyr as the two fighters clinch.
Ormlyr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ormlyr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitokiri backwards.

Shishio Hitokiri's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short uppercut from Ormlyr.
Hitokiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ormlyr lands a shoulder strike.
Ormlyr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ormlyr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hitokiri with a big uppercut! Hitokiri tries to clinch up but Ormlyr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hitokiri to the mat! Hitokiri covers up and Ormlyr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kelddath Ormlyr!
As Kelddath Ormlyr got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: dont touch me im super important'.