QFC Tournament 288 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kanapka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Wygibalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kanapka
vs
Wygibalski

169 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Kanapka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wygibalski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wygibalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kanapka. Those never looked like landing.
Kanapka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wygibalski.
Horrible takedown by Wygibalski or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanapka which made him look bad.
Wygibalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanapka cracks Wygibalski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Wygibalski is rocked!
Kanapka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wygibalski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanapka finish him?
Kanapka steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Wygibalski is out on his feet! Kanapka sets himself and nearly takes Wygibalski's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Kanapka!
Adam Kanapka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Javar Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harris
vs
Clow

174 cm
23
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Javar Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Clow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris lands with a kick to the temple. Clow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harris feints a jab and as Clow dips his head, Harris unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Clow right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Clow falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Harris smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Javar Harris!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miki Lauda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Tatsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lauda
vs
Tatsui

180 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miki Lauda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akihiro Tatsui!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauda lands with a kick to the temple. Tatsui shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Lauda shoots in and gets a takedown into Tatsui's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Tatsui looking for a triangle here. Lauda is fighting it but it looks tight! Tatsui pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lauda is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Akihiro Tatsui!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Hispanyola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Clow
vs
Hispanyola

182 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronaldo Hispanyola!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hispanyola has his takedown stuffed
and Clow counters with a good, hard body kick but Hispanyola shrugs it off.

Clow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hispanyola!
Clow trying to control the position but Hispanyola is working away.
Hispanyola gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hispanyola wants to improve his position but Clow is controlling well.
Clow tries to stand and escape but Hispanyola is controlling the position.
Clow tries to pass to full mount but Hispanyola defends it.

Hispanyola is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Clow is tapping! Great win for Hispanyola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Hispanyola!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Srba Selic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klasse Knas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: None. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Selic
vs
Knas

190 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Srba Selic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klasse Knas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Selic defends it nicely.
Knas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selic circles away quickly and effectively.
Selic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Selic is looking to land body kicks.
Selic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knas tries to avoid it but Selic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knas to the ground. Knas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Knas moves into range and clinches up with Selic.
Knas stops a takedown attempt from Selic.
Selic is trying to pull guard but Knas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Srba Selic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knas has Selic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Selic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Knas pulls guard successfully.
Selic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Selic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selic passes into half guard.
Selic is pressing down on Knas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knas is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selic prevents Knas from improving his position.
Selic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Selic is looking for a kimura but Knas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Selic to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selic controlling the pace.
Selic thows a huge punch but Knas dodges it nicely.
Knas is trying to stand back up but Selic is controlling him
Selic stalling.
Knas is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Srba Selic wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Selic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Selic gets underhooks to prevent Knas's takedown attempt.
Selic tries to break free but Knas pushes him back against the cage.
Knas lands a right hand.
Knas tries for a takedown but Selic manages to get underhooks.
Selic tries to pull guard but Knas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Knas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Knas blocks the strikes from Selic.
Selic controlling the position for now.
Selic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knas.
Selic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Selic wants to get back to full guard but Knas has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Knas prevents Selic from standing back up.
Selic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Selic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Knas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Selic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knas is looking to pass Selic's guard but actually Selic recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knas throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Srba Selic dominated that round.
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.

Selic tries for a takedown but Knas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Selic 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.
Selic passes Knas's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Selic stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Knas tries to clinch but Selic is having none of it.

Selic feints and as Knas raises his hands in defense, Selic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knas is looking to sweep but instead, Selic has passed into half guard.
Knas wants to improve his position but Selic is controlling well.
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!

Selic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Selic moves into the clinch successfully.

Knas breaks the clinch.
Selic shoots in for a takedown but Knas shows good takedown defense.

Selic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Selic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Knas is trying to maintain the position but Selic is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knas tries to get to full guard but Selic has control of the leg.
Selic trying to mount his opponent but Knas defends it.
Knas is looking to escape.
Selic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Srba Selic just wasn't active enough.
Selic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Srba Selic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knas doesn't manage to clinch there - Selic circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Selic moves into the clinch.
Knas is trying to drag Selic to the mat but Selic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Selic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Selic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knas avoids it.
Knas can't break the clinch.
Knas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Selic is trying to drag Knas to the mat but Knas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Selic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Selic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knas tries to circle away but Selic has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knas is working for takedown but Selic is calmly controlling the position for now.

Knas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knas misses with a series of wild punches.

Selic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knas is breathing heavily.
Selic advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selic controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Selic working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Knas turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Selic off and cradles Knas's limp body as Selic celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Srba Selic!