QFC Tournament 355 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Santos

170 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
Silva taking a breather.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Santos jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Silva looks to clinch

and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Silva just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Julian Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julian Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva gets a clinch.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Santos successfully pulls guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos looks winded!
Silva is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
Silva wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Santos is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva wants to control but instead Santos manages to regain half guard.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva works his way into side control.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Silva 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.

Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva 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.
Santos trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Silva looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?

Santos is rocked!
Silva loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Santos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Silva land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Silva stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larson
vs
Gracie

165 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

159 cm
23
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Larson.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Larson counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Larson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larson tries to get out of the position.
Larson tries to improve position but can't.

Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Larson get back to his feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jerry Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Larson counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Larson circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Larson counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Larson counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Larson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Larson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Larson is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Larson keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Larson is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Jerry Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Larson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie looks winded!
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larson!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson scores with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Larson 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.

Larson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Larson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Larson counters with a leg kick.
Larson cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gustavo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Larson counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Jerry Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larson.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Larson counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Larson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie moves out of range as Larson strikes.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Larson circles away easily
and Larson counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson counters with a solid body kick.
Larson throws a nice head kick!
Larson tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larson, right into the meat.
Gustavo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Larson slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Larson counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Larson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Larson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Larson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Larson.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Larson counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Larson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with an outside leg kick.
Larson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Larson.
Larson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Larson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jerry Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Larson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Larson throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Larson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Larson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Larson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Larson circles away easily
and Larson counters with a leg kick.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Larson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Larson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Larson lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larson.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Larson.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Larson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jerry Larson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Larson circles away easily
and Larson counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustavo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Larson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larson, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jerry Larson!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jerry Larson!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jerry Larson!

Jerry Larson wins by unanimous decision!