QFC Tournament 371 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Gogoxia
vs
Hanma

205 cm
23
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Sydney, Enrike Gogoxia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gogoxia misses the target.
A slow jab from Gogoxia misses its intended target.
Gogoxia misses with a head kick.
Hanma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gogoxia misses with a head kick.
Hanma slips a straight right by Gogoxia.
Hanma fails to land the takedown.
Hanma tries for a takedown but Gogoxia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enrike Gogoxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
Gogoxia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma goes for a double leg but Gogoxia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gogoxia continues to drive forward.
Gogoxia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gogoxia is trying to break the clinch but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.
Gogoxia tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage.

Gogoxia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Gogoxia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gogoxia.
Hanma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gogoxia's waist but Gogoxia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanma off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gogoxia. Those never looked like landing.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gogoxia but Gogoxia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gogoxia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanma dives in and grabs Gogoxia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gogoxia pushes down on Hanma's head and hops out.
Gogoxia misses with a double jab.

Hanma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hanma stops Gogoxia from standing up.

Hanma 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.
Gogoxia wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hanma manages to pass to side control.
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.

Hanma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma prevents Gogoxia from improving his position.
Gogoxia wants to get back to full guard but Hanma has mounted him!
Gogoxia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanma on the ground.
Gogoxia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma avoids the attempt from Gogoxia to control.
Gogoxia wants to get back to his feet.
Hanma with shots to the head and body - Gogoxia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gogoxia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gogoxia tries to get out of the position.
Gogoxia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gogoxia tries to buck Hanma off but Hanma takes his back!
Gogoxia is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Hanma is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Gogoxia with him. Gogoxia is trying to defend but Hanma has an arm under the chin now! Gogoxia grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baki Hanma!
Our winner, Baki Hanma, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Dash

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Sydney, Oliver Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Dash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dash tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.

Williams has clasped his hands together around Dash's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dash is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams working away.
Dash is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Williams is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dash can't escape the position.
Dash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dash is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dash 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dash is trying to control but can't.
Dash wants to get back to full guard.

Williams decides to stand up.
Williams misses with a combination
and Dash counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams shoots in and bounces Dash off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Williams gets to his feet. Dash looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Dash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dash lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash trying to land knees to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dash looks winded!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Dash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dash regains guard.

Williams gets to his feet - Dash follows without any prompting.
Johnny Dash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dash is looking to reverse the position.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working away.
Dash tries to improve position but can't.
Williams slows the pace down.
Dash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Williams decides to stand back up. Williams steps back and let's Dash get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dash throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Williams remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dash tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dash gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Dash.
Dash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dash is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dash trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dash dives on top into guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Dash controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dash on the ground.
Dash wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Williams throwing shots but Dash is blocking nicely.
Dash wants to get back to his feet.
Dash punching from the bottom.
Dash wants to get back to his feet.
Williams controlling the pace.
Dash punching from the bottom.
Dash is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dash is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams controlling the action here.
Dash is not content to let Williams control the position.

Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dash trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dash looking for submissions off his back.
Dash trying to control from the bottom.
Dash tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Dash is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dash tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dash.
Dash is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dash lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick from Dash lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dash throws a lazy head kick

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dash won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams landing strikes.
Williams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dash!
Dash wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams controlling from mount.
Dash sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dash is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Dash is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Dash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dash is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williams defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dash misses with a punch to the head.
Dash tries to get the hooks in deep but Williams pushed the leg off.
Dash keeps control of the position as Williams tries to break free.
Dash has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Williams.
Oliver Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dash keeps control of the position as Williams tries to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just trying to survive but Dash is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dash thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dash scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Williams is looking for a way out.
Williams trying to control the hands but Dash won't let him.

Williams fending off the submission attempt from Dash.
Dash lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dash is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position.
Williams tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dash throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Williams!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Dash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight for Oliver Williams!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Oliver Williams!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Oliver Williams!

Oliver Williams wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Suburban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Makambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedric Makambo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

The Suburban
vs
Makambo

177 cm
23
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

213 cm
23
282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Sydney, Mike The Suburban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Makambo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makambo misses with a body kick.

The Suburban clinches up against the cage.
The Suburban misses with an elbow over the top.
The Suburban can't break the clinch.
Makambo tries to land a knee to the head but The Suburban blocks with his arms.
The Suburban tries to stall but Makambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Suburban is working for takedown but Makambo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Suburban dodges an elbow strike from Makambo.
Knees to the body from Makambo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Makambo.

It looks like Mike The Suburban has been cut.
Makambo lands a nice elbow.
The Suburban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Suburban is looking for a takedown.
The Suburban is breathing heavily.
Makambo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Suburban can't break the clinch.
The Suburban wants to get back to striking at distance but Makambo won't allow it.
Makambo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Suburban can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makambo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Makambo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Makambo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Makambo obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Suburban managing to block the knees to the body from Makambo.
Makambo lands a nice knee to the body.
Makambo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makambo lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Makambo.
Makambo lands an elbow that stopped The Suburban in his tracks for a moment.

Mike The Suburban's cut is getting worse.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makambo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cedric Makambo.

Makambo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makambo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Mike The Suburban's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Suburban blocks the elbow strike.
Makambo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Makambo.

Jeez, Mike The Suburban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Makambo missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makambo.
Makambo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makambo lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike The Suburban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cedric Makambo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

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

Aac
vs
Basayev

180 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Sydney, Black Aac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shamil Basayev!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basayev scores with the left hand. Aac knows he should have avoided that one.
Aac dives in and grabs Basayev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basayev pushes down on Aac's head and hops out.
Basayev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Aac moves into the clinch.
Aac tries to pull guard but Basayev holds him up against the cage and eventually Aac drops back down to his feet.
Aac is trying to push Basayev away but Basayev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Basayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Basayev lands a nice uppercut.
Basayev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Basayev taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basayev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aac could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aac tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Aac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basayev.
Basayev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aac's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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

Aac is rocked!
Aac is breathing heavily.
Basayev creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Aac's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Aac drops to his knees and Basayev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Basayev!