QFC Tournament 405 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparri Mestari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ifinite Beast (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.

Mestari
vs
Beast

168 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sparri Mestari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ifinite Beast!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mestari drives through with a takedown into guard.

Beast pushes a forearm under Mestari's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mestari is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ifinite Beast!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Dragunav (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.

Taylor
vs
Dragunav

181 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramses Dragunav!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunav takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Dragunav has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragunav lands a right hand.

Dragunav drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor trying to control but Dragunav is working from the bottom.
Dragunav lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taylor!
Dragunav tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dragunav looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunav controlling from the full mount.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Dragunav cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dragunav looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunav controlling his opponent.
Dragunav pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dragunav lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Dragunav looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragunav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunav landing punches.

Taylor is rocked!
Dragunav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragunav's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Dragunav is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Taylor is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Taylor flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Dragunav anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Taylor and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Dragunav slips an arm under Taylor chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Dragunav has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Dragunav is squeezing on Taylor like an anaconda would it's prey. Taylor fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ramses Dragunav!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Islam Muranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braum Feljord (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.

Muranov
vs
Feljord

170 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Muranov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braum Feljord!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muranov dodges the punch combination from Feljord.
Feljord lands a nice shot that snaps Muranov's head back.
Feljord tries to clinch but Muranov moves out of range.
Feljord misses with a series of wild punches.
Feljord lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muranov circles away quickly and effectively.
Feljord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Feljord is looking to clinch.
Feljord misses with a double jab.
Feljord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Feljord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Feljord shoots in looking for a takedown but Muranov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Feljord's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muranov dodges the punch combination from Feljord.
Feljord tries to close the distance and clinch but Muranov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muranov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feljord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muranov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Feljord misses.
Feljord doesn't manage to clinch there - Muranov circles away.
Muranov moves out of range as Feljord strikes.
Muranov ducks under a wild hook from Feljord.
Feljord tries to clinch up.
Feljord misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Feljord looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muranov swats away the attempt to clinch by Feljord.
Feljord shoots and misses

and Muranov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Islam Muranov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braum Feljord.
Muranov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muranov cracks Feljord with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Muranov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Feljord looks calm but he's in trouble here. Muranov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Feljord is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Muranov lets go of the hold and Feljord can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Islam Muranov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Bonnano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amiak Gazelevich (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.

Bonnano
vs
Gazelevich

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salvatore Bonnano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amiak Gazelevich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnano fails with a takedown attempt.
Gazelevich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnano.
Bonnano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amiak Gazelevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gazelevich thuds a left hand into Bonnano's body.
No joy there for Bonnano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gazelevich clinches up against the cage.
Bonnano is trying to break the clinch but Gazelevich has him pressed against the cage.
Bonnano is trying to break free.
Gazelevich lands a body shot.
Gazelevich blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gazelevich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gazelevich lands an uppercut.

Bonnano is rocked!
Gazelevich digs a right hand into Bonnano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonnano's gas tank.
Oh Bonnano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonnano is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Bonnano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gazelevich stalling the fight.
Gazelevich lands a right hand.
Gazelevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonnano is breathing heavily.
Gazelevich dips a shoulder and cracks Bonnano with a mighty uppercut! Bonnano falls back against the cage and Gazelevich unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bonnano is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gazelevich screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amiak Gazelevich!