QFC Tournament 454 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colton Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jandre Vorster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyrone
vs
Vorster

195 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

152 cm
23
137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

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 Hilo, Colton Tyrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jandre Vorster!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone thuds a left hand into Vorster's body.
Tyrone has a takedown stuffed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyrone. Vorster shrugs it off though.
Tyrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Vorster.
Vorster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrone misses with a takedown attempt - Vorster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vorster closes the distance and pushes Tyrone back into the cage.
Tyrone is trying to break the clinch but Vorster has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vorster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Tyrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tyrone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vorster is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tyrone to the mat. Tyrone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vorster 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.
Vorster is pushing down on Tyrone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyrone is fighting to maintain full guard but Vorster has managed to sneak the leg through.

Vorster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vorster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyrone defends it well.
Tyrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vorster is looking to take a break and control but Tyrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vorster seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vorster is looking to pass Tyrone's guard but actually Tyrone recovers to full guard.

Vorster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyrone trying to control the position.
Tyrone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyrone wants to control the position but Vorster says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vorster is trying to work for a kimura but Tyrone is defending well.

Vorster is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyrone is just riding it out for now. Vorster eventually gives up the hold.
Tyrone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tyrone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vorster wants to control from the top but Tyrone keeps moving.
Vorster passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vorster has hold of Tyrone's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tyrone tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vorster cranks the arm and Tyrone screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tyrone, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jandre Vorster!
Jandre Vorster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tutoy Gulem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leerose Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leerose Noel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tutoy Gulem's chin.

Gulem
vs
Noel

169 cm
23
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tutoy Gulem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leerose Noel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noel back to the cage. Gulem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gulem lands with a nice combination. Noel backs away looking to recover.
Noel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gulem tries to avoid it but Noel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gulem to the ground. Gulem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gulem blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gulem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gulem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gulem if he has to take too many more of those.
Noel tries to clinch there but Gulem circles away.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Gulem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Gulem.
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!
Noel needs to keep his hands up - Gulem had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Gulem.
Gulem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gulem connects with a right hand. Noel shakes it off.
Gulem checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.

Noel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gulem is defending well for now.
Gulem avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Gulem changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Noel fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Noel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gulem's guard.
Noel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Noel passes Gulem's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gulem is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulem is refusing to be controlled, as Noel sits in half guard.
Noel content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noel moves into full mount! Gulem won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel controlling his opponent.
Noel looking to ground and pound but Gulem is blocking nicely.
Noel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Noel controlling from the full mount.
Noel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel controlling the pace for now.
Noel with shots to the head and body - Gulem looks very uncomfortable down there.
Noel unloading with bombs!
Noel looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leerose Noel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Noel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noel lands a nice short elbow.
Noel works his way into side control.
Noel working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel controls the position.
Noel tries to score with some ground and pound. Gulem controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Noel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gulem some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Noel works to advance to full mount. Gulem defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Noel tries to control but Gulem wriggling away.
Noel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Gulem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Noel controlling from mount.
Gulem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gulem is rocked!
The referee warns Gulem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Gulem is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands a nice shot to the head.
Noel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gulem seems to have got his legs back now.
Gulem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Noel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noel controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gulem?
Noel cracks Gulem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Noel content just to control the position here.
Gulem taking shots to the head.
Leerose Noel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noel working Gulem over with strikes here.
Noel postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Gulem is out cold - huge knockout for Noel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leerose Noel!
After the fight, Leerose Noel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.