QFC Tournament 456 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Griffin
vs
Keller

169 cm
23
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
23
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Donk. Keller catches Griffin right on the button with a cross.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Keller slips a jab from Griffin.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Keller had a free shot at his head there.
Keller thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Keller lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keller.
Griffin tries to land a leg kick but Keller saw it coming and moves away.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin misses with a hook. Keller ducked under it nicely.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin misses the jab.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keller counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Keller had a free shot at his head there.
Keller thuds his right hand into Griffin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Griffin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Keller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keller throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller lands with a shot to the body.
Keller lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Keller.
Keller cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Keller moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller clobbers Griffin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keller scores with a body shot.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Keller throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Keller scores with a nice strike.
Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Keller.
Keller throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.

Griffin is rocked!
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Keller lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keller scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands with a right hand.
Keller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Keller counters with a huge left! Griffin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Keller isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Griffin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Keller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Keller!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvan Bjork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lopez
vs
Bjork

169 cm
23
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarvan Bjork!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez shoots in and bounces Bjork off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bjork can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bjork wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjork being controlled here, momentarily.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bjork is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Bjork being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjork is keeping the position for now.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Bjork.
Bjork keeps trying to improve his position.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjork swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lopez drops back looking for a leg! Bjork is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bjork manages to kick Lopez off! Lopez jumps back into Bjork's guard.

Lopez stands up and waves to Bjork to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lopez gets a clinch.
Bjork stalling the fight.
Bjork fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bjork defends well and Lopez ends up having to push Bjork into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bjork fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.

Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Bjork in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has Bjork pressed against the cage.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bjork circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bjork as he jumps to the side.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Bjork sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bjork lands a left and a right that send Lopez crashing to the mat, dazed. Bjork thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lopez is rocked!
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!

Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bjork sneaks back into half guard.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bjork does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bjork is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjork regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kelly Lopez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez clinches.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjork scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Bjork.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjork, which made it look bad.
Lopez throws a head kick but Bjork moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bjork is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Bjork circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bjork is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Bjork circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez throws the left hand but Bjork avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Bjork bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Bjork blocks the low kick.
Bjork looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjork pinned against the cage. Bjork gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bjork has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjork prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bjork's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bjork lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjork is working Lopez over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjork.
Bjork scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Bjork manages to get underhooks.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjork goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjork stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjork lands with a left to the head.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjork won't allow it.
Bjork lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjork lands a left hand.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez goes for a takedown attempt but Bjork pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jarvan Bjork is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oooooh!!! Bjork has knocked Lopez down with a huge combo! Bjork steps away and waves a wobbly Lopez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarvan Bjork seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjork fakes the body blow, causing Lopez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lopez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarvan Bjork!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Caine has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Caine
vs
Ragnard

168 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine misses with a takedown attempt

and Ragnard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ragnard passes Caine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Ragnard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Caine wants to get back to full guard.
Ragnard is controlling the pace.
Ragnard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Caine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Caine is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ragnard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ragnard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ragnard wants to free his trapped foot but Caine is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnard is keen to just control but Caine is a slippery customer.
Ragnard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Caine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ragnard prevents Caine from improving his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ragnard trying to control the action but Caine is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caine doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ragnard counters with a shoot takedown. Caine fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard stands up over Caine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caine is trying to control the position but Ragnard postures up.

Caine is looking for a triangle but Ragnard pushes his legs off easily.

Caine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnard defends well.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Ragnard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caine swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ragnard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caine misses with a takedown attempt

so Ragnard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ragnard is aware though and is defending well.
Caine has momentary wrist control but Ragnard slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caine keeping full guard, as Ragnard tries to pass.

Caine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ragnard has picked Caine up and slammed him! Caine can't keep hold of the triangle and Ragnard manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard 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.

Caine misses with a takedown

and Ragnard counters with a single leg into guard. Caine didn't expect that.
Caine 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.
Ragnard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ragnard advances position into side control!
A control attempt from Caine but he's now mounted!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ragnard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnard lands a heavy elbow.
Caine is squirming around, avoiding Ragnard's attempts to control the action.

Ragnard is working for a guillotine from mount but Caine frees his head quite easily.
Ragnard controlling his opponent.
Ragnard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Caine is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine tries to lock up and control but Ragnard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Caine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Caine trying to hold on to Ragnard's head to control him but Ragnard postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caine is looking for a sweep. Ragnard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnard tries to pass to full mount but Caine defends it.
Ragnard is still trying to improve position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnard shoots for a takedown but Caine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Horrible takedown attempt by Caine or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnard, which made it look bad.
Ragnard takes a swing at Caine's ribcage but misses.

Ragnard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Caine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caine keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caine trying to hold on to Ragnard's head to control him but Ragnard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ragnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnard misses with a hook.
Ragnard misses with an uppercut. Caine saw that one coming.
Caine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnard swings for the body but Caine moves out of range.
Caine misses with a takedown attempt

and Ragnard counters with a single leg into guard. Caine didn't expect that.

Ragnard drops back looking for a leg! Caine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caine manages to kick Ragnard off! Ragnard jumps back into Caine's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.

Ragnard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ragnard wants to control but Caine is keeping him busy.
Caine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cappie Ragnard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ragnard staying calm.
Caine is trying to control Ragnard's posture but Ragnard avoids it.

Ragnard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Caine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ragnard's guard! Nice work there by Caine!
Ragnard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Caine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnard is one step ahead there.

Caine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caine 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ragnard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Caine manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Caine wants to control from the top but Ragnard keeps moving.

Caine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cappie Ragnard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!

Cappie Ragnard wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

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

Sudok
vs
McHail

180 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Budok Sudok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny McHail!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHail lands a jab.
McHail throws a good cross that connects.
McHail throws out a powerful jab.
Sudok looks to land a body kick but McHail moved away.
McHail cracks a nice hook into Sudok's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by McHail as he connects with a hook.
McHail lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McHail.

Sudok is rocked!
McHail batters Sudok with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sudok is out on his feet looking like a zombie as McHail lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sudok to the mat with a gruesome thud! McHail is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny McHail!