QFC Tournament 468 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gui Jiliam (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.

Jones
vs
Jiliam

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 Montreal, Jay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gui Jiliam!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jiliam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Jiliam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jiliam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jiliam trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jiliam has his hands clasped together but Jones extends and breaks Jiliam's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jones.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Isreal (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.

Lewis
vs
Isreal

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 Montreal, Todd Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Isreal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isreal tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Isreal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lewis doesn't seem bothered though.
Isreal lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Isreal.
Lewis thinks about countering with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Isreal.
Isreal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Isreal scores with a decent looking hook.
Isreal cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Isreal catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Isreal lands.
Jab, jab by Isreal - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isreal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Isreal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Isreal digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Isreal lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
David Isreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isreal throws out a powerful jab.
Isreal jabs at Lewis's body.
Isreal connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
Isreal catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Isreal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Isreal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Isreal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lewis doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Isreal.
A shot to the liver by Isreal. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Isreal lands a nice shot to the body.
Isreal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Isreal scores with a nice head shot.
Isreal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Isreal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Isreal lands a right hook to the body.
Isreal cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
Isreal throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isreal lands with a straight right. Lewis didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isreal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Isreal misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
Isreal looks winded!
Isreal throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Isreal works the jab nicely.
Isreal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Isreal shrugs it off.
Isreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Isreal throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
Isreal throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
Isreal throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Isreal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLewis.
Lewis blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isreal throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Lewis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isreal misses with a body punch
and Lewis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Isreal really felt that one!
A big left from Isreal misses.
And Lewis counters with a quick kick to the body but Isreal blocks it.
Isreal throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a body kick.
Isreal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Isreal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Isreal really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isreal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Isreal looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo bu Isreal just gets out of the way.
Isreal misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Isreal shrugs it off.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Isreal 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.

Isreal misses with a body shot.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Isreal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Isreal scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
Isreal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Isreal cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isreal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Isreal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isreal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Isreal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lewis counters with a body kick.
Isreal throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis is looking for a counter combo.
Isreal is breathing heavily.
Isreal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isreal misses with a straight left.
Lewis is looking for a counter combo.
Isreal swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lewis counters with a head kick that drops Isreal to the mat! Isreal scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lewis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Isreal looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
And Lewis counters with a quick kick to the body but Isreal blocks it.
Isreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Isreal throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Isreal shrugs it off.
Isreal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Isreal looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Todd Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isreal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis is looking for a counter combo.
Isreal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
As Isreal looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo bu Isreal just gets out of the way.
Isreal throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isreal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isreal misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Isreal misses the target.
Isreal misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Isreal shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isreal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis is looking for a counter combo.
Isreal misses the shot to the body.
Lewis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Isreal throws a sloppy body shot
and Lewis counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Isreal out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Lewis is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Todd Lewis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emilia Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Masny (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.

Samuel
vs
Masny

200 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 Montreal, Emilia Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Masny!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel throws a head kick but Masny moves out of range.

Masny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samuel napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Masny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Masny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Masny working the ground and pound but Samuel is defending the strikes.

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

Masny is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Samuel is trying to escape and Masny transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Samuel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Masny! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Masny!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willow Hard (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.

Pete
vs
Hard

182 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 Montreal, Skinny Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willow Hard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pete connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hard scrambles back to his feet.
Pete takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pete bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hard's head backwards.
Pete with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Hard takes one on the button.

Hard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hard is working for a kimura but Pete is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pete is staying active underneath Hard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pete trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hard.
Hard wants to stand up but Pete is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pete throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hard.
Hard trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom.
Hard 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard is looking to stand up but Pete won't let him.
Hard stays in close to Pete's body and controls the position.
Hard stands and throws Pete's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hard 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.

That's four 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.
Pete defending against the ground and pound.
Hard trying to control the action but Pete is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pete getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pete connects with a right hand. Hard shakes it off.
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 Skinny Pete will probably get the nod.
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.

Hard shoots for a takedown but Pete saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pete connects with a looping right hand.
Hard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pete.
Hard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hard shoots in but Pete avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pete looks to land a combination but Hard avoids it well.
Pete takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hard can do to turn this around?
Pete displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pete connects with a single shot there.
Hard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hard slips under a jab.
Skinny Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Pete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pete really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hard.
Hard throws a series of punches but Pete avoids them all with ease.
Pete lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hard circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
Skinny Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pete lands a jab to Hard's midsection.

Hard shoots in and gets a takedown into Pete's guard.
Hard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pete knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hard on the ground.
Pete has a closed guard, preventing Hard from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pete is proving hard to escape from.
Hard wants to pass the guard but Pete is keeping the position.
Hard passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard is taking a breather. Pete says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hard trying to mount his opponent but Pete defends it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hard shoots in but Pete avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skinny Pete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willow Hard.
Pete lands a jab.
Hard looks to land a body kick but Pete moved away.
Hard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Hard does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pete sprawls well. Pete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hard gets slowly back to his feet.
Pete lands a two punch combo.
Hard tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Hard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Pete.
Hard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pete takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hard wants to clinch.
Hard tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skinny Pete dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hard closes the distance and clinches up with Pete, looking for a takedown. Hard pushes Pete against the cage but Pete circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pete lands a body shot.
Pete misses with a double jab

and Hard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pete misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hard.
Pete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hard avoids it.
Hard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pete smiles and moves away.
Hard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pete defends well and Hard ends up having to push Pete into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Skinny Pete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willow Hard.
Pete tests Hard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Pete shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pete connects with a right hand. Hard shakes it off.
Hard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pete throws out the jab.
Pete with a jab.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Pete.
Skinny Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete cracks Hard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pete dodges the punch combination from Hard.
Hard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pete connects with a body shot.
Pete scores with the left hand. Hard knows he should have avoided that one.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
A nice combination there by Hard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pete connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pete duly obliges.
Pete connects with a body shot.
Pete misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Pete misses the target.
Pete looks to land a combination but Hard avoids it well.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Pete throws a series of punches but Hard moves out of range.
Hard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hard is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Pete.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pete throws a body shot but no joy.
Hard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pete.
Hard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete tries to counter by clinching up but Hard breaks away and moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Pete, which made it look bad.
Hard fails to land the takedown.
Pete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hard on the side of the head.
Hard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pete jabs at Hard's body.
Pete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skinny Pete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hard throws a lazy right hand but Pete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard feints the counter takedown.
Pete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pete as he avoids it easily.
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hard.
Pete connects with a nice looking jab.
Pete misses with a combination

and Hard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hard trying to control the position from guard on top but Pete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willow Hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skinny Pete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hard postures up and lands a big shot to Pete's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skinny Pete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pete, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Skinny Pete!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Skinny Pete!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Skinny Pete!

Skinny Pete wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

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 William Tarrasq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushiko Tanaka (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.

Tarrasq
vs
Tanaka

180 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 Montreal, William Tarrasq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yushiko Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarrasq goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tarrasq lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Tanaka is rocked!
Tarrasq fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarrasq finish him?
Tarrasq dodges the punch combination from Tanaka.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarrasq throws a nice head kick!

Tarrasq closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.

Tarrasq breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarrasq tries to land a front kick but Tanaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanaka wants to counter with a clinch but Tarrasq pushes him away.
Tanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarrasq fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Tarrasq closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to break free but Tarrasq has control.
Tarrasq really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tanaka tries to circle away but Tarrasq has him pinned against the cage.

Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Tarrasq moves out of range.
Tarrasq throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Tanaka.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tarrasq. Tanaka shrugs it off though.
Donk. Tanaka catches Tarrasq right on the button with a cross.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tarrasq has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanaka letting Tarrasq take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tarrasq breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tarrasq forces Tanaka back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch but Tarrasq keeps him there for the moment.
Tarrasq fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Tarrasq's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tarrasq moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
Tarrasq has Tanaka pressed against the cage, preventing Tanaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tarrasq breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarrasq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanaka throws out the jab.

Tarrasq instigates a clinch.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Tarrasq.

Tarrasq breaks from the clinch.
Tarrasq shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls well. He's pushed Tarrasq's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Tarrasq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Tanaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tarrasq.
Tarrasq turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarrasq tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarrasq is looking for a counter combo.
Tanaka looks to land a combination but Tarrasq avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarrasq is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka unleashes a big counter combination but Tarrasq bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tarrasq goes for a double leg but Tanaka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tanaka continues to drive forward.
Tarrasq fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tarrasq slowing the pace effectively.

Tarrasq decides to pull guard.
Tanaka is fighting to break Tarrasq's control of his arms but Tarrasq is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tarrasq has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tanaka has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to push Tarrasq away but Tarrasq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tarrasq tries for a takedown but Tanaka manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Tarrasq 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.

Tarrasq shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Tarrasq avoids nicely.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarrasq paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarrasq shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Yushiko Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarrasq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Tarrasq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarrasq tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Tarrasq avoids them all with ease.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Tarrasq avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarrasq misses with a takedown attempt - Tanaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarrasq throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.

Tarrasq forces Tanaka back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarrasq is working for takedown but Tanaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tanaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanaka tries to circle away but Tarrasq has him pinned against the cage.
Tarrasq controlling the action here for a moment.
Tanaka can't break the clinch.
Tarrasq is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tanaka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanaka is pressed up against the cage. Tarrasq has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tanaka down to the mat. Tanaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tarrasq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Tarrasq with a series of wild strikes but Tarrasq uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Tanaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tanaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarrasq looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanaka misses with a double jab.
Tanaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tarrasq is having none of it.
Tarrasq fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tanaka just manages to avoid it.
Tanaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tarrasq counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tarrasq pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarrasq has a closed guard, preventing Tanaka from standing up.
Tanaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarrasq working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarrasq wants to sweep but no luck.
Tarrasq controlling Tanaka's posture.
Tanaka wants to get up but he can't break Tarrasq's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Tarrasq.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Tarrasq with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarrasq paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Tarrasq circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka lands with a hook. Tarrasq tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Tanaka. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Tanaka as Tarrasq shoots in.
Tarrasq tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanaka swivels and escapes.
Tarrasq darts in looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets double underhooks and turns Tarrasq into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Tanaka.
Tanaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yushiko Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.

Tarrasq shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Tarrasq.
Tanaka looks to throw the jab but Tarrasq is out of range.
Tarrasq tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarrasq has a takedown stuffed.
Tarrasq takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarrasq closes the distance and clinches up with Tanaka, looking for a takedown. Tarrasq pushes Tanaka against the cage but Tanaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Tarrasq. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tanaka clinches up with Tarrasq and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Tarrasq won't allow it.
Tanaka can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarrasq tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarrasq keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.
Tarrasq is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Tarrasq has him pressed against the cage.
Tarrasq fails to pull guard.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Tarrasq has the dominant position.
Tarrasq tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanaka smiles and moves away.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarrasq walks into a straight right hand from Tanaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Tarrasq darts in looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets double underhooks and turns Tarrasq into the cage.
William Tarrasq is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarrasq looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarrasq fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Tarrasq backs off Tanaka throws a huge counter combo but Tarrasq manages to avoid it all.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Tarrasq with a series of wild strikes but Tarrasq uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarrasq attempts a counter takedown but Tanaka avoids it well and moves away.
Tarrasq shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanaka but Tanaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarrasq tries to counter by clinching up but Tanaka breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarrasq shoots in for a double leg but Tanaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tarrasq slips a jab and a cross from Tanaka.
Tanaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarrasq feinted with a counter takedown.
Tanaka lunges at Tarrasq with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tarrasq's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarrasq, right into the meat.
Tarrasq shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Tanaka as he connects with a hook.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tarrasq moves out of range.
Tanaka tries to work over Tarrasq's front leg with a kick but Tarrasq checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanaka, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Tarrasq with a series of wild strikes but Tarrasq uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tarrasq tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.

Tanaka has Tarrasq up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarrasq lands a knee to the body.
Tarrasq prevents Tanaka from breaking the clinch.

Tarrasq breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarrasq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
William Tarrasq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yushiko Tanaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yushiko Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Yushiko Tanaka!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Yushiko Tanaka!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Yushiko Tanaka!

Yushiko Tanaka wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babu Singh (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.

Takaya
vs
Singh

168 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 Montreal, Rick Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Babu Singh!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Singh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Singh is nestled in close to Takaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takaya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Singh there.
Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takaya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singh works his way into full mount!
Singh breaks from Takaya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takaya is in a horrible position here. Singh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya tries to hold on but Singh postures up.
Singh cracks Takaya with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Babu Singh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jones William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ese Chico (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.

William
vs
Chico

185 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

153 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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 Montreal, Jones William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ese Chico!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chico swats away the attempt to clinch by William.
Chico should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
William shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chico tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ese Chico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chico connects with a jab.

William has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chico lands a damaging elbow.
Chico misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chico is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William prevents Chico from breaking the clinch.
Chico misses with an elbow over the top.
Chico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chico throws an elbow but misses.
Chico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
William blocks a body shot from Chico.
Chico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
Chico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.

William drags the fight down to the ground.
William controlling the position.

Chico is sitting in close to William's body. William has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Chico is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Chico is tapping! That was a very nice submission by William.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jones William!