QFC Tournament 533 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Stroker
vs
Green

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Green!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stroker pinned against the cage. Stroker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stroker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Stroker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the cage. Stroker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stroker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stroker lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Stroker slips under a jab from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Stroker scores with a shot to the body.
Green shoots in and drives through. Stroker sprawls well.

Green feints and as Stroker raises his hands in defense, Green changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stroker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Stroker's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroker keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroker is retaining full guard.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroker's head.

Stroker working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Stroker controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stroker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
Stroker is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroker has wrist control.
Stroker working a defensive guard here.
Green would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Green is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green postures up.

Stroker working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.

Green has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Stroker to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Green is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Stroker pulls down on the head and he's put Green to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Willie Stroker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Money's choice of entrance music: Birdman - Number One Stunna. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brooks
vs
Money

185 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 Sydney, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Money feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brookss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Money scores with a push kick.
Money keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Money counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Money but Money pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Money scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brooks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brooks working the ground and pound but Money is defending the strikes.
Brooks in side control, throwing shots but Money defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Money, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks trying to control the position but Money is working away.
Money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Money wants to get back to his feet but Brooks drags him back down.
Brooks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Money sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Brooks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Money is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Money parries the strikes from Brooks easily there. Brooks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Money to escape.
Brooks misses with the ground and pound.
Money is trying to buck Brooks off.
Brooks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Brooks.
Brooks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Money parries the strikes from Brooks easily there. Brooks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Money to escape.
Brooks wants to control but Money is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Money's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brooks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Brooks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Money tries to buck Brooks off but Brooks is having none of it.
Money can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brooks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

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.
Brooks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks throws an elbow but Money slips to the side and avoids it well.
Money is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
Money is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Money is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brooks is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Money's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Money counters with a straight right hand.
Money's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Money duly obliges.
Money throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Money throws a combination. Brooks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Money avoids the body shot from Brooks.
And Money tries to counter it with a takedown but Brooks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Money keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Money moves into the clinch.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Money gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Money has Brooks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Money pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brooks tumbling to the mat - Money dives into Brooks's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Money doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Money manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Money trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Money defends it easily.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Money throws a sloppy strike and Brooks has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Money is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Brooks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil Brooks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jack
vs
Lynch

160 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremiah Lynch !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch works the jab nicely.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lynch throws a shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lynch enables Jack to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lynch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lynch working a defensive guard but Jack passes into half guard.
Jack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jack throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Jack thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch wants to control but Jack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jack.
Jack drops an elbow to the side of Lynch 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lynch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lynch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.
Jack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lynch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
Jack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jack working over Lynch with some ground and pound. Lynch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jack is nestled in close to Lynch , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jack thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynch defending well though.
Lynch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jack scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jack tries to pass to full mount but Lynch defends it.
Lynch is staying active underneath Jack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Jack 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.
Jack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynch defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jack slips a nice elbow through Lynch 's hands, connecting with Lynch 's forehead.
Jack lands strikes from half guard.
Jack trying to pass the guard but Lynch defending well.
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jack.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jack connects with a nice short shot to Lynch 's temple.
Lynch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jack in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lynch tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Jack!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

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

Nash
vs
Russell

167 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Russell !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Russell enables Nash to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Russell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Russell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nash throwing strikes from guard but Russell blocks nicely.

Russell is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nash frees his head nicely. Oh but Russell has switched to an armbar! Nash is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tony Russell !