QFC Tournament 581 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Davie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dacascos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Dacascos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Davie
vs
Dacascos

181 cm
21
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Art Davie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Dacascos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacascos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dacascos counters with a straight right hand.
Dacascos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacascos lands a slapping body shot.
Dacascos moves in looking to clinch but Davie pushes him off.
Davie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Dacascos clinches up against the cage.
Davie tries to stall but Dacascos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dacascos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dacascos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dacascos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davie backwards.
Davie tries to pull guard but Dacascos holds him up against the cage and eventually Davie drops back down to his feet.
Dacascos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davie backwards.

It looks like Art Davie has been cut.
Davie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dacascos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacascos lands a right hand.
Davie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Still in the clinch, Dacascos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dacascos.

Dacascos drops Davie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Davie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Davie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dacascos lands a big right hand that drops Davie! The killer instinct kicks in and Dacascos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dacascos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dacascos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fannigan
vs
Velasquez

193 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Fannigan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fannigan misses.
Fannigan throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Fannigan , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velasquez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Velasquez.
Fannigan throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fannigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fannigan misses with a combination
and Fannigan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Fannigan is rocked!
Velasquez circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fannigan tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Velasquez wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Velasquez!
Our winner, John Velasquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lee
vs
Lee

185 cm
18
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jet Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce Lee misses with an uppercut. Jet Lee saw that one coming.
Bruce Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Jet Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Jet Lee lands with a cross.
Jet Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce Lee throws a looping overhand right but Jet Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Jet Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruce Lee looks to land a right hand but Jet Lee moved out of range.
Jet Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jet Lee.
Jet Lee swings for the body but Bruce Lee moves out of range.
Jet Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jet Lee misses with a straight right.
Bruce Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bruce Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jet Lee scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Jet Lee finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jet Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jet Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bruce Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bruce Lee is looking to pass Jet Lee's guard but actually Jet Lee recovers to full guard.
Bruce Lee throws an elbow that misses. Jet Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce Lee's guard. Nice move by Jet Lee!

Jet Lee wants to get up but he can't break Bruce Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jet Lee 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.
Bruce Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Jet Lee has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jet Lee has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bruce Lee is squirming around, avoiding Jet Lee's attempts to control the action.
Bruce Lee wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bruce Lee 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce Lee is trying to break free.
Bruce Lee staying busy and making it hard for Jet Lee to control.
Bruce Lee tries to escape but Jet Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jet Lee is not going to allow Bruce Lee to sit and survive in this position.

That's four 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.
A lull in the action here.
Jet Lee is really struggling to control Bruce Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jet Lee avoiding Bruce Lee 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Jet Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jet Lee scores with a hook to the body. Bruce Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jet Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Jet Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jet Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Jet Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce Lee can do to turn this around?
Jet Lee throws the left hand but Bruce Lee avoids the punch easily.
Jet Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Bruce Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Jet Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jet Lee lands with a hook. Bruce Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jet Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jet Lee connects with a single shot there.
Jet Lee jabs Bruce Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce Lee takes one on the button.
Bruce Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jet Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce Lee misses the jab.
A big right from Bruce Lee misses.
It looked like Jet Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jet Lee.
Bruce Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jet Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jet Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruce Lee is breathing heavily.
Bruce Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jet Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jet Lee lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jet Lee digs a good body shot into Bruce Lee's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jet Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruce Lee takes one on the button.
Bruce Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jet Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce Lee on the side of the head.
Jet Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jet Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce Lee's head.
Jet Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jet Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Bruce Lee.
Jet Lee punishes Bruce Lee's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jet Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Bruce Lee seems unphased.
Jet Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruce Lee's head.
Jet Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruce Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jet Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruce Lee at a distance.
Bruce Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jet Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jet Lee!
Jet Lee connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bruce Lee tumbling to the canvas! Jet Lee pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bruce Lee was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jet Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanzhar Nurpulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Pecayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sanzhar Nurpulaev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sanzhar Nurpulaev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nurpulaev
vs
Pecayo

188 cm
21
256 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanzhar Nurpulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom Pecayo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nurpulaev looking to score a takedown here. Pecayo is defending well but Nurpulaev drives through and ends up in Pecayo's guard.

Pecayo working for a triangle but Nurpulaev defends it easily.
Pecayo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nurpulaev is now in half guard.
Nurpulaev prevents Pecayo from improving his position.
Nurpulaev controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurpulaev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pecayo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurpulaev is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecayo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pecayo wants to get back to his feet.

Nurpulaev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Nurpulaev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pecayo's guard.
Nurpulaev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nurpulaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pecayo controls Nurpulaev momentarily but Nurpulaev frees himself.
Nurpulaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pecayo is keeping the position for now.
Nurpulaev stays in close to Pecayo's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev is working Pecayo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurpulaev controlling from the top position.
Pecayo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pecayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurpulaev.
Nurpulaev sets himself, and Pecayo steps forward looking for the clinch! Nurpulaev avoids it this time.
Pecayo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Nurpulaev does no damage.

Nurpulaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pecayo to the mat! Pecayo manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev stays in close to Pecayo's body and controls the position.
Nurpulaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nurpulaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurpulaev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nurpulaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pecayo's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurpulaev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nurpulaev is in close to Pecayo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanzhar Nurpulaev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nurpulaev misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nurpulaev. No joy for Pecayo on that attempt.
Pecayo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurpulaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pecayo can do to turn this around?
Pecayo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nurpulaev will feel that in the morning.

Pecayo scores with a takedown into Nurpulaev's guard.
Pecayo wants to control from the top but Nurpulaev keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurpulaev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pecayo escapes and throws Nurpulaev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nurpulaev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pecayo is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurpulaev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Nurpulaev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pecayo wants to take a breather but Nurpulaev is having none of it.
Nurpulaev trying to hold on to Pecayo's head to control him but Pecayo postures up.
Nurpulaev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nurpulaev wants to improve his position but Pecayo is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Pecayo wants to pass to mount but Nurpulaev is defending the position.
Pecayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurpulaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pecayo.
Nurpulaev tries to kick Pecayo off but Pecayo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanzhar Nurpulaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurpulaev is trying is best to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nurpulaev walks into a left hand.

Nurpulaev drives through with a takedown into Pecayo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nurpulaev wants to get up but he can't break Pecayo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev with a nice head shot there.
Nurpulaev advances position into side control!
Nurpulaev happy to just control the position for now.
Nurpulaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pecayo!
Nurpulaev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nurpulaev content just to control the position here.
Nurpulaev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecayo is looking to improve his position but Nurpulaev isn't that keen on the idea.
Nurpulaev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pecayo is breathing heavily.

Nurpulaev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurpulaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanzhar Nurpulaev dominated that second round.
That's time! Nurpulaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nurpulaev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pecayo did well to prevent Nurpulaev getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nurpulaev in particular looking to stall.
Pecayo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurpulaev is working away from the top position though.
Nurpulaev wants to pass the guard but Pecayo is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurpulaev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pecayo wants to improve his position but Nurpulaev is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurpulaev controlling the pace.
Nurpulaev working the head and body with strikes.
Nurpulaev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nurpulaev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pecayo for as long as he can get away with.

Nurpulaev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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.
Nurpulaev is thwarting Pecayo's attempts to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurpulaev is looking to clinch but Pecayo is avoiding it.

Nurpulaev moves into the clinch.

Pecayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nurpulaev gets a takedown into half guard.
Pecayo is trying to stand.
Nurpulaev wants to free his trapped foot but Pecayo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev passes to side control.
Nurpulaev controls the position.
Pecayo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pecayo is trying to control Nurpulaev's posture but Nurpulaev avoids it.
Pecayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nurpulaev is trying to get an arm triangle but Pecayo is defending well.
Nurpulaev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pecayo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurpulaev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pecayo down.
Nurpulaev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pecayo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pecayo is trying to improve his position.
Nurpulaev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pecayo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanzhar Nurpulaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurpulaev, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sanzhar Nurpulaev!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sanzhar Nurpulaev!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sanzhar Nurpulaev!

Sanzhar Nurpulaev wins by unanimous decision!