QFC Tournament 596 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bannessi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Foxtrot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Charlie Foxtrot was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bannessi
vs
Foxtrot

187 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bannessi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Foxtrot!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bannessi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bannessi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benny Bannessi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannessi looks to land a combination. Foxtrot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bannessi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foxtrot.
Bannessi throws a good cross that connects.
Bannessi slaps away a takedown attempt from Foxtrot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bannessi throws a series of punches but Foxtrot moves out of range.
Bannessi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bannessi sets himself, and Foxtrot steps forward looking for the clinch! Bannessi avoids it this time.
Bannessi tests Foxtrot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bannessi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bannessi lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bannessi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bannessi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foxtrot.
Bannessi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foxtrot.
Benny Bannessi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Foxtrot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxtrot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bannessi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foxtrot.
Foxtrot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bannessi but Bannessi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bannessi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bannessi sets himself, and Foxtrot steps forward looking for the clinch! Bannessi avoids it this time.
Bannessi scores with a jab. Foxtrot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bannessi jabs at Foxtrot's body.

Foxtrot dives in and scores a takedown into Bannessi's guard.
Bannessi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Bannessi kicks Foxtrot off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannessi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bannessi.
Foxtrot shoots in for a double leg but Bannessi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foxtrot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bannessi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foxtrot somewhat.
Bannessi slaps away a takedown attempt from Foxtrot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foxtrot moves forwards but Bannessi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bannessi stuns Foxtrot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bannessi thuds a left hand into Foxtrot's body.
Bannessi lands a body shot.
Benny Bannessi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bannessi scores with a one two! Foxtrot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bannessi is breathing heavily.
Bannessi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Foxtrot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Foxtrot is trying for a kimura here. Bannessi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Foxtrot wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Foxtrot!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Mechers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mechers
vs
Smith

177 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sultan Mechers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mechers has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Mechers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Mechers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mechers throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Mechers stalls.
Mechers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Mechers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mechers manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mechers rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.

Mechers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mechers moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mechers drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mechers dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mechers decides to stand back up.

Mechers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Mechers stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Mechers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mechers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mechers passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mechers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mechers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mechers needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Sultan Mechers has been cut.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mechers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mechers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sam Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mechers moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Mechers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut

and Mechers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mechers drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mechers passes to side control.
Mechers wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.

Mechers is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mechers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Mechers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sultan Mechers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mechers moves away.
Smith cracks Mechers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sultan Mechers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Mechers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mechers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Smith controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mechers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mechers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!

Mechers looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Mechers controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mechers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mechers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mechers dominating with strikes here.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mechers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mechers content just to control the position here.
Mechers raining down shots from the mount!
Mechers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mechers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Mechers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mechers punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mechers controlling the pace for now.
Mechers throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mechers content just to control the position here.
Mechers avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mechers controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Mechers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sultan Mechers's cut.
That's time! Mechers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Mechers's head but Mechers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Smith gets caught napping as Mechers dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Mechers wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mechers looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mechers throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mechers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mechers pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Mechers seems to be looking for submissions.
Mechers is controlling the pace.

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.

Mechers stands up out of the half guard.
Sam Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a right hand that misses

and Mechers counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mechers is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Mechers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mechers slows the pace down in half guard.
Sam Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mechers seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Mechers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sultan Mechers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sultan Mechers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mechers, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Sultan Mechers!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Sultan Mechers!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Sultan Mechers!

Sultan Mechers wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jenkins
vs
Shimit

188 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Shimit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimit is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shimit tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shimit to the ground. Shimit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shimit throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins jabs Shimit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Shimit wants to counter the offense by Jenkins and move into the clinch position.
Jenkins throws a predictable looking body shot

and Shimit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shimit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimit wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shimit content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Jenkins has locked up a guillotine! Jenkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Shimit is holding on here and Jenkins must be using up a lot of energy. Shimit has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Jenkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Jenkins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Etiene Salire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pei Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pei Mei told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Salire
vs
Mei

172 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Etiene Salire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pei Mei!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei misses the jab.
Mei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salire.
Salire misses with a few strikes there.
Mei looks to land a combination but Salire avoids it well.
Salire attempts a counter takedown but Mei avoids it well and moves away.
Mei misses with an uppercut
and Salire counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Mei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salire pinned against the cage. Salire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick from Salire lands but Mei takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mei takes a swing at Salire's ribcage but misses.

Salire shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mei gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei is staying active underneath Salire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salire is stalling here. Mei is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salire seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mei has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mei working away.

Mei tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mei grinds an elbow into Salire's temple.
Salire is pushing Mei's head away, looking to escape. Mei manages to hold on to the position though.
A control attempt from Salire but he's now mounted!
Mei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salire is trying to escape the mount.
Salire is squirming around, avoiding Mei's attempts to control the action.
Salire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mei lands a heavy elbow.
Salire tries to hold on but Mei pushes him away.
Mei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mei looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei scoring with strikes but Salire is staying in there.
Salire wants to hold on but Mei pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Salire that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Salire is rocked!
Mei controlling the position easily from mount.
Mei punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Salire is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salire is breathing heavily.
Mei controlling the position easily from mount.
Salire seems to have got his legs back now.
Mei connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mei drops a big elbow. That's hurt Salire! More shots from Mei and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pei Mei!