QFC Tournament 686 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

James
vs
Smith

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Jack Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

James lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! James stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!

Smith is rocked!
Smith is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. James doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Smith crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Smith's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy James!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Thomas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McGrady
vs
Thomas

175 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wallace McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as McGrady shoots in.
Thomas tries to counter with a clinch but McGrady shakes him off and moves away.
McGrady closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. McGrady pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallace McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrady misses with a takedown

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

McGrady is rocked!
Thomas dips a shoulder and cracks McGrady with a mighty uppercut! McGrady falls back against the cage and Thomas unloads with a barrage of strikes! McGrady is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thomas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Thomas!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert Queen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Taylor
vs
Queen

180 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

208 cm
24
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbert Queen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Queen throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Queen throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Queen manages to circle out of the way.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Queen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a right hand that Queen ducks under and follows up with a left that Queen also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Queen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Queen jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Queen avoids nicely.
Queen throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Queen avoids nicely.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Queen scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like James Taylor has been cut.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Oooh a lovely combination from Queen sends Taylor down but not out. Queen dives into side control looking to finish.

Taylor is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen lands a huge shot from side control! Taylor is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herbert Queen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frost
vs
Stevenson

201 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Frost connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Frost misses with a hook.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Stevenson forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Stevenson lands a left hand.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stevenson.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
Stevenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevenson.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevenson is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stevenson lands a right hand.
Stevenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Stevenson works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Stevenson - that landed with a thud.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Stevenson lands with a left to the head.
Stevenson gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevenson.

Frost is rocked!

Stevenson drops Frost onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Frost is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevenson is working Frost over against the cage.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body.
Stevenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Stevenson pushes Frost against the cage. Stevenson is working some dirty boxing. Stevenson pushes off with a quick right hook! Frost goes down! Frost tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stevenson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Stevenson!