QFC Tournament 729 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes into the arena with Perfect-Ed Sheeran blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steve
vs
Lambert

175 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steve gets a clinch.
Lambert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Lambert throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Lambert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambert blocking some punches.
Lambert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lambert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steve is keeping busy.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambert.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Lambert misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lambert fails to land.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Lambert's head.
Lambert trying to stall but Steve improves his position.
Lambert trying to control the position but instead, Steve has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lambert into the cage.
Steve blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.

It looks like Danny Lambert has been cut.
Lambert tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Lambert taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Lambert stalling in the clinch but Steve improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambert.
Lambert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lambert pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lambert swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambert looking to stall.
Lambert working aggressively here.
Lambert looking to stall.
Lambert struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Lambert taking a breather.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Lambert tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Lambert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambert working aggressively here.
Lambert blocks an uppercut.
Lambert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lambert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lambert.
Steve presses Lambert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lambert's elbow.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Lambert looks winded!
Lambert looking to slow down the pace here.
Lambert throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lambert's elbow.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve prevents a body shot from Lambert.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve pushes Lambert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambert.
Lambert is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambert.
Steve tries a body shot but Lambert blocks it.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lambert is trying to maintain a safe position but Steve gets an underhook and turns Lambert into the cage.
Steve presses Lambert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lambert stalling in the clinch but Steve improves position.
Lambert blocks a body shot from Steve.
Lambert throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Steve.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve lands a right hand.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Lambert's cut.
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.

Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Lambert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambert is looking to control Steve's arms but Steve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lambert has his back to the cage.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve cracks Lambert with a nice body shot.
Lambert misses with the head strike.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Lambert lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert has Steve pushed against the cage.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve pushes Lambert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.

Lambert is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Lambert is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Steve throws a big uppercut that drops Lambert! More strikes from Steve and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lambert lies dazed against the cage as Steve celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
A very excited looking Chris Steve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wunce
vs
Kirkpatrick

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Wunce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dee Kirkpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wunce gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wunce has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kirkpatrick is trying to keep an underhook but Wunce manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kirkpatrick is trying to escape back to his feet but Wunce uses the scramble to pass into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Kirkpatrick is right now.
Kirkpatrick wants to get back to his feet but Wunce is dominant here and he's now got Kirkpatrick's back!
Kirkpatrick is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wunce not allowing Kirkpatrick to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunce controlling well, preventing Kirkpatrick from escaping the position.
Wunce biding his time, controlling Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Wunce has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wunce is landing with strikes. Kirkpatrick can't take much more of this.
Wunce trying to control.
Kirkpatrick is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kirkpatrick turns into Wunce and is now in his guard.

Wunce looking for a guillotine here but Kirkpatrick defends easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wunce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirkpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Wunce has wrist control.
Wunce wants to sweep here but Kirkpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kirkpatrick trying to control but Wunce is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirkpatrick won't allow Wunce to sweep him here.

Wunce working for submissions but it's allowed Kirkpatrick to get to half guard.
Kirkpatrick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wunce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wunce wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirkpatrick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kirkpatrick thows a huge punch but Wunce dodges it nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kirkpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wunce as he avoids it easily.

Wunce gets a takedown into half guard.
Wunce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wunce is looking to take a break and control but Kirkpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wunce trying to pass the guard but Kirkpatrick defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wunce is working for a kimura but Kirkpatrick is defending it quite comfortably.
Kirkpatrick is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is trying to stand.
Kirkpatrick wants to control but Wunce is keeping busy.
Kirkpatrick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wunce prevents Kirkpatrick from improving his position.
Kirkpatrick trying to control but Wunce postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wunce fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirkpatrick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Kirkpatrick drives through with a takedown into Wunce's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wunce trying to keep a closed guard but Kirkpatrick is proving a slippery customer.

Wunce is looking for a triangle here but Kirkpatrick uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wunce is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Wunce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wunce wants to get back to his feet but Kirkpatrick drags him back down.

Kirkpatrick goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wunce rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kirkpatrick's guard! Nice work there by Wunce!
Kirkpatrick pulls Wunce in close to prevent any damage.
Wunce throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunce content to stall in guard here.
Wunce looking to pass the guard.

Wunce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kirkpatrick trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wunce dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Wunce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wunce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirkpatrick is one step ahead there.
Mark Wunce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wunce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kirkpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wunce keeping full guard, as Kirkpatrick tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wunce controls Kirkpatrick momentarily but Kirkpatrick frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirkpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Wunce.
Wunce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wunce is pulling down on Kirkpatrick's head. It's preventing any offense from Kirkpatrick, at least for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wunce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkpatrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wunce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirkpatrick tries for a takedown but Wunce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wunce feinted with a counter takedown.

Wunce rushes Kirkpatrick and presses him up against the cage.

Wunce pulls guard successfully.
Kirkpatrick stops Wunce from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wunce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kirkpatrick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wunce dives on top into guard.

Kirkpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirkpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Wunce from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick keeping moving, preventing Wunce from controlling successfully.
Kirkpatrick looking to control.
Kirkpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kirkpatrick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kirkpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wunce defending well though.

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.
Wunce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wunce.
Kirkpatrick 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.
Kirkpatrick forces his way into half guard.
Wunce is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirkpatrick controlling the action here.
Kirkpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wunce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dee Kirkpatrick.
Well Wunce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mark Wunce!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mark Wunce!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mark Wunce!

Mark Wunce wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takira Akono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamato has chosen Unravel-Hatsune Miku as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Akono
vs
Yamato

188 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takira Akono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihito Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato throws a right hand that Akono ducks under and follows up with a left that Akono also avoids with ease.
Akono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akono misses with a hook
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akono slips a jab from Yamato.
Akono misses with a hook to the body
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato misses with an uppercut.
Yamato scores with a nice strike.
Akono swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Akono is rocked!
Yamato cracks Akono with a hook to the temple - Akono is on wobbly legs here! Yamato swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Akono falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yamato wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akihito Yamato!
After winning the bout, Akihito Yamato thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Duffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shaun Duffey enters the cage!

Goldberg
vs
Duffey

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaun Duffey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg cracks Duffey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffey has his takedown stuffed
and Goldberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goldberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duffey fails with the takedown.
Duffey closes the distance but Goldberg moves to the side
and Goldberg counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Goldberg. Beautiful body shot.
Duffey misses with a takedown
and Goldberg counters with a huge left! Duffey is in big trouble! He's backing up but Goldberg isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Duffey from any more damage. A dominating finish by Goldberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Goldberg!