QFC Tournament 761 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fee Agent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dos Santos
vs
Agent

175 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fee Agent!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Agent as Dos Santos shoots in.
Agent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Agent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Agent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Agent has eaten all the pies!

Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agent's guard.

Agent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dos Santos is fighting to break Agent's control of his arms but Agent is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Agent can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dos Santos wants to control but Agent is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agent trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Agent trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dos Santos manages to pass to mount!
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Agent to control.
Agent is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Agent looks a forlorn figure.
Agent wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Agent tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Dos Santos working for a submission but Agent is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to control but Agent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Agent to control.
Dos Santos throws some wild stikes that Agent manages to avoid easily.
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos looking to finish with strikes here!

Dos Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Agent frees his head quite easily.
Agent is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Agent is squirming around nicely.
Agent is working to get back to half guard.
Agent tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Agent is trying desperately to improve position.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Agent tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos throws a strike there. Agent manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dos Santos works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agent wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Agent regains half guard.
Agent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Agent is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Agent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Agent is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Agent.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Agent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Agent wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Agent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.

Agent looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Agent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Agent is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Agent avoid being mounted?
Ronaldo Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Agent gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agent keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Dos Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dos Santos cracks Agent with a solid left hand.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Agent keeps moving.

Agent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Agent looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos trying to control but Agent is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Agent is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Agent trying to control the position.

Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Agent is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agent is keeping the position for now.
Agent trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agent can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Agent manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Agent changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Agent can't do much from the bottom here.

Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Agent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agent prevents Dos Santos from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Agent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Agent will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Dos Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.

Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Agent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Agent slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Nice sprawl there from Agent as Dos Santos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Agent tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Agent to the ground. Agent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Agent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Agent seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.

Agent is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Agent eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Agent has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Agent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos controlling the position for now.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Agent.

Agent is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

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.
Agent trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos controlling the position for now.

Agent is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Agent defends easily.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Agent from controlling successfully.
Agent passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Agent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control Agent's posture but Agent avoids it.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Agent off and has taken his back!
Agent tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos throwing damaging strikes from the back! Agent could be in trouble here!

Agent is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fee Agent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agent breaks Dos Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fee Agent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ronaldo Dos Santos!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ronaldo Dos Santos!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ronaldo Dos Santos!

Ronaldo Dos Santos wins by unanimous decision!
Ronaldo Dos Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

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

Steve
vs
Page

167 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Page!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Page lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Steve. That snapped Page's head back.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Page steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Steve throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Page thinking.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Page is rocked!
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve Throws a clean left jab. Steve Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Page's chin! Page crumbles to the ground and Steve follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Steve!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Steve!
Brock Steve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.