QFC Tournament 795 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Greening (ranked 6030 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Poppageorgio (ranked 6043 p4p, 0 weight class). Quincy Poppageorgio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greening
vs
Poppageorgio

175 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 London, Michael Greening!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quincy Poppageorgio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppageorgio looks to land a left hand but Greening moved out of range nicely.
Poppageorgio takes a swing at Greening's ribcage but misses.
Poppageorgio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greening.
Greening swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Poppageorgio.
Greening misses with a jab to the body
and Poppageorgio counters with a nice uppercut.

Greening drives through and clinches with Poppageorgio against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Greening - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poppageorgio lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poppageorgio.
Greening tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poppageorgio scores with a shoulder strike.
Greening trying to stall but Poppageorgio improves his position.
Greening misses with a punch to the body.
Poppageorgio lands a nice uppercut.
Greening tries to stall but Poppageorgio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greening tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poppageorgio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greening tries to pull guard but Poppageorgio won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Greening. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Poppageorgio.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greening ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Greening no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Greening is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Poppageorgio frees his head nicely. Oh but Greening has switched to an armbar! Poppageorgio is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Michael Greening!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biene Maja (ranked 6038 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderlei Silva (ranked 6466 p4p, 687 weight class). Biene Maja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maja
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 London, Biene Maja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Maja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Maja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maja jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Silva has eaten all the pies!
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Maja controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a body shot but Maja blocks it.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Maja.
Silva misses with a body punch.

Maja jumps guard.

Maja is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Maja has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Biene Maja!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wolfie (ranked 5733 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tuffenufe (ranked 6054 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wolfie
vs
Tuffenufe

195 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 London, Aaron Wolfie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Tuffenufe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuffenufes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Wolfie rushes Tuffenufe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuffenufe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wolfie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Tuffenufe has clasped his hands together around Wolfie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wolfie tries to escape but Tuffenufe is in control.

Tuffenufe tries for a kimura but Wolfie is defending well.

Tuffenufe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wolfie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wolfie seems a little lost for a moment, as Tuffenufe dominates the positioning.
It looks like Tuffenufe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuffenufe swings around for an armbar but Wolfie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuffenufe's guard.
Tuffenufe is striking but Wolfie is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tuffenufe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tuffenufe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tuffenufe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolfie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tuffenufe is looking for a triangle but Wolfie pushes his legs off easily.

Tuffenufe has his foot on Wolfie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wolfie works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tuffenufe can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffenufe seems keen to control Wolfie's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tuffenufe looking for a guillotine here but Wolfie defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfie is fighting to break Tuffenufe's control of his arms but Tuffenufe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wolfie tries to stand but Tuffenufe is controlling from the bottom.

Tuffenufe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wolfie defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffenufe is adopting a defensive guard.
Wolfie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tuffenufe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tuffenufe has his feet on Wolfie's thighs here. He's pushed Wolfie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wolfie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Tuffenufe!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Disa Pervart (ranked 5963 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Hatsumi (ranked 6026 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Disa Pervart
vs
Hatsumi

185 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 London, Gio Disa Pervart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Masaaki Hatsumi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatsumi misses the shot to the body.
Disa Pervart slips a straight right by Hatsumi.
Hatsumi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Disa Pervart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Disa Pervart throws a series of punches but Hatsumi moves out of range.
Disa Pervart fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatsumi with a jab.
Disa Pervart throws a series of punches but Hatsumi avoids them all with ease.
Disa Pervart throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatsumi lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Hatsumi misses
and Disa Pervart counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hatsumi has Disa Pervart up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hatsumi as the two fighters clinch.
Hatsumi scores with a hook to the body.
Disa Pervart is breathing heavily.
Hatsumi lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatsumi lands a body punch.
Hatsumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatsumi is working Disa Pervart over against the cage.
Hatsumi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatsumi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatsumi lands with a left to the head.
Hatsumi works on Disa Pervart's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatsumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Hatsumi.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatsumi.
Hatsumi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disa Pervart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatsumi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Disa Pervart backwards.
A short left from Hatsumi.
Hatsumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Disa Pervart is rocked!
Hatsumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Disa Pervart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatsumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatsumi lands with a left to the head.
Hatsumi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatsumi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Disa Pervart with a big uppercut! Disa Pervart tries to clinch up but Hatsumi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Disa Pervart to the mat! Disa Pervart covers up and Hatsumi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masaaki Hatsumi!
A relieved looking Masaaki Hatsumi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.