QFC Tournament 803 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney One (ranked 6253 p4p, 170 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 6252 p4p, 581 weight class). Tourney One has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

One
vs
Lee

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 Helsinki, Tourney One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good standup being displayed there by One as he connects with a hook.
One misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
One scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
One misses with a left hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from One.
One throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
One connects with a nice cross there... Lee is looking wobbly and One recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lee to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - One jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tourney One!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 6162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Em Em (ranked 6255 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Liston
vs
Em

210 cm
18
289 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 Helsinki, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Em Em!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Liston misses the shot to the body.
Em feints a counter leg kick.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Em bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Em changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Em uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston misses with a body shot

and Em counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liston won't be happy with that.
Em lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Liston down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Liston's face as Em controls the position.
Liston stops Em from passing to mount.
Liston gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Em controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Em is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Em extends the arm and Liston is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Em Em!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Salah (ranked 6254 p4p, 171 weight class) and Paily Vattakkuzhi (ranked 6323 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Salah
vs
Vattakkuzhi

183 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Helsinki, Mohammed Salah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paily Vattakkuzhi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Vattakkuzhi. That snapped Salah's head back.
Vattakkuzhi misses with a straight right.
Salah misses with a takedown
and Vattakkuzhi counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Mohammed Salah has been cut.
Salah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vattakkuzhi counters with a nice body shot.
Salah misses with a takedown
and Vattakkuzhi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salah thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Salah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vattakkuzhi leaves Salah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Vattakkuzhi.

Salah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vattakkuzhi to the mat! Vattakkuzhi manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattakkuzhi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vattakkuzhi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Salah is pushing down on Vattakkuzhi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vattakkuzhi is fighting to maintain full guard but Salah has managed to sneak the leg through.

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.
Salah wants to free his trapped foot but Vattakkuzhi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salah frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vattakkuzhi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Salah gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Salah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vattakkuzhi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Vattakkuzhi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salah doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattakkuzhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Salah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vattakkuzhi's half guard.
Vattakkuzhi pushes Salah off but Salah dives into side control.

Salah has hold of Vattakkuzhi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Vattakkuzhi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Salah cranks the arm and Vattakkuzhi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Vattakkuzhi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mohammed Salah!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Clay (ranked 6320 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Kalzhaghe (ranked 6321 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Kalzhaghe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Clay
vs
Kalzhaghe

187 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Helsinki, Cassius Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Kalzhaghe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay fails with the takedown.
Kalzhaghe lands with a nice body punch.

Clay fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kalzhaghe to the ground. Clay is now in Kalzhaghe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kalzhaghe can't keep his opponent in guard - Clay advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kalzhaghe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kalzhaghe is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay moves into full mount! Kalzhaghe won't be happy about that!

Clay is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kalzhaghe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kalzhaghe is desperately trying to improve his position but Clay has a good base and remains in mount.
Clay lands with some strikes.
Clay controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalzhaghe hang on?
Kalzhaghe taking shots to the head.
Clay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clay cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kalzhaghe?
Clay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay cracks Kalzhaghe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clay landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay controlling the pace for now.

Clay looking for a guillotine from mount but Kalzhaghe is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassius Clay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clay misses with a leg kick
and Kalzhaghe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalzhaghe manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalzhaghe thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Kalzhaghe moves out of range of the leg kick from Clay.
A clash of legs there as Kalzhaghe blocks the low kick.
Kalzhaghe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Cassius Clay has been cut.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalzhaghe scores with a jab to the head.
Kalzhaghe thuds a left hand into Clay's body.

Kalzhaghe throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Clay tumbling to the canvas!

Cassius Clay's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalzhaghe throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Kalzhaghe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Kalzhaghe from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalzhaghe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kalzhaghe wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalzhaghe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Clay is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kalzhaghe rolls with it to try and escape but Clay cranks on the arm and Kalzhaghe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cassius Clay!