QFC Tournament 840 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Lee (ranked 6016 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Storm (ranked 3851 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Storm

192 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Storm!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.

Storm jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Storm lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Lee stops Storm from standing up.
Storm managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Storm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.

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

Storm has managed to clinch.
Storm is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Storm's face.

It looks like Michael Storm has been cut.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Storm tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Storm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyson Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Storm.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Storm looks winded!
Lee landing knees to the head.
Storm jumps guard but Lee stands there with Storm around his waist. Storm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Storm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Storm fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Storm fails to pull guard.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.

Storm is rocked!
A knee to the head by Lee.
Storm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee has Storm pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Storm is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lee - that's hurt Storm badly! Oh, another knee lands and Storm is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Storm doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tyson Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 3805 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Ham (ranked 6244 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Ham

190 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Ham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Ham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.

Ham has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Ham manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Johnson kicks off Ham and gets to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Ham shows good takedown defense.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Ham's leg. Ham is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a hook.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Ham is defending well.
Ham regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
Johnson stops Ham from standing up.
Ham trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ham controls the pace.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Ham from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ham controls the pace.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Ham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Ham from standing up.
Ham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Ham off but Ham is having none of it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ham is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ham tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Johnson tries to bench press Ham off him but Ham keeps the position.
Johnson is letting Ham control him for a moment.
Ham wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big Ham will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ham is just out of range.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Ham backpedaling.

It looks like Big Ham has been cut.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ham.
Ham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Ham wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ham presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Ham maintains control.
Ham is looking to stand but Johnson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ham controlling his opponent.
Ham landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Ham has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ham controlling the position easily from mount.
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ham fails to take his opponent's back.
Ham lands a big elbow.
Ham controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ham on the ground.
Ham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ham landing shots from mount.
Ham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ham looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Ham controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Ham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Ham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ham controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ham controlling from the top position.
Ham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Ham postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ham but Ham pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position.

Ham 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.
Ham's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ham has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Big Ham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ham looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ham slows the pace down.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.

Ham is working to tighten his grip on Johnson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Johnson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ham is really squeezing tight and eventually Johnson passes out! Ham breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Big Ham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent King (ranked 5942 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Enzomair (ranked 6060 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Enzomair

170 cm
24
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Enzomair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Enzomair drives through with a takedown into guard.
King looking to control.

Enzomair content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because King has locked up a guillotine! King's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Enzomair is holding on here and King must be using up a lot of energy. Enzomair has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! King gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brent King!

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 Russ Gibson (ranked 5976 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lewis (ranked 6242 p4p, 213 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gibson
vs
Lewis

195 cm
24
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russ Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gibson.

Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis presses Gibson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis dips a shoulder and cracks Gibson with a mighty uppercut! Gibson falls back against the cage and Lewis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gibson 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 - Lewis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lewis!

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 Michael Gold (ranked 5943 p4p, 0 weight class) and Key Oh (ranked 5941 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gold
vs
Oh

220 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Key Oh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Oh seems unphased.

It looks like Key Oh has been cut.
Gold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Michael Gold has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.

Gold feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oh sprawling to the canvas! Oh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gold finish him?!
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!
Gold steps in with a hook that catches Oh right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gold follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Oh looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Gold!

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 Gaylord Fucker (ranked 6032 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noobie Newman (ranked 5931 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fucker
vs
Newman

190 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaylord Fucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noobie Newman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Newman drops Fucker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fucker looks back up at him and smiles so Newman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Gaylord Fucker has been cut.
Fucker walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Fucker limp body while Newman jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noobie Newman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Oltrades (ranked 5944 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani (ranked 6240 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oltrades
vs
Bintang Ramdhani

180 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
20
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Oltrades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oltrades throws a jab but it's blocked by Bintang Ramdhani.
Oltrades punishes Bintang Ramdhani's body with a nice straight punch.
Oltrades moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani has been cut.

Oltrades cracks Bintang Ramdhani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bintang Ramdhani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Oltrades finish him?

Bintang Ramdhani is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oltrades fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bintang Ramdhani square on the jaw! Damn, Bintang Ramdhani is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Oltrades!