QFC Tournament 951 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mullen (ranked 4440 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Cacho (ranked 4466 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mullen
vs
Cacho

166 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cacho.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Danny Mullen has been cut.
Cacho throws a right hand that misses
and Mullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cacho scores with a jab to the body.
Cacho swings widly with a right hand
and Mullen counters with a straight right hand.
Cacho misses with a hook.
Cacho misses with a hook. Mullen ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mullen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mullen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cacho counter with a right hand.
Cacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullen counters with a straight right hand.
Cacho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cacho throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacho cracks Mullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cacho throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
Cacho misses with a hook
letting Mullen counter with a right hand.
Mullen slips under a jab.
Mullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cacho.
A telegraphed right hand from Cacho misses the target.
Mullen slips under a jab.
Cacho looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mullen misses the target.
Cacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mullen counters with a stiff right hand.

Cacho is rocked!
Cacho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mullen weaves into range and cracks Cacho right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Cacho goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mullen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Mullen!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Gretzky (ranked 4436 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manlio Minuto (ranked 4695 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gretzky
vs
Minuto

168 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blaine Gretzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manlio Minuto!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretzky feints and then cracks Minuto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minuto down.
Minuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gretzky moves away.
Blaine Gretzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gretzky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gretzky misses with a low kick as Minuto jumps back.
A low kick from Gretzky is predictable there

and Minuto counters with a takedown into side control.
Gretzky tries to bench press Minuto off him but Minuto keeps the position.
Gretzky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minuto on the ground.
Minuto trying to control the action but Gretzky is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minuto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Minuto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Minuto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minuto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well.
Minuto wants to control but Gretzky is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Minuto advances to mount.
Minuto trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Minuto working for a submission but Gretzky is keeping him at bay.

Minuto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gretzky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Minuto wants to finish this one by submission but Gretzky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Minuto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minuto wants to control the pace but Gretzky is squirming around nicely.
Gretzky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gretzky tries to get out of the position.
Gretzky is working to get back to half guard.
Minuto fails to move to back control.

Minuto working for a submission but Gretzky is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minuto looking to secure an arm triangle but Gretzky defends it well.

Minuto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Minuto fails to take his opponent's back.

Gretzky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Minuto.
Minuto is looking to work his way around to Gretzky's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manlio Minuto dominated that round.
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.

An inside leg kick lands from Gretzky.
Minuto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gretzky can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Gretzky.
Gretzky wants to slow Minuto down by chopping away at his legs.
Gretzky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gretzky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gretzky.
Nice defenses there by Gretzky.
Good work by Minuto as he checks the leg kick.
Minuto moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minuto checks the leg kick.
Minuto feints the counter takedown.
Minuto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gretzky tries to avoid it but Minuto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gretzky to the ground. Gretzky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gretzky throws a low kick, looking for Minuto's leg but Minuto calmly moves out of range.
Gretzky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minuto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gretzky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minuto misses with a left hand
and Gretzky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Minuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minuto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gretzky is looking to chop away at Minuto's legs.
Minuto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blaine Gretzky is winning the standup battle so far.
Gretzky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minuto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gretzky throws a leg kick

and Minuto counters with a takedown into side control.
Minuto trying to control the position but Gretzky is working away.

Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gretzky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minuto wants to control but Gretzky is keeping him busy.

Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minuto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gretzky keeps working.
Gretzky prevents Minuto from improving position.
Gretzky is not content to let Minuto control the position.

Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minuto advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minuto has hold of Gretzky's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gretzky manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Minuto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gretzky is looking to get to half guard.
Minuto fails to move to back control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minuto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gretzky is looking to escape.
Manlio Minuto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minuto prevents Gretzky from getting the reversal.
Gretzky is squirming around, avoiding Minuto's attempts to control the action.

Gretzky is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Minuto locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gretzky is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manlio Minuto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tournament Clown (ranked 4712 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Chow (ranked 4640 p4p, 222 weight class). The key to victory for Tournament Clown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Clown
vs
Chow

172 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tournament Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Young Chow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clown tries to keep at a distance but Chow has taken the fight into the clinch.

Chow is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Clown can't fight it off and eventually Chow manages to take the fight to the floor. Clown looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Chow stands up and waves to Clown to follow him.

Chow scores with a takedown into Clown's guard.
Chow is looking to pass into half guard but Clown pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Clown is in guard.

Clown trying to control the position from guard on top but Chow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chow wants to sweep but no luck.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clown defends it easily.

Chow working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Clown has passed into half guard!
Chow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clown wants to stand and escape but instead Chow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Clown keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.

Chow stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow with a poor takedown
and Clown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chow is defended easily by Clown.
Clown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chow slips under a jab.
Chow shoots in but no luck this time.
Tournament Clown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Chow.
Chow fails with the takedown
enabling Clown to counter with a crisp jab.
Chow shoots in for a double leg but Clown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clown's waist but Clown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chow off to one side.

Chow moves into range and clinches up with Clown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clown is trying to break the clinch but Chow is controlling him.
Chow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clown prevents it.
Chow looks winded!
Chow prevents Clown from breaking the clinch.
Chow is trying to drag Clown to the mat but Clown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Clown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Clown wants to get back to striking at distance but Chow won't allow it.

Chow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chow shoots and misses
letting Clown counter with a right hand.
Chow tries for a takedown but Clown circles away easily
and Clown counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Clown there.
A jab from Clown misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clown on his heels. He'll look to pass Clown's guard now, I'm sure.
Chow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chow trying to control the position from guard on top but Clown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clown trying to keep a closed guard but Chow is proving a slippery customer.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clown working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tournament Clown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clown is looking to control Chow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clown avoid being mounted?
Chow is stalling here. Clown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chow is trying to improve his position.
Chow regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow trying to control but Clown postures up.
Chow moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown stopping the sweep attempt from Chow.
Clown wants to control from the top but Chow keeps moving.

Chow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Chow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chow is looking to stand back up but Clown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chow.
Chow has a hand on Clown's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clown takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow is squirming around, avoiding Clown's attempts to control the action.
Chow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clown tries to control but Chow wriggling away.
Clown controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clown tries to control but Chow wriggling away.
Chow is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chow keeps trying to improve his position.
Clown controlling his opponent.

That's four 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.
Chow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clown looking to control but Chow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young Chow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Clown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clown.

Chow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Chow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clown has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chow but great work by Clown.
Chow is looking for a sweep.
Chow sneaks back into half guard.
Clown prevents Chow from improving his position.
Chow is trying to maintain the position but Clown is very close to passing his half guard.
Chow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chow.
Chow 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow wants to control the position but Clown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Chow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
Chow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in half guard, Clown seems content to control.
Chow wants to sweep but Clown has passed to side control!
Chow sneaks back into half guard.
Chow tries to get to full guard but Clown has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clown has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clown is trying to control. Chow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chow trying to control but Clown postures up.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clown wants to free his trapped foot but Chow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
Chow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clown's back!

Chow goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Clown escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Chow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow wants to improve his position but Clown is controlling well.
Chow wants to sweep but Clown has passed to side control!
Chow is not content to let Clown control the position.
Young Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chow tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Clown easily slips into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clown prevents Chow from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tournament Clown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Tournament Clown!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Tournament Clown!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Tournament Clown!

Tournament Clown wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Del Montemies (ranked 4441 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 4486 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montemies
vs
Lesnar

157 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Del Montemies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montemies misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montemies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnar.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lesnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lesnar lands a jab to Montemies's midsection.
Lesnar lands a hook that stumbles Montemies back into the cage. Lesnar follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Montemies to the canvas! Lesnar pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Montemies has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
A victorious Brock Lesnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.