QFC Tournament 998 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 4652 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Kyle Twounsend (ranked 549 p4p, 548 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Twounsend

187 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
196
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Twounsend!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twounsend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Twounsend is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Twounsend was well out of range.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Twounsend slips under a jab.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Twounsend stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Twounsend.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twounsend.
Twounsend misses the jab.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twounsend doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twounsend doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Twounsend staying out of range there.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Twounsend.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a hook but Twounsend blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Twounsend throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Twounsend.
Twounsend blocks a jab.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twounsend pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Twounsend manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twounsend drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Twounsend staying out of range there.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Twounsend ducks down to avoid it.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee with a jab.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Twounsend makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws the left hand but Twounsend avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a left to the body.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Twounsend moves away from the strike by Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Twounsend moved out of range.
Twounsend just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Twounsend moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Twounsend does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twounsend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a straight right hand.
Lee swings for the body but Twounsend moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steven Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.
Twounsend throws a good cross that connects.
Lee slips under a jab.
Twounsend lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Twounsend is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Twounsend lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Twounsend will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lee slips a jab from Twounsend.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twounsend.
Lee throws a hook but Twounsend blocks it.
Kyle Twounsend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Twounsend's head.
A big left from Twounsend misses.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twounsend misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
Twounsend avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Twounsend throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twounsend ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twounsend bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee takes a swing at Twounsend's ribcage but misses.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twounsend throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twounsend.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a right hand. Twounsend shakes it off.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twounsend manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a swing at Twounsend's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws the left hand but Twounsend avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Twounsend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Twounsend looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Twounsend scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a hook. Twounsend ducked under it nicely.
Twounsend looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lunges at Twounsend with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Twounsend's hand.
Twounsend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twounsend moves away.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Twounsend moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Twounsend throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Twounsend misses with a straight left.
Twounsend steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Twounsend takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Twounsend wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee slips under a jab from Twounsend.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Twounsend moved out of range nicely.
Twounsend connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Twounsend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Twounsend moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Twounsend uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Twounsend just misses with a punch to the body.
Twounsend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Twounsend throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with a hook
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Twounsend will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Twounsend saw that one coming.
Twounsend ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Twounsend walks into a jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twounsend.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twounsend takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Twounsend sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Twounsend throws a big shot that misses.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lee misses.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twounsend on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Twounsend connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twounsend.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twounsend lands with an overhand left.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Twounsend throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Twounsend defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Twounsend now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twounsend with a nice cross.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a left hand
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Twounsend sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Twounsend throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a nice body shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twounsend moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Twounsend misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Twounsend ducks down to avoid it.
Twounsend slips a straight right by Lee.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Twounsend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Twounsend.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee throws a jab when Twounsend was well out of range.
Jab by Lee.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Twounsend cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Twounsend. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twounsend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Twounsend.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Twounsend misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a hook
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Twounsend counters with a stiff right hand.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Twounsend throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steven Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Twounsend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twounsend has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!

Kyle Twounsend wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Chua (ranked 4670 p4p, 4663 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chua
vs
Tso

185 cm
23
192
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
192
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caesar Chua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tso tries to avoid it but Chua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tso to the ground. Tso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tso circles away.
Chua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tso misses with a hook. Chua ducked under it nicely.
Chua feinted with a counter takedown.
Tso dives in for a single leg takedown but Chua sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tso throws a hook to the side of Chua's head but Chua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chua throws out a loose jab but Tso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso shoots in and drives through. Chua sprawls well.
Caesar Chua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Tso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tso moves away.
Tso misses with a shot to the body

and Chua counters with a single leg into guard. Tso didn't expect that.
Chua keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tso's head.

Tso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chua pushes down on Tso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tso.
Chua trying to control but Tso is working from the bottom.
Chua working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chua trying to control the position from guard on top but Tso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Tso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chua is aware though and is defending well.
Tso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chua's guard.

Tso won't allow Chua to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso won't allow Chua to sweep him here.
Chua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tso's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tso is keeping the position for now.
Tso looking for a sweep. Not yet Tso, not yet.
Chua trying to control the position from guard on top but Tso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chua stays in close to Tso's body and controls the position.
Chua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tso's head.
Chua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tso controls Chua momentarily but Chua frees himself.

Tso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tso is tightening it up a little... Chua has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chua reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chua taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). General Tso!
In his post fight interview, General Tso started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ubereem Rua (ranked 5039 p4p, 4651 weight class) and Basuki Tjahja Purnama (ranked 0 p4p, 474 weight class). Ubereem Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rua
vs
Tjahja Purnama

170 cm
18
144
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubereem Rua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Basuki Tjahja Purnama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rua tries for a takedown but Tjahja Purnama circles away easily
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjahja Purnama jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjahja Purnama lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Tjahja Purnama.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tjahja Purnama counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubereem Rua . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tjahja Purnama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tjahja Purnama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Tjahja Purnama.
Tjahja Purnama ducks under a wild hook from Rua .
Tjahja Purnama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua walks into a left hand.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjahja Purnama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Tjahja Purnama.
A little jabbing left from Tjahja Purnama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tjahja Purnama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.

Rua gets a clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tjahja Purnama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua 's head backwards.
Rua misses with a combination
and Tjahja Purnama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tjahja Purnama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a nice right hand.
Tjahja Purnama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua .
Tjahja Purnama lands the left hand.
Tjahja Purnama stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua . Rua gets slowly back to his feet.

Rua has managed to clinch.
Rua jumps guard but Tjahja Purnama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tjahja Purnama walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tjahja Purnama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tjahja Purnama swivels and escapes.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua .
Tjahja Purnama lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tjahja Purnama connects with a body shot.
Tjahja Purnama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Tjahja Purnama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua . Tjahja Purnama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Tjahja Purnama does it's job there.
Tjahja Purnama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua closes the distance but Tjahja Purnama moves to the side
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basuki Tjahja Purnama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua tries to clinch up but Tjahja Purnama circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Tjahja Purnama pushes him off.
Rua dives in and grabs Tjahja Purnama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tjahja Purnama pushes down on Rua 's head and hops out.
Tjahja Purnama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tjahja Purnama counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubereem Rua . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Tjahja Purnama's guard.
Rua trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tjahja Purnama manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Rua is working an open guard so Tjahja Purnama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rua tries to clinch but Tjahja Purnama moves away
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua closes the distance but Tjahja Purnama moves to the side
and Tjahja Purnama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tjahja Purnama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tjahja Purnama tests Rua 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tjahja Purnama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua 's head.
Basuki Tjahja Purnama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Tjahja Purnama, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Tjahja Purnama against the cage but Tjahja Purnama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tjahja Purnama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ubereem Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua swings for the body but Tjahja Purnama moves out of range.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tjahja Purnama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tjahja Purnama swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua .
Tjahja Purnama throws out a counter right but Rua avoids it with no problem.
Tjahja Purnama connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. Tjahja Purnama catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Tjahja Purnama lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Tjahja Purnama. Beautiful body shot.

Rua drives through with a takedown into Tjahja Purnama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Tjahja Purnama has his feet on Rua 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua darts in looking for a takedown but Tjahja Purnama gets double underhooks and turns Rua into the cage.
Tjahja Purnama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tjahja Purnama jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a stiff right hand.
Basuki Tjahja Purnama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjahja Purnama lands a jab.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Tjahja Purnama.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tjahja Purnama lands a head shot.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basuki Tjahja Purnama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Tjahja Purnama there.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua dives in and grabs Tjahja Purnama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tjahja Purnama pushes down on Rua 's head and hops out.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tjahja Purnama counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubereem Rua . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Tjahja Purnama 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.
Tjahja Purnama leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tjahja Purnama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua 's head backwards.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tjahja Purnama moves into range and connects with a jab.

Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tjahja Purnama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua trying to control the action but Tjahja Purnama is working from the bottom.
Basuki Tjahja Purnama has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjahja Purnama won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Rua prevents Tjahja Purnama from standing back up.
Rua is just content to waste time from the top position. Tjahja Purnama takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Tjahja Purnama is keeping the position.

Tjahja Purnama pushes Rua off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tjahja Purnama defends it nicely.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a jab to the head.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Tjahja Purnama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tjahja Purnama to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tjahja Purnama with a jab.
Tjahja Purnama scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rua thinking.
Tjahja Purnama cracks a nice hook into Rua 's ribs.
Rua walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tjahja Purnama connects with a body shot.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Tjahja Purnama, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Tjahja Purnama against the cage but Tjahja Purnama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Tjahja Purnama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Basuki Tjahja Purnama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tjahja Purnama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Basuki Tjahja Purnama!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Basuki Tjahja Purnama!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Basuki Tjahja Purnama!

Basuki Tjahja Purnama wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zion Zadeer (ranked 4796 p4p, 5104 weight class) and Monte Fisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zadeer
vs
Fisto

180 cm
23
185
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zion Zadeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monte Fisto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadeer scores with a hook to the body. Fisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Zadeer misses.
Fisto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fisto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fisto slips under a jab.
Fisto needs to keep his hands up - Zadeer had a free shot at his head there.

Fisto is rocked!
Fisto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zadeer as he jumps to the side.
Fisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Zadeer finish him?
Fisto bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Zadeer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Fisto falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Fisto was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zion Zadeer!