QFC Tournament 75 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Livington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Livington
vs
Rock

179 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Livington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Rock!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Livington.

Rock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Livington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Livington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Livington manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Livington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rock sees it coming and defends easily.

Livington has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rock defend it? Livington steps over the head and cranks it - Rock is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Livington!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Livington!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Peron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Peron
vs
Johnson

175 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Peron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peron misses with a hook.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Peron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peron throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peron throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peron throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Peron scores with a jab to the head.

Peron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Peron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peron keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Peron seems keen to control Johnson's posture.

Harry Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Peron misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peron lands a jab to the nose.
Peron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peron avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Peron.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Peron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peron.
Johnson shoots in but Peron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juan Peron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Johnson.
Nice straight punches there by Peron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peron.
Juan Peron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peron scores with a body shot.
Juan Peron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peron avoids it really well and circles away.
Peron loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Peron loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Peron.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Peron does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Peron.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peron.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Peron.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peron cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Peron dominated that round.
That's time! Peron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peron.
Peron scores with a nice strike.
Peron slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peron cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Peron finish him?
Peron misses with an uppercut.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Harry Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peron.
Juan Peron is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Peron.
Peron scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peron throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Peron.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Peron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson defending well as Peron loads up on a big left hand.
Peron digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peron.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Peron tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juan Peron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Johnson.
Peron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peron lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peron scores with a body shot.
Peron lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Peron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peron.
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!
Peron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peron scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Peron - just one landing.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peron finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Peron tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peron scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peron scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Peron there.
Peron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peron tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peron lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Johnson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Peron dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Peron!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kekero Wanatabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kekero Wanatabe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Cruz 's chin.

Wanatabe
vs
Cruz

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kekero Wanatabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Cruz !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wanatabe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz passes Wanatabe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cruz is taking a breather. Wanatabe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Wanatabe's temple.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Wanatabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.

Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wanatabe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diego Cruz !
Diego Cruz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Break Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rockfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Break Arm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arm
vs
Rockfist

172 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Break Arm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Rockfist!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockfist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arm. Arm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arm slips a jab and a cross from Rockfist.
Rockfist stuns Arm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arm shoots in for a double leg but Rockfist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Break Arm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockfist lands a head shot.
Arm tries to move into range but Rockfist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockfist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Break Arm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rockfist!
Arm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rockfist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockfist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockfist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Rockfist.
Rockfist scores with a nice strike.

Arm is rocked!
Rockfist lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Arm falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Rockfist!
After the fight, Jack Rockfist was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.