QFC Tournament 140 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Vierling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan's entrance music is Burn it Down. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bojan
vs
Vierling

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 New York, Stan Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Vierling!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vierling drives through with a takedown into Bojan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vierling trying to control but Bojan is working from the bottom.

Bojan looking for a guillotine here but Vierling defends easily.

Bojan looking for a guillotine here but Vierling defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vierling wants to control from the top but Bojan keeps moving.
Vierling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bojan is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bojan is looking for a triangle but Vierling pushes his legs off easily.
Vierling trying to control the position from guard on top but Bojan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vierling trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bojan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bojan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vierling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vierling working a defensive guard but Bojan manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vierling tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bojan easily slips into full mount!
Vierling is trying desperately to improve position.
Bojan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bojan wants to control the pace but Vierling is squirming around nicely.
Vierling avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bojan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bojan controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vierling is squirming around, avoiding Bojan's attempts to control the action.
Bojan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vierling manages to control the position for a moment.
Bojan tries to control but Vierling wriggling away.
Bojan controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vierling is working to get back to half guard.
Bojan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vierling because Bojan loaded up on that one.
Bojan avoids the attempt from Vierling to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan prevents Vierling from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Bojan 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.

Vierling swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Vierling. No joy for Bojan on that attempt.
Vierling leaves Bojan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bojan moves into range and clinches up with Vierling.

Vierling manages to break the clinch.
Vierling leaves Bojan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vierling gets a double leg takedown into Bojan's guard.
Vierling looking to sit in guard and control but Bojan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vierling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bojan passes Vierling's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vierling is trying to maintain the position but Bojan is very close to passing his half guard.
Vierling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stan Bojan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bojan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vierling defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vierling is looking to get back to is feet but Bojan passes into side control.
Vierling is looking to regain half guard here but Bojan keeps moving and retains side control.
Vierling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bojan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vierling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vierling is not content to let Bojan control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vierling defending against the ground and pound.
Bojan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vierling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Vierling is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bojan's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bojan! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Vierling has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stan Bojan!
Stan Bojan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smithson Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Blagojevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithson Cooper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cooper
vs
Blagojevic

185 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 New York, Smithson Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikola Blagojevic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagojevic misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Blagojevic scores with a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Blagojevic wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Blagojevic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooper wants to improve his position but instead Blagojevic has moved into half guard.
Blagojevic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Blagojevic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cooper closes the distance but Blagojevic moves to the side

and Blagojevic counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper jumps guard but Blagojevic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blagojevic prevents it.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Blagojevic won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smithson Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blagojevic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blagojevic controlling the action here.
Blagojevic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back.
Blagojevic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cooper gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Cooper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blagojevic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blagojevic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Cooper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blagojevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blagojevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Blagojevic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Blagojevic from controlling successfully.

Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Blagojevic defends easily.
Cooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Blagojevic from controlling successfully.
Blagojevic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.

Cooper throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blagojevic escapes and throws Cooper's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Blagojevic takes a little break here. Cooper wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cooper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nikola Blagojevic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dileno Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cylo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dileno Carneiro's chin.

Cylo
vs
Carneiro

176 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
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 New York, John Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dileno Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carneiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cylo pinned against the cage. Cylo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carneiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carneiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cylo lands a nice shot that snaps Carneiro's head back.
Cylo swings widly with a right hand

and Carneiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cylo wants to get back to his feet.

Carneiro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cylo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Carneiro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dileno Carneiro!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keagan Lowe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keagan Lowe Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fontaine
vs
Lowe Jr

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 New York, Frank Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keagan Lowe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fontaine gets a clinch.

Fontaine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fontaine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lowe Jr preventing the sweep.
Fontaine throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lowe Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Fontaine.
Fontaine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fontaine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowe Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Lowe Jr tries to strike from the bottom.
Fontaine content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontaine is pushing down on Lowe Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lowe Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Fontaine has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fontaine is working away from the top position though.

Fontaine decides to return to a standing position.

Fontaine rushes Lowe Jr and presses him up against the cage.

Fontaine pulls guard effortlessly.
Fontaine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lowe Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fontaine manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fontaine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lowe Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fontaine passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fontaine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lowe Jr wants to hold on but Fontaine pushes him away.
Lowe Jr wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fontaine has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lowe Jr is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fontaine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fontaine looking for the RNC.
Fontaine really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lowe Jr.
Fontaine scores with strikes from the back.
Lowe Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe Jr wants to escape the position.

Lowe Jr won't enjoy being in this position. Fontaine looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lowe Jr is tapping - it's over boys! Fontaine picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Fontaine!