QFC Tournament 140 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Blagojevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan has chosen Burn it Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikola Blagojevic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stan Bojan's chin.

Blagojevic
vs
Bojan

179 cm
22
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikola Blagojevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bojan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blagojevic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bojan working a defensive guard but Blagojevic manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blagojevic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bojan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Bojan wants to control but Blagojevic postures up.
Bojan seems a little lost for a moment, as Blagojevic dominates the positioning.
Bojan tries to bench press Blagojevic off him but Blagojevic keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blagojevic wants to control but Bojan is keeping him busy.
Blagojevic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blagojevic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Blagojevic has control of an arm but Bojan manages to advance to Blagojevic's back!
Bojan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bojan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bojan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bojan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bojan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blagojevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blagojevic gets a clinch.

Blagojevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Blagojevic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bojan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bojan keeping moving, preventing Blagojevic from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikola Blagojevic just wasn't active enough.

Blagojevic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blagojevic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blagojevic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blagojevic wants it to stay on the feet.
Bojan misses with a takedown

and Blagojevic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bojan holds on and takes a little breather.

Bojan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blagojevic passes into side control.
Bojan looks winded!
Bojan struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic taking a breather here.
Bojan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Blagojevic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blagojevic tries to stand but Bojan is controlling his head.
Bojan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bojan is refusing to be controlled, as Blagojevic sits in half guard.

Blagojevic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Blagojevic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bojan regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Blagojevic 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.

Bojan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikola Blagojevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bojan tries to sprawl but Blagojevic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blagojevic is thwarting Bojan's attempts to control the position.
Blagojevic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bojan keeps working.
Blagojevic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blagojevic not doing much here.
Blagojevic is keen to just control but Bojan is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bojan trying to keep a closed guard but Blagojevic is proving a slippery customer.
Nikola Blagojevic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blagojevic trying to control but Bojan is working from the bottom.
Blagojevic tries to stand but Bojan is controlling from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Blagojevic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blagojevic circles away.
No luck for Bojan with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blagojevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Blagojevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bojan slips under a jab from Blagojevic.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blagojevic enables Bojan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blagojevic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bojan is breathing heavily.

Blagojevic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Blagojevic is looking to control Bojan's arms but Bojan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blagojevic has his back to the cage.

Blagojevic decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blagojevic is looking to sweep but instead, Bojan has passed into half guard.
Bojan trying to control from half guard but Blagojevic is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blagojevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blagojevic gets full guard.
Bojan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blagojevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bojan won't allow Blagojevic to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bojan is in close to Blagojevic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bojan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blagojevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blagojevic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bojan advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nikola Blagojevic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bojan has managed to clinch.

Bojan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bojan has a closed guard, preventing Blagojevic from standing up.

Bojan looking for subs off his back but Blagojevic has passed one foot through into half guard.

Bojan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blagojevic pulls his head out easily.
Blagojevic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bojan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan tries to roll over but Blagojevic keeps him under control.
Blagojevic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bojan controls his leg.
Bojan is trying to control but Blagojevic passes into side control!
Bojan is trying to control Blagojevic's posture but Blagojevic avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan stops Blagojevic from passing to mount.
Bojan struggling a bit here.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Bojan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blagojevic connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is not content to let Blagojevic control the position.

Blagojevic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bojan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blagojevic but great work by Bojan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blagojevic is not content to let Bojan control the position.
Bojan lands an elbow.
Blagojevic wants to control but Bojan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic is trying to get back to half guard.
Bojan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bojan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bojan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Bojan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blagojevic is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stan Bojan!
Stan Bojan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dileno Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileno Carneiro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fontaine
vs
Carneiro

170 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

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 2 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dileno Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Carneiro.
Fontaine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carneiro tries for a takedown but Fontaine circles away easily
and Fontaine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fontaine swings for the body but Carneiro moves out of range.
Fontaine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carneiro's hands.
Carneiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carneiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dileno Carneiro.
Fontaine looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Fontaine gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fontaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carneiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carneiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fontaine avoids it really well and circles away.
Carneiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.

Fontaine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fontaine wants to pass to mount but Carneiro is defending the position.
Fontaine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fontaine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carneiro is trying to stand.
Carneiro looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carneiro is trying to stand back up but Fontaine is controlling him
Carneiro taking some punishment here, with Fontaine in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fontaine in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fontaine manages to move to mount!
Fontaine controlling the pace for now.

Fontaine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Carneiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fontaine controlling his opponent.
Carneiro is looking to get to half guard.
Carneiro tries to hold on but Fontaine postures up.
Fontaine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carneiro on the ground.
Carneiro is bucking up trying to escape but Fontaine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontaine lands a big shot there that rocks Carneiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fontaine controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Fontaine 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.

Fontaine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Fontaine closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fontaine throws an elbow but misses.

Fontaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Carneiro ducked under it nicely.
Fontaine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carneiro tries to clinch but Fontaine moves out of range.
Carneiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fontaine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carneiro thinking.
Fontaine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Carneiro.
Fontaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fontaine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carneiro has time to react.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fontaine sprawls well. Fontaine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carneiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Fontaine throws a low kick but Carneiro avoids it.
Frank Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Fontaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carneiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Fontaine sprawls well. He's pushed Carneiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dileno Carneiro.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
Fontaine pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine throws a low kick but Carneiro avoids it.
Fontaine throws a sloppy head kick and Carneiro moves out of range easily.
No luck for Carneiro with that takedown attempt.
Fontaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carneiro avoids the head kick by Fontaine.

Fontaine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fontaine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Frank Fontaine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro wants to get back to his feet.

Carneiro has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Fontaine escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Fontaine!

Fontaine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carneiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fontaine working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carneiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fontaine connects with a decent elbow.
Fontaine happy to just control the position for now.
Carneiro tries to escape but Fontaine is in control.
Fontaine lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carneiro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fontaine has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fontaine working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carneiro is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Fontaine dominated that second round.
That's time! Fontaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fontaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Fontaine misses with a body kick.
Carneiro blocks a head kick by Fontaine.
Carneiro shoots for a takedown but Fontaine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Fontaine darts in and clinches Carneiro up against the cage.
Carneiro is trying to drag Fontaine to the mat but Fontaine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fontaine lands with a right to the head.
Carneiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fontaine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frank Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dileno Carneiro.

Fontaine manages to break the clinch.
Fontaine lands with a cross.
Carneiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carneiro with a poor takedown

and Fontaine counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fontaine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fontaine looking to pass the guard.
Fontaine advances position into side control!
Fontaine has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carneiro!
Fontaine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fontaine controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fontaine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fontaine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fontaine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carneiro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carneiro trying to remain calm as Fontaine controls from the top position.

Fontaine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fontaine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fontaine lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carneiro down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Fontaine stalls from top position.
Fontaine seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carneiro for as long as he can get away with.

Fontaine is trying to get an arm triangle but Carneiro is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is looking to reverse the position.
Fontaine slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carneiro is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Fontaine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fontaine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Frank Fontaine!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Frank Fontaine!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Frank Fontaine!

Frank Fontaine wins by unanimous decision!