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QFC Tournament 221 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Jelly has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Jelly!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelly misses with a takedown
and Raban counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jelly moves out of range of the body kick from Raban.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
Jelly with a poor takedown
and Raban counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Raban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jelly fails with the takedown
and Raban counters with a nice leg kick.
James Raban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jelly.
Raban throws a big shot that misses.
Jelly tries for a takedown but Raban circles away easily
and Raban counters with a good, hard body kick but Jelly shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jelly shoots and misses
and Raban counters with an inside leg kick.
Jelly looks winded!
Raban throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raban scores with a head kick.
Raban scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raban.
Jim Jelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raban goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raban throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raban lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jelly takes a step back to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raban.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raban scoring well with a low kick there.
Raban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raban with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban thows a body kick. Jelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Raban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jelly.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
Jelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Raban.
Raban pushes Jelly away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raban, right into the meat.
Raban connects with a high kick.
Raban lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Raban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban fakes the leg kick and cracks Jelly in the body.
Raban scores with a head kick.
Raban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raban scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Jelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raban throws a front kick that sends Jelly stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Raban lands but Jelly takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Raban is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jelly.
Jelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Raban counters with a good low kick that Jelly was not able to check.
Jelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raban counters with a leg kick.
Jelly avoids the body shot from Raban.
James Raban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raban makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jelly really felt that one!
James Raban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jelly.
Jelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raban counters with a body kick that stops Jelly in his tracks momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jelly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Raban has got the better of the exchanges.
Raban pushes Jelly away with a front kick.
Raban fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jelly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raban takes a swing at Jelly's ribcage but misses.
Raban looks to land a combination but Jelly avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raban.
Raban throws a shot from downtown. Jelly moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raban.
Raban throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raban lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raban lands a front kick.
Jelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raban lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Jelly.
Raban misses the jab.
Jelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raban scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raban thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Raban connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban pushes Jelly away with a front kick.
Jelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Raban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raban misses with an uppercut. Jelly saw that one coming.
Raban turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Raban.
Jelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James Raban is winning the standup battle so far.
Raban scores with a kick to the body.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raban explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raban.
Raban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
Jelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raban lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jelly takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelly dodges the punch combination from Raban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Raban connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raban counters with a solid body kick.
Jelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Raban counters with a body kick that stops Jelly in his tracks momentarily.
Raban cracks the inside of Jelly's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raban.
Raban fakes the leg kick and cracks Jelly in the body.
Raban dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jelly. That did some damage!
Jelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raban.
Jelly slips a jab and a cross from Raban.
Jelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raban.
Jelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raban counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James Raban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jelly.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
Raban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jelly can do to turn this around?
Jelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
Raban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raban throws a front kick that sends Jelly stumbling back into the cage.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raban throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Raban throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raban scores with a nice body kick.
Raban connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jelly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raban - the referee stops the clock and Jelly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raban. Jelly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raban loads up on a big right hand but Jelly slips the punch.
Raban throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jelly ducks under a wild hook from Raban.
Raban fakes the leg kick and cracks Jelly in the body.
Jelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raban explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid body kick from Raban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Jelly's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raban.
Jelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raban counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raban moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raban misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raban.
Jelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Raban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raban 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for James Raban!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for James Raban!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for James Raban!
James Raban wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanton Ordona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Waby (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.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanton Ordona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Waby!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ordona looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Waby!
Ordona throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Waby controls the position for a moment.
Ordona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ordona has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Waby!
Ordona looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Waby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Waby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ordona looking to control but Waby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ordona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Waby tries to lock up and control but Ordona gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ordona is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Waby has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Waby!
Waby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Waby wants to get up but he can't break Ordona's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Waby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waby trying to control but Ordona is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Waby hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ordona fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waby throws an overhand right that lands on Ordona's shoulder, as Ordona tries to avoid the shot.
Ordona shoots in looking for a takedown. Waby tries to sprawl out of it but Ordona keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Waby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ordona gets the takedown into side control.
Ordona tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ordona wants to stand but Waby is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waby is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waby wants to control but Ordona postures up.
Ordona moves into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waby tries to hold on but Ordona pushes him away.
Ordona can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waby is looking to escape.
Waby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Waby should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Waby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Waby is squirming around, avoiding Ordona's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ordona jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Waby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ordona is breathing heavily.
Waby is trying to get back to half guard.
Ordona creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Waby is not content to let Ordona control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waby sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanton Ordona dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ordona stuffs the takedown attempt from Waby. Waby gets slowly back to his feet.
Ordona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Waby.
Waby wants to stand but Ordona has his arm trapped.
Waby looks up at the clock and then as Ordona takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Waby smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ordona manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ordona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Waby is working away from the top position though.
Waby is looking to take a break and control but Ordona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ordona is looking to control Waby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ordona avoid being mounted?
Waby wants to take a breather but Ordona is having none of it.
Waby wants to stand but Ordona has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Waby is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ordona is desperately trying to improve his position but Waby has a good base and remains in mount.
Ordona is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waby wants to control but Ordona has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Ordona is refusing to be controlled, as Waby sits in half guard.
Waby prevents Ordona from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waby stalling away here and it's allowed Ordona to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wanton Ordona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waby looking to pass the guard.
Waby trying to control the position from guard on top but Ordona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ordona wants to stand up but Waby is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waby postures up.
Ordona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waby defends it easily.
Ordona wants to sweep here but Waby controlling him for the moment.
Waby wants to pass the guard but Ordona is keeping the position.
Waby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott Waby has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ordona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waby but Waby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ordona shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanton Ordona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ordona connects with a crisp jab.
Ordona shoots in for a takedown but Waby shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Waby scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Waby 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ordona manages to break the clinch.
Ordona with a lazy takedown attempt
and Waby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waby.
Ordona wants to stand up but Waby is controlling him.
Waby trying to control but Ordona is working from the bottom.
Waby working some strikes from top position.
Waby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waby won't allow Ordona to get back to his feet.
Ordona is pulling down on Waby's head. It's preventing any offense from Waby, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waby wants to control from the top but Ordona keeps moving.
Scott Waby has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Waby tries for a takedown but Ordona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waby tries to clinch there but Ordona circles away.
Waby shoots in for a double leg but Ordona sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ordona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waby but Waby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wanton Ordona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ordona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waby is looking to stand up but Ordona won't let him.
Ordona wants to sweep but no luck.
Waby trying to control the position from guard on top but Ordona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waby postures up in Ordona's guard and throws a big left but Ordona blocks it.
Ordona is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Waby trying to control but Ordona is working from the bottom.
Waby looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ordona is trying to control the position but Waby postures up.
Waby wants to get up but he can't break Ordona's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ordona misses with a wild combination.
Waby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ordona is trying to break the clinch but Waby has him pressed against the cage.
Ordona tries to break the clinch but Waby is controlling the position.
Ordona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Waby to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanton Ordona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waby fails to pull guard.
Waby stalling.
Waby wants the takedown. Ordona is fighting it off but Waby persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ordona's guard against the cage.
Waby trying to control but Ordona is working from the bottom.
Ordona trying to control the position.
Waby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ordona has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Waby has managed to get both his arms back between Ordona's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ordona controls Waby momentarily but Waby frees himself.
Ordona isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Waby stacks Ordona on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Waby!
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Waby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waby 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Scott Waby!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Scott Waby!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Scott Waby!
Scott Waby wins by unanimous decision!
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