QFC Tournament 224 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Zamfirescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamfirescu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tribal Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tony Zamfirescu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ham
vs
Zamfirescu

200 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

224 cm
18
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Steven Ham!
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, Tony Zamfirescu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamfirescu works Ham's body with a nice hook.
Zamfirescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zamfirescu throws a nice looking combination but Ham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zamfirescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Zamfirescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Tony Zamfirescu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamfirescu misses with a few strikes there.
Zamfirescu misses the shot to the body.
Ham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Steven Ham has been cut.
Zamfirescu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zamfirescu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zamfirescu. Ham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zamfirescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamfirescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ham is just out of range.
Zamfirescu misses with a wild body shot.
Zamfirescu throws a body punch but Ham moves out of range.
A big right from Ham misses.
Zamfirescu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zamfirescu throws out the jab.
Zamfirescu fails to land with a series of punches.
Zamfirescu looks winded!
Ham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zamfirescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamfirescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zamfirescu misses with a body punch
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zamfirescu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zamfirescu throws a series of punches but Ham avoids them all with ease.
Zamfirescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ham with a jab.
Ham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zamfirescu gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Zamfirescu tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ham is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Zamfirescu buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Zamfirescu!! Zamfirescu is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ham throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Ham!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Hung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hung
vs
Gore

200 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Victor Hung!
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, Stuart Gore!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hung avoids it really well and circles away.
Gore moves to clinch but Hung breaks away
and Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hung misses with a looping right.
Gore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hung as he avoids it easily.
Gore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hung is fending him off so far but Gore persists. Nope, Hung circles away and we're back to standing.
Victor Hung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Gore.
Gore fails to land the takedown.
Hung circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hung counters with a nice right hand that sends Gore toppling to the canvas! Gore scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hung finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gore is holding his hands too far apart here. Hung throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gore is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Hung!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thum Balaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Tran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balaba
vs
Tran

194 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Thum Balaba!
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, Alvin Tran!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balaba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balaba closes the distance but Tran moves to the side

and Tran counters with a crisp one two that drops Balaba! Tran thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Balaba to his feet! Balaba is in big trouble!

Balaba is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Tran misses.
Oh Balaba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balaba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tran counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alvin Tran!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Merchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Chun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Merchant
vs
Chun

194 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, David Merchant!
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, Billy Chun!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant looks for the body kick but Chun saw that one coming.
Merchant tries to clinch but Chun moves out of range.
Merchant shoots for a double leg takedown but Chun sprawls well. He's pushed Merchant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chun misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Merchant is defended easily by Chun.
A jab from Chun finds it's way through Merchant's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Chun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Merchant doesn't seem phased though.
Merchant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Merchant throws a right hand that Chun ducks under and follows up with a left that Chun also avoids with ease.
A combination from Chun does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Chun as Merchant shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant shoots in looking for a takedown. Chun tries to sprawl out of it but Merchant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Merchant looks for a takedown but Chun sprawls well.
Merchant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Merchant wants to clinch
and Chun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Chun as Merchant shoots in.
David Merchant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merchant throws a right hand that Chun ducks under and follows up with a left that Chun also avoids with ease.
Merchant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Chun. No joy for Merchant on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Chun.
Chun shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Merchant eats them both and turns towards Chun to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Merchant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chun's waist but Chun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Merchant off to one side.
Merchant darts in trying to clinch
and Chun counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Merchant fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Chun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merchant tries to clinch
and Chun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merchant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chun scores with a hook.
Merchant doesn't manage to clinch there - Chun circles away.
Chun stuffs the takedown.
Merchant fails with a takedown attempt.
Merchant closes the distance but Chun moves to the side
and Chun counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merchant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Merchant looks to clinch
and Chun counters with a nice uppercut.
Merchant tries to clinch
and Chun counters with a straight right hand.
Merchant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Merchant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chun tests Merchant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Merchant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Chun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Merchant misses with the combination.
Merchant looks to clinch
letting Chun counter with a right hand.

Merchant shoots in and bounces Chun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Merchant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merchant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Merchant won't allow Chun to get back to his feet.
Merchant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Merchant's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Merchant gets to his feet - Chun follows without any prompting.
Merchant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Merchant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chun counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Merchant with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant looks to clinch
and Chun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chun 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Merchant.
Merchant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chun circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Merchant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Chun. That snapped Merchant's head back.
Chun works the jab nicely.
Chun swats away the attempt to clinch by Merchant.
Merchant tries to clinch there but Chun circles away.
Merchant has a takedown stuffed.
Chun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant moves to clinch but Chun breaks away
and Chun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merchant shoots for a takedown but Chun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Merchant looks to land a combination but Chun avoids it well.
Merchant closes the distance but Chun moves to the side
and Chun counters with a stiff right hand.
Merchant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chun scores with a hook.
Merchant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chun avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chun lands a glancing blow to the side of Merchant's head.
Merchant tries to clinch up
and Chun counters with a left and a right that stings Merchant.
Merchant fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chun.
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 David Merchant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Merchant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merchant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Merchant throws a sloppy body shot
and Chun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chun wants it to stay on the feet.
Merchant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chun counters with a left and a right that stings Merchant.
Chun 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.
Merchant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chun counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Merchant somewhat.
Chun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chun connects with a right hand. Merchant shakes it off.
Chun scores with a one two! Merchant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Merchant tries to clinch up
and Chun counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Merchant has a takedown stuffed.
Chun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Merchant moves to clinch but Chun breaks away
and Chun counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant digs a good body shot into Chun's ribs.
Merchant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chun slaps away a takedown attempt from Merchant, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Merchant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chun to the mat! Chun manages to get full guard.
Merchant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Merchant prevents Chun from getting back to his feet.

Merchant stands and steps away. Chun gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Merchant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chun slaps away a takedown attempt from Merchant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chun throws a good cross that connects.
Merchant shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merchant closes the distance but Chun moves to the side
and Chun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merchant looks for a takedown but Chun sprawls well.
Merchant tries for a takedown but Chun circles away easily
and Chun counters with a left and a right that stings Merchant.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Chun.
I think Chun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Billy Chun!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Billy Chun!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Billy Chun!

Billy Chun wins by unanimous decision!