QFC Tournament 354 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewy Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kystovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Goon
vs
Kystovsky

190 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewy Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Kystovsky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kystovsky takes one on the button.
Goon misses with a few strikes there.
Kystovsky moves in looking to clinch but Goon pushes him off.
Goon keeps the fight on the outside.
Goon throws a series of punches but Kystovsky avoids them all with ease.
Goon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kystovsky darts in looking for a takedown but Goon gets double underhooks and turns Kystovsky into the cage.
Kystovsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kystovsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goon managing to block the knees to the body from Kystovsky.
Kystovsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kystovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Goon is blocking nicely.
Goon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goon working hard to break the clinch.
Goon wants to stall.
Kystovsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kystovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Goon tries to break the clinch but Kystovsky is controlling the position.
Kystovsky wants to stall.
Kystovsky scores with a knee to the head.
Kystovsky is looking to control Goon's arms but Goon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kystovsky has his back to the cage.
Goon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kystovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Kystovsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goon's efforts to push away.
Goon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goon tries to break free but Kystovsky pushes him back against the cage.
Kystovsky is trying to maintain a safe position but Goon gets an underhook and turns Kystovsky into the cage.
Goon is looking to control Kystovsky's arms but Kystovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goon has his back to the cage.
Goon tries to break the clinch but Kystovsky is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kystovsky crunches a lovely knee into Goon's ribcage.
Kystovsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kystovsky scores with a knee to the head.
Kystovsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kystovsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kystovsky with a knee to the head.
Kystovsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goon is breathing heavily.
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!
Kystovsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Goon wants to break free but Kystovsky has control.

Kystovsky gets control of Goon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kystovsky will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Goon is sitting in close to Kystovsky's body. Kystovsky has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Goon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Goon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kystovsky.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Kystovsky!
Ivan Kystovsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pastel De Flango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hung Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

De Flango
vs
Fu

174 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pastel De Flango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hung Fu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Flango wants to stand but Fu is controlling the position.
De Flango might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fu stays in close to De Flango's body and controls the position.
Fu is looking to work some ground and pound but De Flango has wrist control.
De Flango preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu won't allow De Flango to get back to his feet.
Fu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fu pushing down on De Flango's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Flango on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fu drops an elbow to the side of De Flango's head.
De Flango is trying to stand up here but Fu is controlling him well.
Fu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fu slows the pace down in half guard.
Fu working De Flango over with strikes.
Fu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Flango is breathing heavily.
De Flango is in trouble now - Fu has advanced to mount!
Fu tries to control but De Flango wriggling away.
Fu lands a couple of good shots and De Flango has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fu is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and De Flango taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Fu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hung Fu!
Hung Fu 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%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Levan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Adam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Levan
vs
Adam

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Levan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Adam!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Levan is defended easily by Adam.
Levan misses with a head kick.
Adam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Levan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Levan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adam defends well and Levan ends up having to push Adam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Levan is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Adam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Levan sprawls well. Levan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.

Adam is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Levan's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Levan is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adam seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Adam seems content to control.
It looks like Adam might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Levan trying to hold on to Adam's head to control him but Adam postures up.
Adam perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Adam prevents Levan from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adam in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabian Adam has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Adam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Levan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Adam wants to stand but Levan has his arm trapped.
Adam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levan keeps working.
Levan looks to move to half guard but instead Adam has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam controlling from the full mount.
Levan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Levan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Levan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Levan tries to control the position but Adam now has his back.

Adam is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Levan taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Adam.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabian Adam!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kil Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koshu Huy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kill
vs
Huy

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kil Kill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koshu Huy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kill has closed the distance and engaged Huy in a clinch.

Huy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kill, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kill has managed to clinch.
Huy taking a breather.
Huy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Kill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huy is squirming around, avoiding Kill's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kill working for a submission but Huy is keeping him at bay.
Kill punching from mount but Huy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kill wants to stand but Huy is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kill unloads with some shots from mount but Huy bucks and avoids them well.
Kill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kill looking to finish with strikes here!
Kill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huy is looking to escape.
Huy tries to lock up and control but Kill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill misses with a head shot.
Huy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kill trying to control but Huy is having none of it.
Huy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kill looking to control but Huy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kill is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Huy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Kill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Huy stops Kill from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kil Kill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huy, pushing him back against the cage.
Kill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kill fails to land the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kill can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kil Kill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Huy.
Huy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huy has Kill pressed against the cage, preventing Kill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kill is looking to take this one to the mat.
Huy prevents Kill from breaking the clinch.
Huy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Huy.
Kill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Huy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kill uses from the top position.
Huy keeping moving, preventing Kill from controlling successfully.
Huy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Huy is pulling down on Kill's head. It's preventing any offense from Kill, at least for the moment.
Huy keeping full guard, as Kill tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kil Kill just wasn't active enough.

Huy gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill is trying to break the clinch but Huy has him pressed against the cage.
Huy taking a breather.
Kill is trying to drag Huy to the mat but Huy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kill tries to pull guard but Huy won't allow it.

Huy manages to break the clinch.
Kill has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huy connects with a combination that backs up Kill into the cage. Huy lands a flurry of punches that gets past Kill's guard. Kill is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Huy bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koshu Huy!