QFC Tournament 393 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyde Repooc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Repooc
vs
Up

179 cm
24
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Kyde Repooc!
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, Back Up!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up connects with a crisp jab.
Repooc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.
Up misses with a jab, cross combination.

Repooc closes the distance and clinches.
Repooc lands an elbow just above Up 's eye.
Repooc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repooc misses with a knee strike.
Repooc landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Repooc has Up pressed against the cage, preventing Up from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Repooc stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Repooc for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Up looking to slow down the pace here.
Up has had enough of the clinch but Repooc keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up wants to break free but Repooc has control.
Repooc gets through Up's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Up is trying to break free.
Repooc pushes off an throws an elbow but Up leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Repooc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repooc lands a good knee to the midsection. Up won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Repooc.
Repooc with a knee to the head.
Up is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Repooc is keeping busy.
Repooc landing knees to the head.
Repooc is pushing Up up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Repooc with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Up avoids it.
Up taking a breather.
Up blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repooc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repooc manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Up is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Repooc lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Repooc.
Repooc avoiding damage.
Repooc tries to land knees in the clinch but Up avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Up is trying to break the clinch but Repooc has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Repooc gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Repooc looking to throw knees to the head but Up is blocking nicely.
Repooc tries to land knees in the clinch but Up avoids the damage to the body.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Up avoids it.
Repooc taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Repooc lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repooc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Up blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repooc tries to land knees in the clinch but Up avoids the damage to the body.
Repooc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Up takes a knee right on the jaw!
Repooc utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Up trying to control the position but instead, Repooc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Up into the cage.
Repooc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repooc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Up has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Up is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Repooc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyde Repooc 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.

Repooc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Repooc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Up swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Up just misses with a punch to the body.
Repooc slips a jab and a cross from Up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Up. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Up throws a lazy right hand but Repooc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Repooc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Up paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Up stalks Repooc and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Repooc's face. Repooc staggers backwards, shaken.
Repooc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Repooc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Up swivels and escapes.
Up takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Repooc 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repooc was well out of range. Poor timing from Up.
Repooc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Up.
Repooc lands with a slapping head kick.
Repooc looks to clinch
and Up cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Up swats away the attempt to clinch by Repooc.
Repooc tries to clinch but Up moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Repooc.
Repooc is looking to clinch.
Repooc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Up works over Repooc's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repooc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Up connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repooc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Up. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repooc wants to clinch.
Back Up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Up scores with a body shot.
Up looks to land a combination but Repooc avoids it well.
Repooc swings widly with a right hand
and Up counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Repooc thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up looks to land a combination but Repooc avoids it well.
Up keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Repooc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Repooc drives through and clinches with Up against the cage.
The referee calls for Repooc to work.
Repooc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Up is defending well for now.
Up managing to block the knees to the body from Repooc.
Repooc tries to stall but Up uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Up tries to break free but Repooc pushes him back against the cage.
Repooc stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repooc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Up wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Up avoids a wild elbow strike from Repooc.
Repooc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Repooc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Up up against the cage.
Repooc is looking to control Up's arms but Up gets an underhook and turns him. Now Repooc has his back to the cage.
Repooc landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Up stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the head but Up blocks with his arms.
Repooc keeps control of Up as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Repooc working Up over with knees to the body.
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 Kyde Repooc will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Repooc wants to clinch.
Repooc doesn't manage to clinch there - Up circles away.

Repooc has closed the distance and engaged Up in a clinch.
Repooc lands a knee to the body.
Repooc lands with a short shot to the head.
Repooc scores a nice knee to the body.
Up takes a knee to the side of the body.
Repooc lands a nice knee to the body.
Up takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Up has had enough of the clinch but Repooc keeps him there for the moment.
Repooc missing with knees to the body.
Repooc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Up has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Up dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Repooc.
Up is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Repooc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Up is defending well for now.
Up blocking some punches.
Repooc scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Back Up has been cut.
Up can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Repooc to work.
Kyde Repooc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Repooc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Repooc lands an elbow inside that Up shrugs off.
Repooc controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repooc keeps control of Up as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Repooc throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Up tries to break the clinch but Repooc is controlling the position.
Repooc pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Repooc crunches a lovely knee into Up's ribcage.
Repooc stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Repooc as Up tries to tie him up.
Up managing to block the knees to the body from Repooc.
Repooc scores a nice knee to the body.
Up is trying to break free.
Kyde Repooc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Up tries to circle away but Repooc has him pinned against the cage.
Repooc misses with an elbow over the top.
Repooc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repooc lands an elbow just above Up 's eye.
Repooc misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up being controlled against the cage.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Up avoids it.
Repooc has Up pressed against the cage, preventing Up from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Repooc leaning against his opponent.
Up looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repooc keeps control of Up as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Repooc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyde Repooc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Repooc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kyde Repooc!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Kyde Repooc!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Kyde Repooc!

Kyde Repooc wins by unanimous decision!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Longer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bel Air (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bel Air will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Longer
vs
Air

172 cm
24
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Bill Longer!
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, Bel Air!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Air lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Air - just one landing.
Air throws a hook to the side of Longer's head but Longer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Air's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longer under the eye.
Longer moves out of range as Air strikes.
Air displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Air misses with a straight left.
Air throws a series of punches but Longer avoids them all with ease.
Air throws a hook but Longer blocks it.
Longer ducks under a wild hook from Air.
Longer slips a jab and a cross from Air.
Air misses with a double jab.
Longer moves out of range as Air strikes.
Air connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Air misses with a looping left.
Air connects with a crisp jab.

Longer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Air did well to prevent Longer getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longer works his way into side control.
Longer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longer advances nicely into full mount.
Longer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Longer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bill Longer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Longer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Longer content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Longer will probably get the nod.
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.

Longer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bel Air is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Air misses with a jab, cross combination.
Air connects with a good right hand that stumbles Longer. Longer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Longer.
Longer controls the position.
Longer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longer taking a breather here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Longer just wasn't active enough.
Air throws out a loose jab but Longer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Air tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longer was well out of range. Poor timing from Air.
Air lands with an overhand left.

Longer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Air is trying to defend but Longer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Longer is looking to advance position but Air won't allow it.
Longer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bill Longer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Longer dives in and scores a takedown into Air's guard.
Longer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longer stands and throws Air's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Longer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Longer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Longer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Air for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Longer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Longer dominated that second round.
That's time! Longer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nice body punch from Air.
A combination from Air does no damage.
Longer defending well as Air loads up on a big left hand.
Air throws a right and a left that Longer avoids nicely.
Longer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bel Air seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Air pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Air.
Air lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Longer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Air circles away.

Longer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Air is trying to defend but Longer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Well, if Longer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Bill Longer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Air slaps away a takedown attempt from Longer, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Air sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Longer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Air throws a jab when Longer was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Air.
Air throws a half hearted mid kick.
Air throws a combination. Longer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Air leaves Longer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Longer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Air is being controlled here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Longer just wasn't active enough.
Longer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Air.

Longer gets a takedown into half guard.
Bill Longer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Air tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Longer manages to move to mount!
Air is trying to stand but he's just given Longer his back.
Longer controlling the position well here. Air rolled but Longer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Longer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Longer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Bill Longer!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Bill Longer!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Bill Longer!

Bill Longer wins by unanimous decision!