QFC Tournament 466 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clint Ong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clint Ong
vs
James

189 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

One stop Shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Clint Ong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James connects with a looping right hand.
Clint Ong misses with a wild body shot.

James pushes Clint Ong up against the cage in a clinch.

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

James closes the distance and clinches.
James tries to circle away but Clint Ong has him pinned against the cage.
James is working Clint Ong over against the cage.

Clint Ong jumps guard.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Clint Ong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.

Clint Ong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
Clint Ong is trying to keep James in close.
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clint Ong is looking to sweep but instead, James has passed into half guard.
Clint Ong tries to regain full guard. Instead though, James has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clint Ong is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clint Ong tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clint Ong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clint Ong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James prevents Clint Ong from improving his position.
Clint Ong is looking to get back to full guard here but James has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clint Ong tries to improve position but can't.
Clint Ong is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
Clint Ong is looking for a sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James slips under a jab.
A head kick from James lands but Clint Ong takes it in his stride.
William James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from James - that will leave a mark!

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James prevents a takedown attempt there.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James lands a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clint Ong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but James is defending well.
James is struggling to control the position.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clint Ong rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clint Ong drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.

Clint Ong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clint Ong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Clint Ong has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed James clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

James defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
James is keeping busy.

Clint Ong working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but James is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Clint Ong has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! James taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bill Clint Ong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Turn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwon Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon Jin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turn
vs
Jin

180 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Turn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kwon Jin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jin's half guard.
Jin is trying to stand.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn.
Turn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn.
Jin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jin has hold of Turn's hands but Turn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn winds up and cracks Jin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turn is trying to control the action in half guard but Jin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jin has hold of Turn's hands but Turn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turn trying to control the action but Jin is working from the bottom.
Turn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn.
Turn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turn working over Jin with some ground and pound. Jin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jin's head.
Turn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turn working the head and body with strikes.
Turn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jin's head.
Jin has hold of Turn's hands but Turn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turn winds up and cracks Jin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jin has hold of Turn's hands but Turn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Turn there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is refusing to be controlled, as Turn sits in half guard.
Turn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jin has hold of Turn's hands but Turn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turn working Jin over with strikes.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn slips a nice elbow through Jin's hands, connecting with Jin's forehead.
Jin looks winded!
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn.
Turn is nestled in close to Jin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turn winds up and cracks Jin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turn 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.
Jin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turn.
Turn is trying to control the action in half guard but Jin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turn lands with a punch from half guard.
Turn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turn uses his free foot to push down on Jin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Jin. No joy for Turn on that attempt.
Jin tries to counter by closing the distance.

Turn 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.
Jin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turn chips away with some ground and pound.
Turn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turn lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn chips away with some ground and pound.
Turn working some strikes from top position.
Turn with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turn trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.
Turn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turn wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Jin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Turn trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jin tries to sprawl but Turn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turn lands with a punch from half guard.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Turn is keen to just control but Jin is a slippery customer.
Turn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turn.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turn connects with a nice short shot to Jin's temple.
Turn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jin defending well though.
Turn wants to control but Jin is keeping him busy.
Turn working the head and body with strikes.
Jin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turn is nestled in close to Jin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn thows a huge punch but Jin dodges it nicely.
Turn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turn winds up and cracks Jin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turn thows a huge punch but Jin dodges it nicely.
Turn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turn working over Jin with some ground and pound. Jin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turn working the head and body with strikes.
Jin taking some punishment here, with Turn in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Turn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Turn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Turn in side control, throwing shots but Jin defends.
Jin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turn.
Turn cracks Jin with a big elbow.
Turn trying to control the action but Jin is working from the bottom.
Jin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turn connects with a decent elbow.

Jin is rocked!
Turn trying to control the action but Jin is working from the bottom.
Jin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn is working Jin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turn grinds an elbow into Jin's temple.
Jin defending against the ground and pound.
Turn cracks Jin with a big elbow.
Turn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jin is still in real trouble! Can Turn finish him?
Turn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jin some visible discomfort.
Turn lands a strong strike to the head of Jin. That's dazed him! Turn looking to finish here. Jin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Turn lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Turn!