QFC Tournament 478 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Ronnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ronnie
vs
Clark

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Ronnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Clark!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronnie closes the distance and clinches.

Ronnie decides to pull guard.
Ronnie keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Ronnie trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
Ronnie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ronnie keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.

Ronnie has his foot on Clark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clark works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark trying to control but Ronnie is working from the bottom.

Clark drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Clark as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ronnie screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Clark! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jeremy Clark!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Deverux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rothschild
vs
Deverux

189 cm
18
261 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Rothschild !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Deverux!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rothschild has closed the distance and engaged Deverux in a clinch.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Deverux has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Deverux controls the action.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deverux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild .

Rothschild pulls guard successfully.
Rothschild wants to stand and escape but Deverux is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deverux wants to stand and escape but instead Rothschild has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Deverux wants to stand but Rothschild is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deverux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rothschild prevents Deverux from getting back to his feet.
Rothschild working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a couple of digs.
Rothschild connects with a couple of short punches.
Deverux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rothschild controls the pace.
Rothschild stands up over Deverux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rothschild working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Deverux's head.
Deverux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rothschild is controlling him.
Rothschild lands a couple of digs.
Deverux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rothschild is controlling him.
Deverux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rothschild . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rothschild is in close to Deverux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rothschild controlling from the top position.
Rothschild has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rothschild 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rothschild .
Rothschild continues to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
More hug and hope from Rothschild .

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Deverux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rothschild in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deverux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deverux.
Deverux lands a jab.
Deverux lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild 's head back.
Rothschild tries to move into range but Deverux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deverux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deverux scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild jumps guard but Deverux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rothschild pushes Deverux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rothschild decides to pull guard.
Deverux wants to get up but he can't break Rothschild 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Deverux is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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 King Rothschild will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deverux thuds his right hand into Rothschild 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothschild walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deverux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Rothschild rushes Deverux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deverux is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deverux smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Deverux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Deverux there.
Deverux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deverux lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deverux lands a left and a right that send Rothschild crashing to the mat, dazed. Deverux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A left lands for Deverux.
Deverux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild 's head.
Deverux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rothschild is rocked!
Deverux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deverux lands with a right hand.
Oh Rothschild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deverux thuds his right hand into Rothschild 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Deverux had a free shot at his head there.
Deverux Throws a clean left jab. Deverux Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Rothschild 's chin! Rothschild crumbles to the ground and Deverux follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Deverux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Deverux!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Jones enters the cage!

Lesnar
vs
Jones

185 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a hook

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lesnar really is a fat lump.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lesnar in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar landing strikes.
Lesnar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lesnar throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar controls the position from side control.
Lesnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lesnar cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar controls the position.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.

Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that misses

and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar content to control rather than advance.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones lands a left hand.

Lesnar pulls guard.
Lesnar is controlling Jones's posture.

Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Lesnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws an off balance right hand

and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a combination. Lesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Jones connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar misses with the ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joe Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones strikes from the bottom but Lesnar takes advantage and advances to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Lesnar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!

Brock Lesnar wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jds Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jds Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
King

170 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jds Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim King!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos moves away from the strike by King.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Jds Santos has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.

King cracks Santos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Santos to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!

King lands a big uppercut and Santos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Santos looks OK. King waves Santos back to his feet!
Jds Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos drops his hands momentarily. King doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Santos staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Santos doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim King!