QFC Tournament 494 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Ness (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?

Filipovic
vs
Ness

189 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 Las Vegas, Branko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Branko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Ness counters with a left to the body.
Filipovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Branko Filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness is pawing at Filipovic, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Filipovic's nose. Filipovic is badly hurt! Ness pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Filipovic tries desperately to hold on but Ness is relentless in his assault! As Filipovic receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ness away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slick Ness!
Slick Ness thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svarad Majingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majingo has chosen Majingo's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burpha
vs
Majingo

173 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 Las Vegas, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Svarad Majingo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
Burpha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Majingo.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burpha works the jab nicely.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majingo.
Majingo walks into a stiff left hand from Burpha.
Good exchange - Burpha coming out on top.
Burpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burpha dips to his left and cracks Majingo with an uppercut!
Burpha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Majingo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majingo loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha lands a right hook to the body.
Majingo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burpha throws a shot to the body.
Burpha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Burpha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burpha.
Majingo misses with a straight right.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Majingo.
Burpha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Majingo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majingo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burpha sprawls well. Burpha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Majingo gets slowly back to his feet.
Burpha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burpha connects with a body shot that sends Majingo's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha works Majingo's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Burpha.
Bapu Burpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burpha staying out of range there.
Majingo misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands with a cross.
Burpha cracks Majingo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Majingo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Majingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Burpha tries to counter by clinching up but Majingo breaks away and moves out of range.

Burpha rushes Majingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burpha lands with a left to the head.
Burpha lands a shot to the body.
Burpha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Majingo misses with the head strike.
Burpha lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burpha gets through Majingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burpha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Majingo takes a shot to the head.
Majingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burpha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Majingo backwards.
Majingo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burpha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bapu Burpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svarad Majingo.
Majingo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burpha scores with a body shot.
Burpha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha dominated that round.
That's time! Burpha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Majingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Majingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
As Majingo tries to get set, Burpha tries to push him back and clinch up but Majingo manages to avoid the attempt.
Burpha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burpha scores with a punch to the head.
Majingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Burpha connects with a body shot that sends Majingo's belly button to the back.
Bapu Burpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha digs a good hook to Majingo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha lands with an uppercut that bounces Majingo off the cage and back into range.
Burpha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Majingo in his tracks.
Burpha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burpha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burpha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Majingo tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burpha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Majingo walks into a left hand.
Bapu Burpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Burpha digs a good body shot into Majingo's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burpha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Majingo throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha clobbers Majingo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burpha is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha clobbers Majingo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majingo. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Burpha with a hook.
Burpha leaves Majingo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burpha tries to counter by clinching up but Majingo breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burpha wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Majingo! But no joy.
Majingo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burpha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burpha cracks a nice hook into Majingo's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burpha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burpha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Burpha.
Burpha lands a shot to the body.
Burpha is working Majingo over against the cage.
A short right from Burpha on the inside.
Majingo is working for takedown but Burpha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bapu Burpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svarad Majingo.
Burpha blocking some punches.
Majingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burpha.
Burpha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bapu Burpha has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burpha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Majingo backwards.
Burpha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Majingo can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majingos head.
Burpha gets through Majingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burpha lands a body punch.
Burpha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Burpha.
Burpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burpha lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Burpha.
Burpha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Burpha is looking to clinch but Majingo is avoiding it.
Burpha is looking to clinch but Majingo is avoiding it.
Majingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Majingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Majingo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burpha to score with a decent uppercut.
Majingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Burpha there.
Burpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha throws out a powerful jab.
Majingo misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burpha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burpha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Burpha finds it's target.
Burpha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burpha lands a nice shot to the body.
Burpha scores with a hook to the body. Majingo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burpha tries to clinch but Majingo moves out of range.
Majingo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burpha defends it well.
Burpha lands with a shot to the body.
Svarad Majingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majingo. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha lands a glancing blow to the side of Majingo's head.
Majingo misses with a body punch

and Burpha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Burpha on the inside.
Burpha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burpha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burpha presses Majingo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Majingo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burpha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Majingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Burpha.
A short right from Burpha.
A hook to the body from Burpha.
Burpha is working Majingo over against the cage.
Burpha lands a right hand.
Burpha pushes Majingo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burpha lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Burpha.
A short right from Burpha.
Burpha pushes Majingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burpha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majingo backwards.
Burpha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Majingo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burpha.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burpha.
Burpha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burpha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burpha lands with a right to the head.
Burpha scores with a shoulder strike.
Burpha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majingos head.
Majingo throws a head punch that misses.
Burpha lands a nice shot to the body.
Burpha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burpha.
Burpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majingo throws a head punch that misses.
Burpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bapu Burpha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burpha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!

Bapu Burpha wins by unanimous decision!
Bapu Burpha spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Viktor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Dickter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Dickter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Viktor
vs
Dickter

168 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 Las Vegas, Gabriel Viktor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Dickter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickter. Viktor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dickter. Those never looked like landing.
Viktor scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickter thows a body kick. Viktor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Viktor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickter circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Viktor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dickter throws a leg kick
and Viktor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dickter walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Viktor, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Viktor misses.
Dickter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viktor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickter.
Viktor lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Viktor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dickter or perhaps it was just good defense by Viktor, which made it look bad.
Viktor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Viktor thuds a left hand into Dickter's body.
Dickter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viktor finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickter's head.
Dickter throws a shot to the body.
Viktor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dickter misses with an uppercut. Viktor saw that one coming.
Dickter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Viktor has knocked Dickter down with a huge combo! Viktor steps away and waves a wobbly Dickter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dickter is rocked!

It looks like Victor Dickter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickter is still on wobbly legs! Can Viktor finish him?
Dickter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viktor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viktor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickter.
Gabriel Viktor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Dickter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktor drops Dickter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dickter! Viktor dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Viktor!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palsimar Rouhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Rouhares

170 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Farm of Muscle

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 Las Vegas, Bobby King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palsimar Rouhares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Rouhares clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.

Rouhares works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rouhares drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Rouhares off! Rouhares jumps back into King's guard.

Rouhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rouhares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rouhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouhares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King wants to sweep here but Rouhares controlling him for the moment.
Rouhares 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.
Rouhares advances to half guard.
Rouhares controlling the action here.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Rouhares is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Rouhares has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King defend it? Rouhares steps over the head and cranks it - King is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rouhares!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Palsimar Rouhares!
Palsimar Rouhares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Farm of Muscle logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.