QFC Tournament 526 Round 4 PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Sceviour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Tiexuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sceviour
vs
Tiexuan

168 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksey Sceviour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Tiexuan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sceviour wants to clinch but Tiexuan slips to the side
letting Tiexuan counter with a right hand.
Tiexuan scores with a sloppy right hand. Sceviour should have avoided that one.
Sceviour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aleksey Sceviour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sceviour fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiexuan! But no joy.
Sceviour dives in and grabs Tiexuan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiexuan pushes down on Sceviour's head and hops out.
Tiexuan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sceviour is looking to clinch but Tiexuan is avoiding it.
Sceviour with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tiexuan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksey Sceviour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiexuan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Tiexuan.
Sceviour is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sceviour closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tiexuan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sceviour throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiexuan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tiexuan cracks Sceviour with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sceviour looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiexuan finish him?

Sceviour is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiexuan finds Sceviour's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Sceviour flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Tiexuan lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Sceviour will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Tiexuan!