QFC Tournament 682 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Allen Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeemed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick Allen Franco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Allen Franco
vs
Overeemed

185 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredrick Allen Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistair Overeemed!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco leaves Overeemed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Overeemed.
Overeemed moves to clinch but Franco breaks away
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Alistair Overeemed has been cut.
Overeemed misses with a takedown
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
Fredrick Allen Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overeemed.
Franco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overeemed at a distance.
Overeemed wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Overeemed looks winded!
Overeemed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Overeemed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Franco to score with a decent uppercut.
Franco connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeemed loses concentration momentarily and Franco pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Overeemed crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Franco finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fredrick Allen Franco!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Say Verma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wo Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wo Kung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Verma
vs
Kung

186 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Say Verma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wo Kung!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Kung scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kung drops Verma onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Verma is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Verma is rocked!

It looks like Say Verma has been cut.
Kung taking a breather.
Oh Verma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kung scores with a hook to the body.
Kung loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Verma senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wo Kung!
In his post fight interview, Wo Kung started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vadeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Vadeli

195 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Vadeli!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands an overhand right.

It looks like Fedor Vadeli has been cut.
Vadeli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadeli.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Vadeli misses with a hook to the body
and Vadeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Fedor Vadeli's cut even more.
Vadeli throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Vadeli loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vadeli.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Vadeli moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vadeli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vadeli slips a jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadeli.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vadeli has eaten all the pies!
Vadeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Vadeli ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Fedor Vadeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The cut above Fedor Vadeli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vadeli closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Vadeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Vadeli saw that one coming.
Silva moves out of range as Vadeli strikes.
Vadeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva blocks a jab.
Vadeli tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Vadeli misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Vadeli with an open hand slap.

Fedor Vadeli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a series of punches but Vadeli avoids them all with ease.
Vadeli slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Vadeli saw that one coming.
Vadeli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vadeli looks winded!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Vadeli throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vadeli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vadeli falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Vadeli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Lucifer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Slater
vs
Lucifer

187 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer shoots in for a takedown but Slater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Brad Lucifer has been cut.
Slater connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Slater has closed the distance and engaged Lucifer in a clinch.
Lucifer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slater walks away with a smile on his face. Lucifer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucifer tries to pull guard but Slater holds him up against the cage and eventually Lucifer drops back down to his feet.
Kyle Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Lucifer.

Slater has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lucifer uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slater working for a triangle but Lucifer defends it easily.
Slater is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Slater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lucifer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lucifer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Slater is looking for a triangle but Lucifer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lucifer 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.
Slater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lucifer on the ground.

Slater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lucifer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lucifer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lucifer tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Lucifer advances to half guard.

Slater looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Lucifer seems to be looking for submissions.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucifer is working for a kimura but Slater is defending it quite comfortably.

Lucifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slater defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slater looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Slater actively working from the bottom here.
Slater is breathing heavily.

Lucifer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lucifer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lucifer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slater bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Lucifer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slater defends it easily.

Slater stands up from Lucifer's guard - Slater perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lucifer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucifer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lucifer shoots in for a takedown but Slater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Slater darts in and clinches Lucifer up against the cage.
Lucifer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slater just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucifer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slater lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucifer backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucifer backwards.
Slater lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucifer tries to pull guard but Slater holds him up against the cage and eventually Lucifer drops back down to his feet.
Lucifer is trying to pull guard but Slater has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slater.
Slater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Slater on the inside.
Lucifer takes a shot to the head.

Slater drops Lucifer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lucifer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Lucifer is rocked!
Lucifer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lucifer is still on wobbly legs! Can Slater finish him?
Slater throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucifer.
Slater pushes Lucifer against the cage. Slater is working some dirty boxing. Slater pushes off with a quick right hook! Lucifer goes down! Lucifer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Slater moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Slater!