QFC Tournament 776 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bradley
vs
Dong

194 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradley quickly recovers to half guard.
Bradley is trying to stand back up but Dong is controlling him
Dong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bradley tries to roll over but Dong keeps him under control.
Dong tries to pass to full mount but Bradley defends it.
Dong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bradley trying to control here.
Dong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong 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.

Bradley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dong working Bradley over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to pass to full mount but Bradley defends it.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.

Bradley actively working from the bottom here.
Dong is nestled in close to Bradley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bradley is rocked!
Bradley tries to get to full guard but Dong has control of the leg.
Dong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradley actively working from the bottom here.
Bradley is in trouble now - Dong has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Dong wants to finish this one by submission but Bradley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dong lands with a punch from half guard.
Bradley wants to improve his position but Dong is controlling well.
Bradley is in trouble now - Dong has advanced to mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dong landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Bradley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong breaks from Bradley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bradley is looking to improve his position but Dong isn't that keen on the idea.
Dong postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bradley bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dong and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Dong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minos Kleitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leek
vs
Kleitos

191 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Leek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minos Kleitos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleitos misses with a lunging right hand
and Leek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kleitos's head.

It looks like Minos Kleitos has been cut.
Leek ducks right into an uppercut from Kleitos.
Minos Kleitos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleitos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leek.
Kleitos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kleitos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Leek misses the target.
Kleitos thows a leg kick but Leek checks it
and Leek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kleitos throws a hook but Leek avoids it easily.

Kleitos clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kleitos.

Kleitos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leek connects with a leg kick. Kleitos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleitos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kleitos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Leek is rocked!
Leek moves out of range of the strikes.
BOOM! Kleitos lands a beautiful left hook that drops Leek. Leek tries to recover but Kleitos is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Leek lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minos Kleitos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gilmore
vs
Vicious

193 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sid Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore thuds a left hand into Vicious's body.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Vicious slips the punch.
Vicious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore throws a hook but Vicious blocks it.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Gilmore knocks Vicious out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Happy Gilmore!
After winning the bout, Happy Gilmore thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bobak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tournament Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bobak
vs
Winner

180 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Bobak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tournament Winner!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner tries to clinch there but Bobak circles away.
Tournament Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner has a takedown stuffed.
Winner tries to clinch but Bobak is having none of it.

Winner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bobak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bobak tries to get out of the position.
Winner works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner lands a nice forearm strike.
Winner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner working away.
Bobak taking a bit of punishment here - Winner scoring with strikes.
Bobak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bobak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.
Bobak tries to buck Winner off but Winner is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Bobak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winner working the ground and pound.
Winner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bobak some visible discomfort.
Winner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Winner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bobak to see if he's OK.
Winner cracks Bobak with a big right hand but Bobak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Winner throws an elbow but Bobak slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bobak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Winner.
Winner cracks Bobak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Winner scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bobak is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Winner can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tournament Winner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hops Pops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pops
vs
Sherman

180 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hops Pops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pops on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pops scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Sherman.
Pops lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sherman takes a step back to recover.
Sherman throws a body punch but Pops moves out of range.
Pops was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sherman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sherman catches Pops with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sherman loads up on a big right hand but Pops slips the punch.
Sherman misses with a hook
and Pops cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pops avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Pops throws a front kick that sends Sherman stumbling back into the cage.
Fred Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherman looks to land a left hand but Pops moved out of range nicely.
Pops ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.
Sherman misses with an uppercut
and Pops counters with a body kick that stops Sherman in his tracks momentarily.
Pops could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice jab there from Sherman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pops counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pops thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pops lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sherman backs up against the cage.

It looks like Fred Sherman has been cut.
Pops uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherman.
Jab, jab by Sherman - just one landing.
Sherman looks to throw the jab but Pops is out of range.
Pops lands with a nice body kick.
Sherman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sherman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sherman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sherman throws an overhand right that lands on Pops's shoulder, as Pops tries to avoid the shot.
Pops slips under a jab.
Pops throws a leg kick which misses Sherman's front leg but catches the back leg as Sherman tries to avoid it.
Sherman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pops to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pops chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pops closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pops avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sherman lands a big right hand that sends Pops crashing to the mat! Sherman stays standing though and waves Pops back to his feet!

Pops is rocked!
Sherman moves in close and cracks Pops with a massive right hand! Pops, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sherman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Sherman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Frame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Beaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frame
vs
Beaux

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Frame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Beaux!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frame cracks Beaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beaux misses with a leg kick
and Beaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beaux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beaux lands a couple of digs.
Beaux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beaux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frame's guard.
Beaux works his way into side control.
Beaux working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaux trying to control the action but Frame is working from the bottom.
Frame is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaux controlling from side mount.
Frame takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Frame is rocked!
Beaux cracks Frame with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Beaux immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Frame is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Beaux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Beaux!