QFC Tournament 828 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pursov (ranked 3765 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaroslav Kalyuta (ranked 6314 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslav Kalyuta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pursov
vs
Kalyuta

198 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 Montreal, Anton Pursov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Kalyuta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pursov blocks a head kick by Kalyuta.

Kalyuta closes the distance and clinches.
Pursov is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Pursov manages to break the clinch.
Kalyuta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pursov swivels and escapes.
Pursov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pursov digs a good body shot into Kalyuta's ribs.
Kalyuta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pursov throws a nice looking combination but Kalyuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalyuta with the counter takedown but Pursov avoids it easily.
Kalyuta slips a jab and a cross from Pursov.
Kalyuta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anton Pursov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yaroslav Kalyuta.
Pursov misses with a few strikes there.
Pursov throws a head kick that misses
and Kalyuta counters with a three punch combo that has Pursov backing up. Pursov nods at Kalyuta to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pursov lands a big right hook! Kalyuta looks hurt but is still standing! Pursov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kalyuta falls down and Pursov dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kalyuta's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Pursov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anton Pursov!
A victorious Anton Pursov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Suarez (ranked 5678 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Lobo (ranked 4991 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Julio Suarez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julio Suarez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Suarez
vs
Lobo

174 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pit Bull Development

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 Montreal, Julio Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crazy Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez drops his hands momentarily and Lobo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suarez walks into a straight right hand from Lobo.
A big right from Lobo misses.
Suarez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lobo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Suarez. Lobo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Lobo!
Crazy Lobo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tangerin Sky (ranked 5645 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Game (ranked 6092 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tangerin Sky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tangerin Sky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sky
vs
Game

189 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Montreal, Tangerin Sky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Game!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sky.

Game clinches with his opponent.
Game scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Game breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sky dives in for a single leg takedown but Game sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Game drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sky is trying to control Game's posture but Game avoids it.
Sky throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Game trying to control the position but Sky is working away.
Game tries to advance to mount but Sky denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Game tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sky is looking for a sweep. Game is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Game must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sky looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Game accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Game working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sky keeping moving, preventing Game from controlling successfully.

Sky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Game defends well.
Game is fighting to break Sky's control of his arms but Sky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Sky is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Game frees his head nicely. Oh but Sky has switched to an armbar! Game is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tangerin Sky!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jackson (ranked 6291 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Perez (ranked 6287 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Perez

198 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 Montreal, Alex Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Perez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Perez jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Perez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Perez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jackson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Perez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
Perez tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perez counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a straight right by Perez.
Jackson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Perez throws a shot to the body.
Perez lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Perez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Perez finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perez digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perez lands with a shot to the body.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez scores with a shot to the body.
Perez lands with a shot to the body.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez drops Jackson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jackson! Perez dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Perez!