QFC Tournament 877 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 5313 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jungle Prince (ranked 6041 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.

Lee
vs
Prince

170 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jungle Prince!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince misses with a looping right.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prince avoids it really well and circles away.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Prince pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Lee shoots in but Prince avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prince.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the head.

Prince manages to break the clinch.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Prince cracks Lee with a nice body shot.

Prince breaks from the clinch.
Lee moves away from the strike by Prince.
Prince lands a head shot.

Prince closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Prince cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prince cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prince.
Prince lands a shot to the body.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lee drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Prince swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lee's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jungle Prince!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AA Guy (ranked 5978 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makin Fadel (ranked 5623 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.

Guy
vs
Fadel

165 cm
24
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AA Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Makin Fadel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fadel is trying to keep Guy in close.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy won't allow Fadel to sweep him here.
Fadel is controlling Guy's posture.
Guy chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadel is keeping the position for now.
Guy postures up.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Guy is fighting to break Fadel's control of his arms but Fadel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Guy is working Fadel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Fadel is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fadel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Guy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fadel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fadel wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fadel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guy is nestled in close to Fadel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy stalling away here and it's allowed Fadel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
Fadel has control of Guy's left arm, preventing Guy from doing any damage.
Fadel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy advances to half guard.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guy in particular looking to stall.
Fadel keeping hold of Guy's head, controlling as best he can.
Fadel has hold of Guy's hands but Guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guy content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AA Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Fadel ducks down to avoid it.
Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fadel.
Fadel ducks under a wild hook from Guy.

Fadel gets caught napping as Guy dives in and scores a takedown. Fadel manages to retain guard.
Guy is in close to Fadel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fadel keeps moving.
Fadel working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fadel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.

Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadel can do to turn this around?

Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fadel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy is trying to keep Fadel in close.
Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guy tries to get out of the position.
Guy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fadel is now in half guard.
Guy gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadel trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fadel throwing strikes but missing.
Fadel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Guy drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Fadel.
Guy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fadel controlling the position.
Guy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fadel wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guy throws a body punch but Fadel moves out of range.
Fadel feints the counter takedown.
Guy swings for the body but Fadel moves out of range.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadel sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Fadel tries to sprawl but Guy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Guy trying to control the action but Fadel is working from the bottom.
Guy content to control rather than advance.
Fadel is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fadel avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy working Fadel over with strikes.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AA Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fadel moves away from the strike by Guy.
Fadel feints the counter takedown.
Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Fadel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Makin Fadel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fadel gets caught flat footed, as Guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
AA Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.

Guy is controlling Fadel's posture.
Fadel preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.

Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fadel throws a big right hand that misses.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fadel looking to pass the guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Fadel from controlling successfully.
Fadel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fadel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fadel postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fadel wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Fadel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guy is fending him off so far but Fadel persists. Nope, Guy circles away and we're back to standing.
AA Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makin Fadel.

Guy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fadel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fadel looking to control.
Guy throwing strikes but missing.
Fadel wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.

Guy keeping moving, preventing Fadel from controlling successfully.
Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
AA Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fadel on the ground.
Fadel postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Fadel being controlled here momentarily.
Guy is trying to control the position but Fadel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fadel drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick Fadel off! Fadel jumps back into Guy's guard.
Guy pulls Fadel in to control the position.
Fadel trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadel preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fadel shoots in but no luck this time.
Makin Fadel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
AA Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for AA Guy!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for AA Guy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for AA Guy!

AA Guy wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Minithor Odinsson (ranked 5855 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Tremblay (ranked 5716 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.

Odinsson
vs
Tremblay

164 cm
24
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Minithor Odinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tremblay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Odinsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tremblay holds on and takes a little breather.
Tremblay is wriggling around but Odinsson manages to pass to half guard.
Odinsson working over Tremblay with some ground and pound. Tremblay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Odinsson.
Odinsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Odinsson lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odinsson working over Tremblay with some ground and pound. Tremblay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tremblay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Odinsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Odinsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Tremblay is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay tries to get to full guard but Odinsson has control of the leg.
Odinsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Odinsson stalling.
Tremblay is looking for a sweep. Odinsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremblay has hold of Odinsson's hands but Odinsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Odinsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Odinsson working the head and body with strikes.
Odinsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Odinsson is nestled in close to Tremblay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Odinsson.
Tremblay is looking to improve his position.
Odinsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tremblay is still in real trouble! Can Odinsson finish him?
Tremblay has hold of Odinsson's hands but Odinsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odinsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Odinsson winds up and cracks Tremblay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Odinsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Odinsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Odinsson slips a nice elbow through Tremblay's hands, connecting with Tremblay's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay taking some punishment here, with Odinsson in his half guard.
Tremblay has hold of Odinsson's hands but Odinsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Odinsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tremblay tries to roll over but Odinsson keeps him under control.
Odinsson passes to side control.
Odinsson working the ground and pound.
Tremblay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Odinsson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tremblay is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Odinsson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minithor Odinsson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Dutiro (ranked 5794 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 5786 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.

Dutiro
vs
Doe

162 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Dutiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Doe.

Dutiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dutiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doe keeping full guard, as Dutiro tries to pass.
Doe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dutiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doe being controlled here, momentarily.

Dutiro stands and steps away. Doe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dutiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is trying to push Dutiro away but Dutiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dutiro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doe after a bit of a struggle.
Doe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Doe is trying to push Dutiro away but Dutiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dutiro dodges the punch combination from Doe.
Doe steps in with a hook that catches Dutiro right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Doe follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dutiro looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!