QFC Tournament 934 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson BeatYourAssBoy (ranked 4681 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jfk Mr President (ranked 4686 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.

BeatYourAssBoy
vs
Mr President

190 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Tyson BeatYourAssBoy!
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, Jfk Mr President!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mr President attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mr President throws a head kick that misses
and BeatYourAssBoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mr President walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

BeatYourAssBoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mr President is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BeatYourAssBoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mr President displaying some good clinch control by pressing BeatYourAssBoy up against the cage.

Mr President breaks the clinch.
BeatYourAssBoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mr President fakes a jab and throws a low kick but BeatYourAssBoy checks it well.
BeatYourAssBoy throws a series of punches but Mr President avoids them all with ease.
BeatYourAssBoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BeatYourAssBoy misses with the combination.
Mr President tries a head kick but it misses.
BeatYourAssBoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mr President throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BeatYourAssBoy has managed to clinch.
BeatYourAssBoy throws an elbow but it misses.

Mr President breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

BeatYourAssBoy instigates a clinch.
Mr President has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mr President tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and BeatYourAssBoy avoids it.

BeatYourAssBoy manages to break the clinch.
BeatYourAssBoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Jfk Mr President has been cut.
BeatYourAssBoy thuds his right hand into Mr President's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mr President dodges the punch combination from BeatYourAssBoy.

BeatYourAssBoy has Mr President up against the cage in a clinch.

Mr President's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BeatYourAssBoy wants to slow Mr President down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BeatYourAssBoy throws a sloppy head kick and Mr President moves out of range easily.
Mr President misses with a combination
and BeatYourAssBoy counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BeatYourAssBoy moves out of range as Mr President throws a body kick.
BeatYourAssBoy lands a hook that stumbles Mr President back into the cage. BeatYourAssBoy follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mr President to the canvas! BeatYourAssBoy pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mr President has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyson BeatYourAssBoy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poor Pal (ranked 4716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minka Kelly (ranked 4659 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.

Pal
vs
Kelly

194 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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, Poor Pal!
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, Minka Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Pal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pal throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Pal only half commits.
Kelly throws a counter combo.

Pal drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.

Pal breaks the clinch.

Pal has managed to clinch.

Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pal pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Pal missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Pal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pal holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Pal breaks the clinch.
Pal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Pal has managed to clinch.
Pal trying to land knees to the body.

Pal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
Poor Pal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pal rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Pal being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pal misses with a body punch.
Pal misses with some punches.
Pal tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Pal back against the cage.
Kelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pal up against the cage.
Pal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pal lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Pal.

Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pal drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Pal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kelly up against the cage.
Pal is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pal takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poor Pal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pal sizes up Kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.

Pal moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pal - that landed with a thud.
Come on Pal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kelly has eaten all the pies!

Pal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pal scores with a one two! Kelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Pal misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Pal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Pal backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Pal manages to avoid it all.
Pal throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pal fails to land with a series of punches.
Pal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
Pal throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Pal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Pal.
Pal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Kelly.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Pal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Pal rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Pal struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a counter combo.

Pal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pal lands a nice shot to the body.

Pal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Pal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poor Pal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pal misses with a series of wild punches.
Pal connects with a crisp jab.
Pal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Pal backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Pal manages to avoid it all.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pal throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pal is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pal misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Pal throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Pal.

Pal pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pal digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pal scores with a hook to the body.
Poor Pal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pal is struggling to control the position.
Pal stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Pal is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pal is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poor Pal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Pal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pal stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
Pal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Pal throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poor Pal is winning the standup battle so far.
Pal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pal.

Pal moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pal can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
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!

Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pal moves into the clinch.
Minka Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor Pal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poor Pal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pal 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Poor Pal!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Poor Pal!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Poor Pal!

Poor Pal wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Matsui (ranked 4723 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Crawford (ranked 4751 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.

Matsui
vs
Crawford

188 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Hideki Matsui!
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, Zachary Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crawford scores with a takedown into Matsui's guard.
Matsui wants to sweep here but Crawford controlling him for the moment.
Crawford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Matsui is looking for a triangle but Crawford pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crawford throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsui is on top in guard.

Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.
Crawford keeping moving, preventing Matsui from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford controls Matsui momentarily but Matsui frees himself.
Matsui trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Matsui sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matsui trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Matsui is really struggling to control Crawford but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Matsui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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.
Matsui forces his way into half guard.
Matsui is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Matsui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crawford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matsui is looking to work his way around to Crawford's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Matsui with shots to the head and body - Crawford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crawford tries to reverse the position but Matsui maintains control.

Matsui wants to finish this one by submission but Crawford is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matsui.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui content just to control the position here.

Matsui is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crawford is surviving well by controlling Matsui's body position as best he can.
Matsui trying to control but Crawford is having none of it.
Matsui prevents Crawford from getting the reversal.
Crawford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to escape the mount.

Matsui has hold of Crawford's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crawford manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Matsui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matsui breaks from Crawford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matsui looking to control but Crawford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Matsui is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Crawford is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hideki Matsui!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gugu Gaga (ranked 4688 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muki Lopikui (ranked 4664 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.

Gaga
vs
Lopikui

190 cm
22
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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, Gugu Gaga!
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, Muki Lopikui!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lopikui counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gaga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gaga jumps into guard, dragging Lopikui to the mat.
Lopikui 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.
Gaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopikui wants to pass the guard but Gaga is keeping the position.
Lopikui lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga is trying to keep Lopikui in close.
Gaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lopikui sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gaga doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Lopikui paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gaga - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gugu Gaga!