QFC Tournament 976 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murk Angel (ranked 4384 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 4284 p4p, 439 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Angel
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murk Angel!
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, Vitor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Angel wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Angel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like Murk Angel has been cut.
Dos Santos with a nice head shot there.

Angel is rocked!

Angel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Angel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Angel working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
Angel seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Angel has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.

Angel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing with the ground and pound.

Murk Angel's cut is getting worse.
Angel is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos stands up over Angel, holding on to his feet. Dos Santos throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Angel is out cold! Dos Santos lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vitor Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thicc Nation (ranked 5235 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saipam Muwaitang (ranked 4402 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nation
vs
Muwaitang

193 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thicc Nation!
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, Saipam Muwaitang!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muwaitang connects with a crisp jab.
Nation shoots in for a takedown but Muwaitang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muwaitang throws a right hand that Nation ducks under and follows up with a left that Nation also avoids with ease.
Muwaitang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Muwaitang duly obliges.
Nation shoots in for a takedown but Muwaitang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nation shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muwaitang sprawls well. Muwaitang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nation gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thicc Nation. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nation takes one to the side of the head.
Nation gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Muwaitang gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saipam Muwaitang!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Angel (ranked 4287 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Glover (ranked 4263 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Angel
vs
Glover

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kirk Angel!
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, Ben Glover!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel has his takedown stuffed

and Glover counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Angel!

Glover swings around for an armbar but Angel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Glover's guard.
Glover is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Glover has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Glover is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.

Glover working for a triangle but Angel defends it easily.
Glover seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from Glover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.
Angel looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Glover tries to keep at a distance but Angel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover gets underhooks to prevent Angel's takedown attempt.
Angel is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angel is trying to pull guard but Glover turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

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.
Glover has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Angel jumps guard and drags Glover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glover passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angel tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Glover stalling.

Glover is trying to work for a kimura but Angel is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Glover maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Angel could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Glover has cracked it and Angel is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Glover!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Glover!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Wank (ranked 6023 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Leon (ranked 2812 p4p, 347 weight class). Tank Wank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wank
vs
Leon

225 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tank Wank!
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, Ace Leon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon avoids the head kick by Wank.

Wank looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ace Leon!
Ace Leon thanked the fans post fight for their support.