QFC Tournament 984 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mysterio (ranked 4323 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Krisstiyan Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 544 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mysterio
vs
Radev

168 cm
25
190
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rey Mysterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krisstiyan Radev!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mysterio is defended easily by Radev.
Radev scores with the left hand. Mysterio knows he should have avoided that one.
Radev with a hook.
Mysterio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mysterio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Radev's waist but Radev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mysterio off to one side.
Mysterio shoots in for a takedown but Radev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Mysterio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Mysterio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mysterio throwing shots but Radev is blocking nicely.
Mysterio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Radev to regain full guard.
Mysterio throws a big elbow that misses.
Radev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mysterio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mysterio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mysterio postures up in Radev's guard and throws a big left but Radev blocks it.
Mysterio with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mysterio cracks Radev with a solid left hand.
Mysterio throwing strikes but missing.
Mysterio stands up over Radev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radev can't keep his opponent in guard - Mysterio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mysterio 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.
Mysterio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mysterio punishing his opponent with strikes.
Radev looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio landing strikes from the mount.

Radev is rocked!

It looks like Krisstiyan Radev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mysterio connects with a bit shot that sees Radev covering up! More strikes from Mysterio and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mysterio is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Mysterio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Vice (ranked 4284 p4p, 4304 weight class) and Monty Pyke (ranked 412 p4p, 498 weight class). Pyke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Uptown Top Ranking. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vice
vs
Pyke

186 cm
25
160
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monty Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pyke clinches.
Vice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pyke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vice wants to break free but Pyke has control.
Vice is looking to break free of the clinch but Pyke has double underhooks.
Vice pushes Pyke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pyke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vice pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pyke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vice throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pyke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Pyke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pyke has managed to get both his arms back between Vice's legs - danger averted.
Pyke scoring with punches to the head and body.

Vice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pyke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pyke sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice tries to strike from the bottom.

Vice has his feet on Pyke's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pyke!

It looks like Lee Vice has been cut.
Pyke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice sets himself, and Pyke steps forward looking for the clinch! Vice avoids it this time.

Pyke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vice tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Vice tries to buck Pyke off but he can't manage it.
Pyke raining down shots from the mount!
Pyke looking to control but Vice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pyke content just to control the position here.
Pyke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vice?
Pyke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke landing strikes from the mount.
Pyke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pyke won't let Vice get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pyke breaks from Vice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pyke is landing with some decent strikes but Vice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pyke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vice looks a forlorn figure.

Vice is rocked!

Pyke has control of Vice's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vice regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pyke wants to control the pace but Vice is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pyke.
Pyke lands a big elbow.
Oh Vice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vice squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pyke unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vice wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pyke celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Pyke!
Monty Pyke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.