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QFC Tournament 996 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivanov (ranked 5241 p4p, 4680 weight class) and Human Person (ranked 519 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ivanov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Human Person!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Person. Beautiful body shot.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Person.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Person as Ivanov shoots in.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Person.
Ivanov misses with a takedown
and Person counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Ivan Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Person counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Person keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Person trying to control here.
Person tries to kick Ivanov off but Ivanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Person trying to control here.
Ivanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Person knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ivanov slips a nice elbow through Person's hands, connecting with Person's forehead.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.
Person is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Person can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Person really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ivanov working over Person with some ground and pound. Person looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Person tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ivanov connects with a nice short shot to Person's temple.
Ivanov is taking a breather. Person says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ivanov prevents Person from improving his position.
Person is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ivanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
Person is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Person with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Person is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov working Person over with strikes.
Person is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ivanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Person is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Person tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Ivanov really is a fat lump.
Ivanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ivanov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ivanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Person is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov lands a big elbow.
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Ivanov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Person.
A looping hook to the body misses from Person. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Person throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivanov with a poor takedown
and Person counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Person on his heels. He'll look to pass Person's guard now, I'm sure.
Person not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Person.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ivanov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov trying to control but Person is working from the bottom.
Person trying to control the position.
Ivanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Person's head.
Ivanov trying to control but Person is working from the bottom.
Person had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
Person wants to hit a sweep here but Ivanov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Person there!
Ivanov lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a big elbow.
Person wants to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Person is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ivanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Person is still trying to improve position.
Ivanov landing punches.
Person is working to get back to half guard.
Person tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Person to control.
Ivanov has hold of Person's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Person manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Person can do to turn this around?
Person wants to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Person in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Person can't escape the position.
Ivanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Person keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Person is squirming around nicely.
Person is desperately trying to improve his position but Ivanov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ivanov controlling from mount.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Person is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Person working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Ivanov's cut.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Person stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanov. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Person is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Person throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
Ivanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Person sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Person sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Person defends well and Ivanov ends up having to push Person into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ivanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Person counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov darts in looking for a takedown but Person gets double underhooks and turns Ivanov into the cage.
Person misses with a double jab.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Person sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Person let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov ducks right into an uppercut from Person.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Person lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Person throws a monster overhand right that drops Ivanov! Person follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Human Person!
In his post fight interview, Human Person started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Wilson (ranked 4706 p4p, 4888 weight class) and Shontavius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shontavius Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smiff somewhat.
Smiff scores with a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson wants to stand but Smiff is controlling the position.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Smiff trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smiff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smiff trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff is pushing down on Wilson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilson is fighting to maintain full guard but Smiff has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to escape.
Smiff winds up and cracks Wilson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smiff is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Smiff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson pushes Smiff off looking to stand but Smiff dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smiff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson trying to control but Smiff postures up.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smiff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smiff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smiff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smiff wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Smiff in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Smiff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Wilson is rocked!
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smiff on the ground.
Smiff working Wilson over with strikes.
Smiff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smiff working the head and body with strikes.
Smiff works his way into side control.
Wilson prevents Smiff from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smiff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smiff fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smiff tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Smiff is chipping away with strikes.
Smiff working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Wilson is not content to let Smiff control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shontavius Smiff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Wilson
and Smiff counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
Smiff with a nice head shot there.
Smiff passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilson has hold of Smiff's hands but Smiff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smiff lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wilson quite badly. Wilson pulls Smiff in close trying to recover. Smiff postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wilson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wilson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shontavius Smiff!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mo Pierre (ranked 4731 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Milan Buneta (ranked 537 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mo Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Buneta!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pierre.
Buneta is looking to reverse the position.
Buneta keeps trying to improve his position.
Buneta regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pierre's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Buneta tries to get to full guard but Pierre has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buneta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buneta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Buneta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buneta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buneta holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Buneta wants to control but Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but Buneta defending well.
Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Buneta wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Pierre throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Buneta has his hands clasped together but Pierre breaks the hold and Buneta is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mo Pierre!
The defeated Milan Buneta had this to say: 'He was the better fighter today...respect'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Kaloev (ranked 4743 p4p, 4889 weight class) and Saul Rabin (ranked 439 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdul Kaloev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saul Rabin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaloev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rabin is looking to regain half guard here but Kaloev keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaloev tries to advance to mount but Rabin denies him.
Rabin tries to buck Kaloev off but Kaloev is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaloev is looking to take a break and control but Rabin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaloev blocks the strikes from Rabin.
Kaloev tries to move to mount but Rabin blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaloev is working hard here to advance position.
Kaloev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rabin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdul Kaloev!
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