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QFC Tournament 1038 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Tobak (ranked 4411 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Pupunha Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Tobak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pupunha Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tobak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tobak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobak being controlled here momentarily.
Tobak tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
Tobak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie is controlling Tobak's posture.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is pulling down on Tobak's head. It's preventing any offense from Tobak, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Tobak is working from the bottom.
Gracie won't allow Tobak to sweep him here.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Tobak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie pulls Tobak in close to his closed guard and prevents Tobak from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tobak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tobak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie controlling Tobak's posture.
Tobak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Tobak is proving a slippery customer.
Tobak throws a big right hand that misses.
Tobak is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tobak cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tobak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tobak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tobak off to one side.
Tobak throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Tobak circles away.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tobak.
Tobak closes the distance and clinches.
Tobak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Tobak gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Tobak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Tobak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tobak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tobak keeps the fight on the outside.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tobak misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tobak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Tobak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tobak leaning against his opponent.
Gracie letting Tobak take a breather here.
Tobak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tobak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Tobak looking for a takedown.
That's two 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.
Tobak wants a takedown.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tobak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tobak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tobak jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tobak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tobak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Tobak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tobak goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Tobak against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobak is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Tobak misses with an elbow strike.
Tobak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tobak is defending well.
Tobak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tobak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A low kick from Tobak is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Tobak keeps the fight on the outside.
Tobak thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tobak tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tobak forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tobak is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Tobak drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pupunha Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie clinches.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Tobak keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tobak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tobak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tobak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Tobak darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Tobak into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Tobak is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but Tobak passes into side control!
Tobak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to control Tobak's posture but Tobak avoids it.
Tobak trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tobak tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie stops Tobak from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is letting Tobak control him for a moment.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tobak connects with a decent elbow.
Tobak cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is trying to control Tobak's posture but Tobak avoids it.
Tobak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Tobak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Tobak is keeping busy.
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.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Tobak from advancing to side control.
Tobak is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tobak has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Tobak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tobak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Roman Tobak wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Valcak (ranked 3811 p4p, 4178 weight class) and Vitor Toyota (ranked 465 p4p, 0 weight class). Valcak comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie Smalls - Hypnotize. Vitor Toyota is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filip Valcak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Toyota !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota lands a head shot.
Valcak shoots for a takedown but Toyota saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toyota forces Valcak back against the cage and clinches.
Toyota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toyota moves into the clinch.
Toyota wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyota manages to break the clinch.
Toyota darts in and clinches Valcak up against the cage.
Toyota has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valcak is trying to keep an underhook but Toyota manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Valcak has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Toyota is on him like a limpet, forcing Valcak back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valcak wants to take the fight to the mat but Toyota manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Toyota stops a takedown attempt from Valcak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Valcak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyota manages to break the clinch.
Toyota darts in and clinches Valcak up against the cage.
Toyota breaks the clinch.
Toyota moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valcak wants a takedown but no success here.
Toyota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valcak dives in and grabs Toyota 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toyota pushes down on Valcak's head and hops out.
Toyota rushes Valcak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toyota gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Toyota postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valcak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Toyota , into his guard.
Toyota keeping moving, preventing Valcak from controlling successfully.
Valcak stands up and waves to Toyota to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valcak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toyota pinned against the cage. Toyota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toyota blocks the body kick.
Toyota has closed the distance and engaged Valcak in a clinch.
Toyota has Valcak pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Toyota pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Valcak tumbling to the mat - Toyota dives into Valcak's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyota postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toyota trying to stand up but can't free himself from Valcak's guard.
Toyota slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Toyota keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valcak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyota thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Toyota 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toyota drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valcak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valcak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valcak!
Toyota is looking to reverse the position.
Valcak tries to advance to mount but Toyota denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valcak wants to control but Toyota is keeping him busy.
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Valcak tries for a kimura but Toyota is defending well.
Valcak has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Toyota dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toyota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valcak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toyota shoots in for a double leg but Valcak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valcak feinted with a counter takedown.
Valcak has a takedown stuffed.
Toyota closes the distance and pushes Valcak back into the cage.
Toyota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toyota rushes Valcak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Valcak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valcak tries to pull guard but Toyota forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Toyota 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valcak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Valcak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valcak is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota breaks the clinch.
Toyota clinches up with Valcak and pushes him back against the cage.
Valcak breaks the clinch.
Toyota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toyota clinches.
Valcak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toyota 's efforts to push away.
Toyota has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valcak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Toyota breaks from the clinch.
Toyota feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Toyota throws a strike but Valcak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valcak trying to control but Toyota is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valcak advances to half guard.
Valcak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toyota looking for submissions off his back.
Toyota is refusing to be controlled, as Valcak sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyota gets back to full guard.
Toyota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valcak is one step ahead there.
Filip Valcak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valcak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Toyota controlling the position.
Valcak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toyota has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valcak has managed to get both his arms back between Toyota 's legs - danger averted.
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.
Valcak wants to control from the top but Toyota keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Toyota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valcak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Valcak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valcak wants it to stay on the feet.
Toyota is breathing heavily.
Toyota defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valcak.
Valcak shoots in looking for a takedown but Toyota manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valcak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toyota moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toyota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valcak tries to keep at a distance but Toyota has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toyota lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Toyota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valcak shoots in but Toyota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Valcak backs off Toyota throws a huge counter combo but Valcak manages to avoid it all.
Toyota moves into the clinch successfully.
Toyota is trying to break the clinch but Valcak has him pressed against the cage.
Valcak has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toyota after a bit of a struggle.
Toyota is trying to trip Valcak. He has hold of a leg but Valcak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Toyota persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Toyota 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.
Valcak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyota is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valcak looking for a sweep. Not yet Valcak, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toyota lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Toyota postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valcak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Toyota , into his guard.
Valcak trying to move into half guard but instead Toyota has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valcak wants to sweep but no luck.
Valcak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Toyota must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toyota looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valcak is on top in guard.
Toyota wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valcak tries to free his leg and advance position but Toyota is retaining full guard.
Toyota is pulling down on Valcak's head to control his posture.
Valcak passes Toyota 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Toyota manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toyota bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valcak's guard.
Valcak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valcak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valcak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Filip Valcak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitor Toyota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toyota regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Toyota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toyota winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Vitor Toyota !
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Vitor Toyota !
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Vitor Toyota !
Vitor Toyota wins by unanimous decision!
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