QFC Tournament 1087 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaetan Hart (ranked 4550 p4p, 4854 weight class) and Tournament Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tournament Chai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hart
vs
Chai

190 cm
23
300
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
266
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaetan Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tournament Chai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hart rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hart can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Hart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Hart.
Hart lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai looks winded!
Hart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hart.
Hart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hart is keeping busy.
Hart lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hart pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Gaetan Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.

Hart rushes Chai and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hart.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hart presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hart on the inside.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Hart.
Hart is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Hart.
Hart is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hart as the two fighters clinch.
Hart lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hart - that landed with a thud.
Hart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Hart dips a shoulder and cracks Chai with a mighty uppercut! Chai falls back against the cage and Hart unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chai is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hart screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaetan Hart!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tremble (ranked 4969 p4p, 4887 weight class) and Evert Hermans (ranked 0 p4p, 167 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Evert Hermans was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tremble
vs
Hermans

175 cm
19
155
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
287
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Tremble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evert Hermans!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hermans instigates a clinch.

Hermans gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tremble has momentary wrist control but Hermans slips an elbow through the middle.
Hermans postures up in Tremble's guard and throws a big left but Tremble blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremble has a closed guard, preventing Hermans from standing up.
Tremble is trying to keep Hermans in close.
Hermans landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermans controlling from the top position.
Hermans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tremble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hermans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tremble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermans wants to get up but he can't break Tremble's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hermans trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hermans prevents Tremble from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Hermans. No joy for Tremble on that attempt.
Tremble shoots in and drives through. Hermans sprawls well.
Hermans looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tremble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Tremble. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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.
Hermans lands an overhand right.

Hermans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tremble did well to prevent Hermans getting side control.
Hermans working Tremble over with strikes.

Tremble is rocked!

Hermans is looking for a kimura here.
Oh Tremble is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hermans lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tremble! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hermans jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evert Hermans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Stones (ranked 4711 p4p, 4784 weight class) and Le Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Storm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stones
vs
Storm

203 cm
23
285
1 - 0 - 0

214 cm
23
266
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Stones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Le Storm!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stones rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Storm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stones has Storm pressed against the cage.
Stones tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Stones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stones is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stones.
Storm is trying to push Stones away but Stones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stones stalling the fight.
Stones misses with the head strike.
Stones lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Le Storm has been cut.

Stones drops Storm with a big knee straight up the middle! Storm is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm scores with a one two! Stones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Storm goes for a double leg but Stones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stones continues to drive forward.
Stones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stones pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Stones is stalling here.
Stones has Storm pressed against the cage, preventing Storm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stones - that landed with a thud.
Storm looks winded!
Stones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Stones won't allow it.
Stones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Stones.
Stones misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Stones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stones stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stones.
Stones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stones.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ron Stones.

Stones rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
Stones stalling against the cage.
Stones tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stones seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stones obliges.
Stones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stones lands a left hand.
Stones lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Le Storm's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stones slowing the pace effectively.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Stones won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stones pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ron Stones.
Stones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Storm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Stones clinches with his opponent.
Stones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Storm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stones lands an elbow inside that Storm shrugs off.

The cut above Le Storm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Stones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm has had enough of the clinch but Stones keeps him there for the moment.
Stones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Stones lands with a left to the head.
Stones digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stones lands a damaging elbow.

Le Storm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stones lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Le Storm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ron Stones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asta Cover (ranked 4715 p4p, 5000 weight class) and Kaeden Oloughlin (ranked 567 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeden Oloughlin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cover
vs
Oloughlin

185 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asta Cover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaeden Oloughlin !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oloughlin dives in and scores a takedown into Cover's guard.
Cover has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oloughlin has passed into side control.
Cover is trying to work for a sweep but Oloughlin has mounted him!
Cover gets back to half guard.
Oloughlin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cover moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oloughlin stops Cover from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cover working for submissions but it's allowed Oloughlin to get to half guard.
Cover taking some punishment here, with Oloughlin in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover trying to control but Oloughlin postures up.

Oloughlin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oloughlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cover is looking to improve his position.
Cover is trying to control but Oloughlin passes into side control!
Oloughlin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cover wants to control but Oloughlin postures up.

That's two 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.
Cover tries to bench press Oloughlin off him but Oloughlin keeps the position.
Cover wants to control but Oloughlin postures up.
Cover taking a bit of punishment here - Oloughlin scoring with strikes.

Oloughlin stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Oloughlin shoots in and gets a takedown into Cover's guard.
Cover throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cover looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oloughlin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cover is trying to get back to full guard.
Oloughlin trying to mount his opponent but Cover defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloughlin slips a nice elbow through Cover's hands, connecting with Cover's forehead.
Cover tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oloughlin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cover tries to get to full guard but Oloughlin has control of the leg.
Cover trying to hold on to Oloughlin 's head to control him but Oloughlin postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oloughlin content to stall in guard here.
Cover is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
Oloughlin trying to control but Cover is working from the bottom.
Oloughlin wants to pass the guard but Cover is keeping the position.

Cover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oloughlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oloughlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oloughlin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oloughlin won't allow Cover to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaeden Oloughlin 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.

Cover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oloughlin sprawls well. Oloughlin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cover gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaeden Oloughlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cover closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oloughlin circles away.

Oloughlin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oloughlin lands with a punch from half guard.
Cover is looking for a sweep. Oloughlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cover is working hard here to advance position.
Oloughlin content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oloughlin 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.
Oloughlin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cover wants to get back to full guard but Oloughlin has passed into side control.
Kaeden Oloughlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cover tries to buck Oloughlin off but Oloughlin is having none of it.
Cover is not content to let Oloughlin control the position.
Cover prevents Oloughlin from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cover tries to buck Oloughlin off but Oloughlin is having none of it.
Oloughlin gets to mount! Cover was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Oloughlin wants to stand but Cover is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Cover is looking to get to half guard.
Cover wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Oloughlin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Cover right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Oloughlin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Oloughlin 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cover is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Oloughlin trying to control momentarily.
Oloughlin controlling well, preventing Cover from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cover tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Oloughlin has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Cover is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kaeden Oloughlin !