QFC Tournament 1102 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lancaster (ranked 4600 p4p, 4465 weight class) and Tommy McCork (ranked 0 p4p, 504 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lancaster
vs
McCork

180 cm
18
175
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
177
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Bondi MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy McCork!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lancaster shoots and misses
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like James Lancaster has been cut.
Lancaster fails with the takedown
and McCork counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McCork counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCork content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lancaster is rocked!
McCork trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCork is fighting to break Lancaster's control of his arms but Lancaster is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCork's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Lancaster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet but McCork is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
McCork throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCork is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCork arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lancaster's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy McCork!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy McCork made sure he mentioned Bondi MMA, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Sebastian (ranked 4841 p4p, 4686 weight class) and Hakal Wasli (ranked 0 p4p, 552 weight class). Hakal Wasli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jakub Sebastian's chin.

Sebastian
vs
Wasli

187 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Sebastian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakal Wasli!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasli fails to land the takedown.
Sebastian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Wasli drives through and clinches with Sebastian against the cage.

Wasli is trying to trip Sebastian. He has hold of a leg but Sebastian is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wasli persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Wasli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sebastian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sebastian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sebastian!

Sebastian is staying tight to Wasli's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sebastian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wasli is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastian controlling from side mount.
Wasli tries to bench press Sebastian off him but Sebastian keeps the position.
Sebastian passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wasli!
Sebastian wants to get back to his feet but Wasli is holding on tight.
Wasli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Sebastian raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sebastian landing punches.

Sebastian looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sebastian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sebastian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sebastian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wasli is looking to escape.
Wasli wants to control but Sebastian is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wasli is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sebastian cracks Wasli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sebastian controlling from the full mount.
Wasli tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sebastian.
Sebastian connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sebastian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sebastian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wasli is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wasli can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wasli tries to hold on but Sebastian pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Sebastian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sebastian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sebastian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wasli bucks up and tries to throw Sebastian off but instead Sebastian has got his back!
Wasli looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jakub Sebastian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sebastian is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wasli defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wasli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sebastian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wasli is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Sebastian has locked on a rear naked choke here! Wasli is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jakub Sebastian!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomtom (ranked 4525 p4p, 4991 weight class) and Charles Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 524 weight class). The key to victory for Tom Tomtom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tomtom
vs
Orwell

225 cm
22
130
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
183
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Tomtom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Orwell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomtom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Orwell rushes Tomtom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tomtom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomtom shoots in for a takedown but Orwell shows good takedown defense.
A countering left hand to the body from Orwell misses.
Tomtom wants to clinch.
Orwell takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomtom is defended easily by Orwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tomtom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Orwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomtom went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orwell throws a leg kick but Tomtom checks it.
Orwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomtom swivels and escapes.
Orwell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tomtom fails to land the takedown.
Tomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Orwell pushes Tomtom up against the cage in a clinch.
Orwell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orwell fails to land.

Tomtom jumps into guard, dragging Orwell to the mat.
Orwell trying to control but Tomtom is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomtom wants to stand and escape but Orwell is having none of it.
Tomtom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tomtom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Orwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomtom is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Charles Orwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Orwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tomtom, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomtom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orwell smiles and moves away.
Orwell avoids the head kick by Tomtom.
Orwell misses with a hook.

Tomtom has closed the distance and engaged Orwell in a clinch.
Orwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Orwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Tomtom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Tomtom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomtom shoots for a double leg takedown but Orwell sprawls well. He's pushed Tomtom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Orwell. Those never looked like landing.
Tomtom thinks about countering with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Orwell misses the target.
Tomtom has a takedown stuffed.
Tomtom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orwell's waist but Orwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomtom off to one side.
Tomtom is breathing heavily.
Tomtom defending well as Orwell loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orwell misses with a hook.
Tomtom fails with the takedown
and Orwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tomtom is rocked!
Orwell throws a jab when Tomtom was well out of range.
Oh Tomtom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomtom tries to land a front kick but Orwell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Orwell is looking to chop away at Tomtom's legs.
Tomtom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Orwell.
Orwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomtom.
Orwell feints a counter leg kick.
Tomtom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orwell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orwell misses with a double jab.
Tomtom is looking for a counter combo.
Orwell throws a hook to the side of Tomtom's head but Tomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomtom attempts a counter takedown but Orwell avoids it well and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Orwell. No joy for Tomtom on that attempt.
Tomtom dodges the punch combination from Orwell.
A combination from Orwell does no damage.
Orwell throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Tomtom's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Orwell dives in looking to finish as Tomtom flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Orwell's strikes! Orwell is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Tomtom's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Tomtom was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Orwell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Uesugi (ranked 4601 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Chen Denghui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Uesugi
vs
Denghui

180 cm
18
174
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
176
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenshin Uesugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chen Denghui!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Denghui bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Denghui in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Uesugi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denghui on the ground.

Denghui wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uesugi, who protects the arm well.
Denghui landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Denghui works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Denghui in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Uesugi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chen Denghui!