QFC Tournament 1185 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dzej Ramadonvski (ranked 3813 p4p, 4052 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 258 p4p, 356 weight class). Ramadonvski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dzej - precica do pakla. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramadonvski
vs
Jones

155 cm
18
141
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
155
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzej Ramadonvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramadonvski on the side of the head.
Ramadonvski misses with a double jab

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jones gets control of Ramadonvski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramadonvski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramadonvski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramadonvski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramadonvski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones working for a triangle but Ramadonvski defends it easily.
Jones controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadonvski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramadonvski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramadonvski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramadonvski advances to half guard.
Ramadonvski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ramadonvski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramadonvski is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramadonvski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Ramadonvski wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones tries to roll over but Ramadonvski keeps him under control.
Ramadonvski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is looking to control Ramadonvski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Ramadonvski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones keeping control of the position.
Ramadonvski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks winded!

Ramadonvski is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is not content to let Ramadonvski control the position.

Ramadonvski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.

Ramadonvski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Ramadonvski successfully pulls guard.

Ramadonvski is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones landing a few strikes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joshua Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jace Mccarty (ranked 2838 p4p, 4002 weight class) and Rodtang Jitmuangnon (ranked 0 p4p, 266 weight class). Jace Mccarty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mccarty
vs
Jitmuangnon

155 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
155
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jace Mccarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodtang Jitmuangnon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jitmuangnon gets a clinch.
Mccarty is trying to break free.

Jitmuangnon pulls guard successfully.
Mccarty wants to control from the top but Jitmuangnon keeps moving.

Jitmuangnon working for a triangle but Mccarty defends it easily.
Mccarty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jitmuangnon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mccarty wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jitmuangnon's closed guard. He's half up but Jitmuangnon has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jitmuangnon pivots and extends the arm, Mccarty falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jitmuangnon! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodtang Jitmuangnon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 4000 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Tournament Fighter (ranked 354 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tournament Fighter enters the cage!

Charles
vs
Fighter

180 cm
23
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubens Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tournament Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter misses the body punch

and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Charles is looking to pass Fighter's guard but actually Fighter recovers to full guard.
Charles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Fighter misses

and Charles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Charles.
Charles wants to get up but he can't break Fighter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighter is keeping the position for now.

Charles gets to his feet - Fighter follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fighter did well to prevent Charles getting side control.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Charles is trying to work for a kimura but Fighter is defending well.
Charles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fighter wants to control the action here but instead Charles manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles dominating with strikes here.
Fighter is trying desperately to improve position.
Charles with the ground and pound from mount.
Fighter tries to hold on but Charles postures up.
Charles landing punches.
Fighter tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fighter looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Charles mounts Fighter! Really nice guard pass there!
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.

Charles has hold of Fighter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fighter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fighter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fighter scores with a body shot.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Fighter connects with a body shot.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Charles drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses

and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubens Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
Charles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Charles uses his free foot to push down on Fighter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to get to half guard.
Charles is looking to stand but Fighter has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Charles controlling the pace for now.
Fighter wants to control but Charles is having none of it.
Fighter suckers Charles into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Fighter is now in Charles's guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Charles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Fighter stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Charles throws up his legs and catches Fighter in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fighter tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Charles! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rubens Charles!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hit Man (ranked 4228 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Jaki Hatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Man
vs
Hatto

155 cm
22
140
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hit Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaki Hatto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Hatto gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jaki Hatto has been cut.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.
Hatto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Man has Hatto pressed against the cage.

Man jumps guard.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hatto dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hatto fails with the takedown

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Hatto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Hit Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaki Hatto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Man jumps guard.

Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatto defends well.
Hatto looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hatto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man gets to his feet - Hatto follows without any prompting.
Hatto tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatto looks winded!

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatto stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatto as he jumps to the side.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatto tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hatto was covering up waiting for the punch and Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Man manages to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hit Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.

Hatto pulls guard.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man won't allow Hatto to sweep him here.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is pushing down on Hatto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hatto is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but Hatto is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hatto is breathing heavily.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man working Hatto over with strikes.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hatto has eaten all the pies!
Hatto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Man manages to mount him!
Man controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hatto doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Man pulls guard successfully.
Hatto is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Man manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hatto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hit Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man looks for a takedown but Hatto sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hit Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Man ducks under a wild hook from Hatto.
Hatto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatto wants it to stay on the feet.

Man clinches.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hatto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Hatto backing up. Hatto nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.

Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.

Man jumps guard.
Hatto throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hatto's guard. Nice move by Man!

Hatto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hatto is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatto is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hatto seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.

Man stands up and beckons Hatto to his feet.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatto is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Man turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hatto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Hatto tries to buck him off.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatto can do to turn this around?
Man is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Man.

Man is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hatto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Man is looking for the choke from the back position but Hatto is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jaki Hatto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hit Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hit Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Hit Man!

Hit Man wins by unanimous decision!