QFC Tournament 3 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fever Cavity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Penitent Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penitent Man has chosen The Penitent Man Kneels Before God as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cavity
vs
Penitent Man

188 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fever Cavity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Penitent Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penitent Man!
The Penitent Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penitent Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cavity could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheers as Penitent Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cavity doesn't seem phased though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penitent Man lands a jab to Cavity's midsection.
Penitent Man lands a jab to the head.
Penitent Man throws a lazy right hand but Cavity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Penitent Man.
The fighters circling - Penitent Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penitent Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cavity throws a sloppy head kick and Penitent Man moves out of range easily.
Penitent Man cracks Cavity with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cavity falls to his knees and Penitent Man doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Penitent Man!
An out of breath The Penitent Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Rhea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beardsley Quinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rhea
vs
Quinton

188 cm
23
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Rhea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beardsley Quinton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quinton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rhea really is a fat lump.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quinton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Rhea is looking to sinch up a triangle. Quinton throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rhea's body to avoid the submission. Rhea has instead reached around Quinton's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rhea arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Doug Rhea!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Doug Rhea waved his t-shirt featuring Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madison Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rooney
vs
Grant

177 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Madison Grant!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.

It looks like Madison Grant has been cut.
Rooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant 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.
Rooney throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Rooney throws a head kick that misses.

Grant gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rooney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rooney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rooney's head.

Grant is looking for a kimura but Rooney is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grant to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grant is looking for a kimura but Rooney is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grant to get the leverage.
Grant slips a nice elbow through Rooney's hands, connecting with Rooney's forehead.
Grant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Grant in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rooney tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Grant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Madison Grant!
A very excited looking Madison Grant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charly Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cleaver
vs
Rickson

185 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charly Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver slips a jab from Rickson.

Cleaver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cleaver wants to control from the top but Rickson keeps moving.
Cleaver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cleaver throws a big right hand that misses.
Cleaver postures up in Rickson's guard and throws a big left but Rickson blocks it.

Cleaver drops back looking for a leg! Rickson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rickson manages to kick Cleaver off! Cleaver jumps back into Rickson's guard.
Rickson trying to control the position.
Rickson has Cleaver pulled in close to control his posture.
Cleaver distracts Rickson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cleaver 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver won't allow Rickson to get back to his feet.
Cleaver slips nicely into half guard.
Rickson is staying active underneath Cleaver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cleaver is looking for a kimura here.
Cleaver throwing shots but Rickson is blocking nicely.
Rickson tries to get to full guard but Cleaver has control of the leg.

Cleaver wants to work for an arm triangle but Rickson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleaver is trying to control. Rickson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cleaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rickson's head.

Cleaver has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rickson defend it? Cleaver steps over the head and cranks it - Rickson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cleaver!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Cleaver!