IMMA QFC - 005 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Pedophile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hero
vs
Pedophile

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anti Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Convicted Pedophile!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hero - that will leave a mark!
Hero thows a body shot but no joy.
Pedophile takes one to the side of the head.
Pedophile misses with a low kick.
Pedophile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pedophile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedophile manages to avoid it.
Pedophile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero lands with a nice body kick.
Pedophile looks winded!
Pedophile takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hero connects with a nice looking jab.
Hero scores with a body shot.
Hero and Pedophile are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Hero throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Pedophile into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Hero knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anti Hero!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R I P Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Reid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to R I P Torres's chin.

Reid
vs
I P Torres

200 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, R I P Torres!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reid's half guard.
Torres scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reid is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reid avoid being mounted?
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reid has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Reid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
Ground and pound from Torres.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Torres lands a nice short elbow.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reid defending well though.
Torres drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Torres in particular looking to stall.
Torres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Reid is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Torres is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Torres lands a big elbow - Reid is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Torres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). R I P Torres!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Walpole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Gibson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gibson
vs
Walpole

195 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Walpole!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson takes a swing at Walpole's ribcage but misses.
Walpole looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.

Gibson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walpole quickly recovers to half guard.
Walpole is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walpole defending well though.
Gibson controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walpole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gibson'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Gibson just wasn't active enough.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walpole.
Walpole misses the shot to the body.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Walpole's head but Walpole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gibson.
Gibson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks Walpole with a big elbow.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walpole is trying to work for a sweep but Gibson has mounted him!
Walpole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walpole tries to hold on but Gibson postures up.
Gibson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson controlling the pace for now.
Walpole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gibson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walpole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gibson breaks from Walpole's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walpole looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walpole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gibson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson breaks from Walpole's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gibson with a couple of short strikes.
Gibson lands a heavy elbow.
Walpole is in a horrible position here. Gibson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gibson looking to finish Walpole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walpole!
Gibson with shots to the head and body - Walpole looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gibson content just to control the position here.
Gibson punishing his opponent with strikes.

Walpole is rocked!
Gibson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Walpole wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gibson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gibson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Batal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anil Wharts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakhri El Batal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

El Batal
vs
Wharts

205 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fakhri El Batal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anil Wharts!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Batal was well out of range. Poor timing from Wharts.
El Batal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wharts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from El Batal misses.
Wharts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Batal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wharts in his tracks.
Wharts throws a wild body kick that El Batal sees coming a mile off.
El Batal moves out of range of the body kick.
Wharts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wharts lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wharts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Batal moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wharts.
Wharts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wharts misses with a kick to the body.
Wharts just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wharts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but El Batal checks it well.
El Batal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Batal lands a lovely overhand right.
El Batal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wharts momentarily.
A jab from El Batal finds it's way through Wharts's defenses.
Anil Wharts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wharts. El Batal shrugs it off though.
El Batal is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wharts cracks El Batal with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Fakhri El Batal has been cut.
Wharts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Batal moves out of range of the body kick.
Wharts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wharts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wharts!
Wharts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wharts misses with a body shot.
Wharts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wharts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Batal moves away.
Wharts throws a head kick that misses.
Wharts swings for the body but El Batal moves out of range.
El Batal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wharts misses the jab.
Wharts looks to throw the jab but El Batal is out of range.
Wharts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Batal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wharts.
Wharts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Batal rather than just go for the knockout.
Wharts throws the kick towards the body but El Batal avoids it.
El Batal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wharts manages to avoid it.
El Batal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wharts. Wharts obviously looking to wear him down.
El Batal moves out of range of the body kick from Wharts.
Wharts misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wharts.
Wharts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Batal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
El Batal throws an overhand right that lands on Wharts's shoulder, as Wharts tries to avoid the shot.
El Batal checks the leg kick.
Wharts takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wharts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wharts thows a body shot but no joy.
Wharts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wharts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Batal moves away.
Wharts throws a hook to the side of El Batal's head but El Batal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wharts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Batal blocks the body kick.
Wharts throws a shot from downtown. El Batal moves away and avoids it.
El Batal misses with a wild body shot.
El Batal throws a right hand that Wharts ducks under and follows up with a left that Wharts also avoids with ease.
Wharts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wharts digs a good hook to El Batal's body.
Wharts tries a head kick but it misses.
Wharts lunges at El Batal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Batal's hand.
Wharts is looking to land body kicks.
El Batal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Batal is looking to score with low kicks.
Wharts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Batal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wharts tries to land a front kick but El Batal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Wharts.
Wharts on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wharts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Batal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wharts thows a body shot but no joy.
El Batal misses with a wild body shot.
El Batal lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wharts.
Wharts misses the shot to the body.
El Batal lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wharts misses with a body shot.
El Batal throws a body punch but Wharts moves out of range.
Wharts throws the kick towards the body but El Batal avoids it.
El Batal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Batal throws a series of punches but Wharts avoids them all with ease.
El Batal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
El Batal avoids the body shot from Wharts.
El Batal catches Wharts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wharts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Batal misses with a combination
and Wharts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. El Batal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wharts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by El Batal.
El Batal avoids a kick to the body.
Wharts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El Batal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Batal throws a hook but Wharts avoids it easily.
Wharts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Batal manages to avoid it.
El Batal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wharts.
A shot to the liver by El Batal. Beautiful body shot.
El Batal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good shot there by El Batal.
El Batal moves out of range of the body kick.
Wharts misses with a body shot.
El Batal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
El Batal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wharts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wharts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Batal.
Wharts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wharts throws a body kick that misses.
Wharts misses with a body kick.
Wharts tries to land a front kick but El Batal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wharts misses with a head kick.
Wharts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wharts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - El Batal scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by El Batal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Batal lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by El Batal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Batal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anil Wharts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wharts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anil Wharts!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheater ZyD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheater ZyD is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Umberto
vs
ZyD

190 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
290 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humberto Umberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cheater ZyD!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ZyD misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umberto shoots in for a takedown but ZyD shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for ZyD.
ZyD looks for the body kick but Umberto saw that one coming.
ZyD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umberto moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - ZyD finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Umberto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Umberto is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ZyD digs a good body shot into Umberto's ribs.
ZyD misses with a kick to the body.

ZyD lands a big head kick that sends Umberto tumbling to the mat! ZyD takes a step backwards and waves Umberto back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Umberto is rocked!

It looks like Humberto Umberto has been cut.
Umberto blocks a head kick by ZyD.
Oh Umberto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umberto drops his hands momentarily. ZyD doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Umberto staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Umberto doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheater ZyD!