QFC Tournament 384 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Firen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupi Caqui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Firen
vs
Caqui

179 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Firen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tupi Caqui!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caqui blocks a head kick by Firen.
Caqui doesn't manage to clinch there - Firen circles away.

Firen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caqui trying to control here.
Firen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caqui misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Caqui throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Caqui is trying to maintain the position but Firen is very close to passing his half guard.
Firen works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firen prevents Caqui from getting the reversal.
Firen avoids the attempt from Caqui to control.

Firen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caqui is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Caqui is in a horrible position here. Firen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caqui can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caqui taking shots to the head.

Firen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Caqui can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Caqui wants to control but Firen is having none of it.
Firen lands a big shot there that rocks Caqui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Firen avoids the attempt from Caqui to control.
Firen controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caqui prevents Firen from taking his back.
Caqui is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firen raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Firen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Caqui manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Caqui takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Caqui is looking to regain half guard here but Firen keeps moving and retains side control.
Firen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Caqui will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Caqui is trying to control Firen's posture but Firen avoids it.

Firen decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caqui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Firen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Firen keeps the fight on the outside.
Firen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Firen just misses with a punch to the body.
Caqui checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caqui blocks a head kick by Firen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caqui fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Firen avoids it really well and circles away.
Firen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Firen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Firen misses with a two punch combination.
Firen throws a nice looking combination but Caqui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Firen works Caqui's body with a nice hook.
Firen connects with a single shot there.
Caqui throws a body punch but Firen moves out of range.
Firen throws a body punch but Caqui moves out of range.
Caqui is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Firen!

Caqui is rocked!

It looks like Tupi Caqui has been cut.
Caqui wants to clinch but Firen slips to the side

and Firen counters by clinching up.
Firen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caqui tries for a takedown but Firen manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caqui fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Caqui throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Firen on the inside.

Firen breaks the clinch.
Caqui tries to clinch up

and Firen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firen working hard to break the clinch.
Caqui wants a takedown but no success here.
David Firen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupi Caqui.
Firen is trying to push Caqui away but Caqui has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Firen is trying to break free.
Caqui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Firen is defending well.
Caqui is breathing heavily.
Caqui wants to take the fight to the mat but Firen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caqui is trying to pull guard but Firen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Caqui is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Firen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Firen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caqui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Caqui is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Firen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Firen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Firen breaks the clinch.
Firen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caqui momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firen looks to land a body kick but Caqui moved away.
A cross from Firen lands.
Caqui avoids the head kick by Firen.
David Firen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Firen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caqui working a defensive guard here.

Caqui is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Firen defends well.

Firen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Firen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caqui.
A nice combination there by Firen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firen scores with a hook to the body. Caqui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Firen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Firen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Firen counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caqui tries to pull guard but Firen won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Firen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tupi Caqui's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Firen.
Firen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Firen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Firen throws a low kick but Caqui avoids it.
Caqui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firen is fending him off so far but Caqui persists. Nope, Firen circles away and we're back to standing.
Caqui blocks a head kick by Firen.
Firen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Firen is looking to chop away at Caqui's legs.
A head kick misses from Firen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Firen stuns Caqui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
David Firen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firen is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Firen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caqui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caqui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Firen throws a head kick but Caqui moves out of range.

Firen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caqui's half guard.
Caqui is trying to maintain the position but Firen is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caqui looking for submissions off his back.

Caqui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Firen pulls his head out easily.
Firen is pressing down on Caqui's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caqui is holding on for now.
Firen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firen is thwarting Caqui's attempts to control the position.
Firen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caqui on the ground.
Firen slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Firen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Firen scores with a punch to the head.
Caqui wants to clinch but Firen slips to the side

and Firen moves into the clinch.
Firen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Firen breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caqui on the side of the head.
Firen throws a leg kick but Caqui sees it coming and moves out of range.
Firen 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.
No joy there for Firen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caqui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firen keeps the fight on the outside.
Caqui goes for a double leg but Firen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Firen continues to drive forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caqui is working for takedown but Firen is calmly controlling the position for now.
David Firen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupi Caqui.
Firen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tupi Caqui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Firen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caqui is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firen is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Firen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firen 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for David Firen!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for David Firen!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for David Firen!

David Firen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dany Devito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Diesel
vs
Devito

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dany Devito!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diesel lands a nice looking body kick.
Diesel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diesel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diesel scores with a shot to the body.
Devito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diesel to score with a decent uppercut.
Devito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Devito moves forwards but Diesel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel tries to clinch but Devito moves out of range.
Devito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diesel scores with a head kick.

Devito closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diesel's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Devito preventing the sweep.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Devito tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diesel 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.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Devito tries to pass.
Diesel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Devito dives into side control.

Devito looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Devito is working to tighten his grip on Diesel's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Diesel has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Devito is really squeezing tight and eventually Diesel passes out! Devito breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dany Devito!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold Cobra has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Castillo
vs
Cobra

178 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gold Cobra!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Cobra's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Castillo tries to stand but Cobra is controlling from the bottom.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cobra on the ground.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.

Cobra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cobra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cobra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castillo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.

Castillo is posturing up here but Cobra has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Castillo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Castillo has to tap! Slick submission there by Cobra!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gold Cobra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddard Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eddard Maxiq has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Maxiq
vs
Reynolds

183 cm
23
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddard Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maxiq sprawls well initially but Reynolds persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maxiq wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds stalling.
It looks like Reynolds might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Reynolds lands with a punch from half guard.
Maxiq tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Reynolds controlling the action here.
Maxiq missing with punches from the bottom.
Reynolds controlling the pace.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxiq missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxiq is looking to improve his position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Darren Reynolds hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maxiq clobbers Reynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Darren Reynolds has been cut.

Reynolds pushes Maxiq up against the cage in a clinch.
Maxiq tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Maxiq throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Maxiq can't break the clinch.

Reynolds turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reynolds manages to end up in side control.
Reynolds landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxiq looks to move to half guard but instead Reynolds has passed into mount! Damn!
Maxiq tries to reverse the position but Reynolds maintains control.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Maxiq is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a heavy elbow.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount.
Reynolds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reynolds's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maxiq tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Reynolds extends the arm and Maxiq is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Reynolds!
Darren Reynolds spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.