QFC Tournament 444 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Amir
vs
Soto

170 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Soto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto throws a series of punches but Amir avoids them all with ease.
Amir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soto avoids it really well and circles away.

Soto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Amir is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Soto rolls with it to try and escape but Amir cranks on the arm and Soto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jayden Amir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Antonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sauvageau
vs
Antonov

178 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Sauvageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Antonov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvageau throws an overhand right that lands on Antonov's shoulder, as Antonov tries to avoid the shot.
Sauvageau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antonov sprawls well. Antonov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sauvageau gets slowly back to his feet.
Sauvageau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antonov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sauvageau is fending him off so far but Antonov persists. Nope, Sauvageau circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonov is looking to clinch but Sauvageau is avoiding it.
Antonov walks into a straight right hand from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonov.
Sauvageau avoids the head kick by Antonov.
Antonov misses with a head kick.
Sauvageau lands a nice shot that snaps Antonov's head back.
Sauvageau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antonov at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Sauvageau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Sauvageau.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Sauvageau.
Antonov is looking to clinch.
Sauvageau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Antonov shoots in and bounces Sauvageau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sauvageau keeping moving, preventing Antonov from controlling successfully.
Sauvageau trying to control the position.
Sauvageau keeping moving, preventing Antonov from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexei Antonov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Antonov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sauvageau looking for a sweep. Not yet Sauvageau, not yet.
Sauvageau working a defensive guard but Antonov passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauvageau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antonov is working away from the top position though.
Antonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sauvageau is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau wants to sweep but Antonov has passed to side control!
Antonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antonov takes a little break here. Sauvageau wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sauvageau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Antonov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Antonov lands with some strikes.
Sauvageau is squirming around, avoiding Antonov's attempts to control the action.
Antonov landing punches.
Sauvageau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Antonov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Antonov landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sauvageau defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Antonov.
Antonov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Antonov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sauvageau has worked his arm free - good work by Sauvageau!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauvageau is trying to control Antonov's posture but Antonov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Antonov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Sauvageau. No joy for Antonov on that attempt.
Sauvageau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sauvageau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sauvageau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antonov sprawls well. Antonov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sauvageau gets slowly back to his feet.
Antonov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Antonov needs to keep his hands up - Sauvageau had a free shot at his head there.
Sauvageau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonov moves away.
Antonov ducks right into an uppercut from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antonov throws a head kick that misses.
Antonov misses with a body kick.
Sauvageau looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonov is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonov fails to land the takedown.
Sauvageau lands with an overhand left.
Sauvageau connects with a looping right hand.
Antonov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sauvageau as he jumps to the side.
Noah Sauvageau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Antonov.
Sauvageau misses with a right hand

and Antonov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Antonov.
Antonov preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauvageau is trying to control the position but Antonov postures up.

Antonov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauvageau misses the jab.
Sauvageau jabs Antonov right on the nose. Antonov blinks but takes it well.
Antonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sauvageau swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau throws a looping overhand right but Antonov ducks down to avoid it.
Sauvageau misses with a hook to the body

and Antonov moves into the clinch.

Antonov pulls Sauvageau into guard.
Antonov looking for a sweep. Not yet Antonov, not yet.
Sauvageau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sauvageau wants to stand but Antonov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Antonov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sauvageau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sauvageau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sauvageau knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antonov on the ground.
Sauvageau trying to control the position from guard on top but Antonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauvageau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau postures up.
Sauvageau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sauvageau is working hard here to advance position.
Antonov wants to stand and escape but Sauvageau is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Noah Sauvageau wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sauvageau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sauvageau connects with a single shot there.
Alexei Antonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonov closes the distance and clinches up with Sauvageau, looking for a takedown. Antonov pushes Sauvageau against the cage but Sauvageau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sauvageau avoiding damage as Antonov throws knees to the body.

Antonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Antonov scores with a four punch combination!
Antonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sauvageau.
Sauvageau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonov manages to avoid it.
Sauvageau throws a good cross that connects.
Sauvageau swings for the body but Antonov moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Antonov.
Antonov is breathing heavily.
Sauvageau is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Antonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sauvageau misses with the combination.
Antonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sauvageau circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sauvageau. Antonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauvageau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Antonov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Antonov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sauvageau's guard.
Sauvageau is looking for a sweep. Antonov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Antonov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sauvageau to get to his feet.

Antonov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sauvageau keeping moving, preventing Antonov from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau has control of Antonov's left arm, preventing Antonov from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Antonov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antonov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sauvageau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sauvageau is trying to hold Antonov in close to prevent damage but Antonov has managed to pass into half guard.
Sauvageau controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Antonov trying to pass the guard but Sauvageau defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau wants to control but Antonov is keeping busy.
Sauvageau wants to get back to full guard.
Antonov is thwarting Sauvageau's attempts to control the position.
Antonov is looking to take a break and control but Sauvageau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Noah Sauvageau.
No luck for Antonov with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov shoots in but Sauvageau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sauvageau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antonov tries to clinch there but Sauvageau circles away.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonov.
Sauvageau misses with a looping left.
Antonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sauvageau punishes Antonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sauvageau lands a really nice looking cross but Antonov seems unphased.
Sauvageau misses with a right hand
and Antonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sauvageau throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonov.
Antonov darts in looking for a takedown but Sauvageau gets double underhooks and turns Antonov into the cage.
Noah Sauvageau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Antonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sauvageau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sauvageau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Antonov drags the fight down to the ground.
Antonov keeping moving, preventing Sauvageau from controlling successfully.
Antonov is looking to stand up but Sauvageau isn't so interested in that idea.

Antonov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauvageau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonov is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Antonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Antonov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Alexei Antonov!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Alexei Antonov!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Alexei Antonov!

Alexei Antonov wins by unanimous decision!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Fincke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Longhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fincke
vs
Longhall

187 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Fincke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Longhall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fincke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Longhall shoots for a double leg takedown but Fincke sprawls well. He's pushed Longhall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Longhall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fincke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longhall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fincke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longhall.
Longhall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fincke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Longhall is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longhall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fincke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fincke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fincke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fincke throws a jab but it's blocked by Longhall.

Longhall clinches up against the cage.

Longhall breaks the clinch.
Longhall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fincke counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Fincke looks at the referee who does nothing so Fincke lands a crushing right that sends Longhall to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Fincke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beast On The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akachi Ndye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akachi Ndye will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Beast On The
vs
Ndye

165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Beast On The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akachi Ndye!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beast On The scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Beast On The is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ndye is trying to escape and Beast On The transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ndye is forced to tap! Nice work there by Beast On The! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Beast On The!
A very excited looking Mark Beast On The 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.