QFC Tournament 470 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilliam Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garner
vs
Khan

184 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilliam Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Khan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khan darts in and clinches Garner up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garner's defenses.

It looks like Gilliam Garner has been cut.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garner takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan lands an elbow just above Garner 's eye.
Garner takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garner's defenses.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Garner shrugs off.
Khan working the clinch nicely. Garner is working for position but Khan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Garner crumples up against the cage and Khan lands two more shots before the ref can save Garner! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Leon Khan!
A relieved looking Leon Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Lowdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretty Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lowdown
vs
Tony

182 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Lowdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretty Tony!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tony.
Lowdown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tony. Tony obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Tony slams his shin into Lowdown's torso.
Tony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tony wants it to stay on the feet.
Lowdown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tony avoids it really well and circles away.
Lowdown fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Lowdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lowdown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowdown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tony sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowdown checks a low kick from Tony.
Lowdown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tony thuds his shin into the meat of Lowdown's side.
Lowdown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tony swivels and escapes.
Lowdown fails with the takedown
and Tony counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tony throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lowdown is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tony.
Tony throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lowdown.

Lowdown is rocked!

It looks like Manny Lowdown has been cut.
Tony connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Lowdown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lowdown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tony. That's going to slow Lowdown down.
An inside leg kick lands from Tony.
Lowdown seems to have got his legs back now.
Tony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowdown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Tony.
Lowdown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony scores with a nice body kick.
Lowdown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tony.
Manny Lowdown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tony tries to work over Lowdown's front leg with a kick but Lowdown checks it.
Lowdown shoots for a takedown but Tony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowdown goes for a double leg but Tony avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tony continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony tried to score with a low kick but Lowdown checks it.
Lowdown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters circling a little - Tony finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tony!
Tony tries to work over Lowdown's front leg with a kick but Lowdown checks it.
Tony scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Tony there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tony lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pretty Tony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Tony misses.
Tony fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lowdown checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a head kick.
Tony chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Tony.
Lowdown fails to land the takedown.
Tony feints a counter leg kick.

Lowdown gets a double leg takedown into Tony's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tony trying to keep a closed guard but Lowdown is proving a slippery customer.

Lowdown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tony looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tony looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tony!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pretty Tony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Lowdown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tony feints and then cracks Lowdown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowdown down.
Lowdown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lowdown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lowdown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tony fakes the leg kick and cracks Lowdown in the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lowdown or perhaps it was just good defense by Tony, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowdown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tony circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Lowdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowdown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tony defends well and Lowdown ends up having to push Tony into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lowdown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tony sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lowdown or perhaps it was just good defense by Tony, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowdown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lowdown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lowdown shoots and misses

and Tony counters with a head kick that drops Lowdown to the mat! Lowdown scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lowdown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowdown.
Tony stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowdown. Lowdown gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony tries a quick counter leg kick but Lowdown is wise to it.
Tony connects with a solid leg kick.
Tony throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowdown fails with the takedown
and Tony counters with a good low kick that Lowdown was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tony.
Tony explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tony is looking to slow Lowdown down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tony.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowdown.
Tony wants to control but Lowdown postures up.
Tony manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowdown is trying to control but can't.
Tony keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tony seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lowdown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tony is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tony trying to control but Lowdown is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lowdown tries to hold on but Tony postures up.
Tony trying to control but Lowdown is having none of it.
Lowdown has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tony's lack of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pretty Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Lowdown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Tony.
Tony has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowdown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lowdown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tony defends well and Lowdown ends up having to push Tony into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lowdown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tony circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lowdown or perhaps it was just good defense by Tony, which made it look bad.
Tony flicks out a counter leg kick but Lowdown steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Lowdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowdown dives in for a single leg takedown but Tony sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tony connects with a leg kick. Lowdown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lowdown with a poor takedown
and Tony counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowdown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tony. Tony obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowdown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tony throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tony leaves Lowdown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tony!
Lowdown moves out of range of the leg kick from Tony.
Lowdown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lowdown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tony circles away.
Tony only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lowdown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pretty Tony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowdown's sensitive parts.
Tony delivers a nice body kick.
Tony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Tony misses

so Lowdown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Well,Lowdown is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowdown won't allow Tony to sweep him here.
Tony is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lowdown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tony is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tony has escaped and now he's on top!

Lowdown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lowdown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lowdown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tony is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tony forces his way into half guard.
Manny Lowdown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tony wants to stand up but Lowdown is controlling the position.
Tony is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tony wants to control but Lowdown is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pretty Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tony 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Pretty Tony!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pretty Tony!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Pretty Tony!

Pretty Tony wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincente Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincente Russo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Russo
vs
Bates

180 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincente Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Russo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russo tries to clinch but Bates is having none of it.
Bates is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Russo gets caught flat footed, as Bates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo controls Bates momentarily but Bates frees himself.
Russo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bates 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bates misses with a leg kick
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Russo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates controlling from the top position.
Bates loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bates is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Bates 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bates fails with the takedown
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
and Russo counters with a straight right hand.
Bates misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Russo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo connects with a nice looking jab.
Russo scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.

Bates is rocked!
Norman Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Russo just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Bates has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincente Russo!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincente Russo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guitar Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Pesic (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 prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blues
vs
Pesic

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps
Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guitar Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Pesic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pesic takes the fight into the clinch.
Blues letting Pesic take a breather here.
Blues looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Pesic.
Pesic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pesic.
Pesic gets through Blues's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blues lands a nice knee to the body.
Blues tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pesic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pesic works on Blues's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesic.
Pesic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pesic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pesic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Pesic has Blues pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pesic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pesic pushes Blues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pesic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pesic avoiding damage.
Blues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pesic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guitar Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesic lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues misses with a punch to the body.
Pesic pushes Blues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blues is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pesic.
Pesic digs a right hand underneath Blues's ribcage. Blues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pesic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blues struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesic controls his hands.
Pesic is pressed up against the cage. Blues has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pesic down to the mat. Pesic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexandre Pesic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pesic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pesic lands a body shot.
Pesic lands with a left to the head.
Blues has Pesic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pesic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pesic pushes Blues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pesic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesic presses Blues against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pesic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pesic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pesic.
Good body shot from Pesic.
Pesic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pesic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pesic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pesic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Blues is rocked!
Pesic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blues! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pesic is unloading with more strikes now! Blues drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandre Pesic!