QFC Tournament 635 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Bedree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (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.

Bedree
vs
Pudzianowski

183 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Bedree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski misses with a leg kick
and Bedree counters with an outside leg kick.
Bedree throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pudzianowski's head.

It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bedree. That's going to slow Pudzianowski down.
Pudzianowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bedree.
Bedree scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Pudzianowski shoots in and bounces Bedree off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Pudzianowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bedree, up you get!

Pudzianowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bedree fails to land.
Pudzianowski blocks a body shot from Bedree.
Bedree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Bedree lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pudzianowski or not.
Bedree lands a right hand.
Pudzianowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedree scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Bedree - that landed with a thud.
Bedree pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bedree.
Bedree lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pudzianowski.
A body shot lands from Bedree.
Pudzianowski looks winded!
Bedree lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pudzianowski or not.
Bedree scores with a shoulder strike.
Bedree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pudzianowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BAM! Bedree delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pudzianowski like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Samuel Bedree!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berg Captain Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ruiz (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.

Captain Hook
vs
Ruiz

190 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berg Captain Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Captain Hook has knocked Ruiz down with a huge combo! Captain Hook steps away and waves a wobbly Ruiz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ruiz is rocked!

It looks like Victor Ruiz has been cut.
Captain Hook connects with a superb combination that knocks Ruiz out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Captain Hook before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Ruiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Berg Captain Hook!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Murphy (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.

Evans
vs
Murphy

188 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sultan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.

Murphy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Evans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murphy is in Evans's guard.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.

Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans forces his way into half guard.
Evans content to control rather than advance.

Murphy pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Murphy rushes Evans and presses him up against the cage.

Murphy drags the fight down to the ground.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
Murphy is controlling Evans's posture.
Evans won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.

Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Evans into the cage.
Murphy has Evans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Murphy successfully pulls guard.
Evans stops Murphy from standing up.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Murphy 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.

Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Evans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Evans tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Evans sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sultan Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Murphy.

Murphy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alan Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy prevents Evans from standing back up.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans is controlling Murphy's posture.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Evans is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Evans being controlled against the cage.
Evans gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
Murphy just leaning against Evans, taking a breather.
Murphy is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Murphy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily.

Murphy gets a double leg takedown into Evans's guard.

Evans has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murphy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evans's half guard.

Evans manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Alan Murphy has been cut.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Murphy tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans scores with a nice right hand.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Evans is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Evans manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.

Murphy darts in and clinches Evans up against the cage.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Evans stalling against the cage.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy wants a takedown but no success here.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Sultan Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.

Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Evans.

Murphy pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans postures up.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.

Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.

Evans manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.

Murphy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Evans.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sultan Evans.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Sultan Evans!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Sultan Evans!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Sultan Evans!

Sultan Evans wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Bozza (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.

Bo
vs
Bozza

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Bozza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bozza with that takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Bo misses its target.
Bo loads up on a big right hand but Bozza slips the punch.
Bozza throws a counter combo.
Bo closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bozza out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Bo!
A relieved looking King Bo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tankian comes to the cage accompanied by War (System of a Down). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tankian
vs
Morales

225 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serj Tankian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Morales!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tankian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tankian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but Tankian has the dominant position.
Tankian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tankian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tankian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales tries to circle away but Tankian has him pinned against the cage.
Tankian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales is looking to control Tankian's arms but Tankian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Tankian pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tankian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Tankian.
Morales looks winded!
Tankian scores with a hook to the body.
Tankian lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Morales to his knees! Tankian keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serj Tankian!
Post fight, Serj Tankian took to the microphone: 'First i want to thank mother earth without her nothing is possible. I want thank my family for standing by me. Lastly i want to thank all my fans and my coaches and training partners. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Ecik (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.

Neil
vs
Ecik

184 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wojciech Ecik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ecik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ecik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neil dives on top into guard.

Neil got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ecik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neil has managed to get both his arms back between Ecik's legs - danger averted.

Ecik pushes a forearm under Neil's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Neil is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wojciech Ecik!