QFC Tournament 757 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Hetherington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wookie Pinkerton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hetherington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wookie Pinkerton's chin.

Hetherington
vs
Pinkerton

180 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Hetherington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wookie Pinkerton!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkerton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hetherington.
Pinkerton seems a little lost for a moment, as Hetherington dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hetherington works to advance to full mount. Pinkerton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hetherington controlling the pace for now.
Hetherington landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Hetherington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hetherington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hetherington unloading with bombs!

Pinkerton is rocked!
Hetherington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Hetherington goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pinkerton turns into him and now he's in Hetherington's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetherington looking for a sweep. Not yet Hetherington, not yet.

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

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

Hetherington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hetherington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pinkerton drops back looking for a leg! Hetherington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hetherington manages to kick Pinkerton off! Pinkerton jumps back into Hetherington's guard.
Pinkerton won't allow Hetherington to sweep him here.
Hetherington is working hard here to advance position.

That's two 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.
Hetherington trying to keep a closed guard but Pinkerton is proving a slippery customer.
Pinkerton tries to free his leg and advance position but Hetherington is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hetherington is on top in guard.

Hetherington advances position into side control!

Hetherington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hetherington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinkerton keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkerton seems a little lost for a moment, as Hetherington dominates the positioning.
Hetherington advances to mount.

Hetherington with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pinkerton can't escape the position.
Hetherington content just to control the position here.
Hetherington with a couple of short strikes.
Hetherington lands a big shot there that rocks Pinkerton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Hetherington looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hetherington controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hetherington goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pinkerton turns into him and now he's in Hetherington's guard.
Hetherington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hetherington tries to get out of the position.
Pinkerton stopping the sweep attempt from Hetherington.
Hetherington punching to the body, from the bottom.
Pinkerton postures up.

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

Hetherington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinkerton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hetherington keeping moving, preventing Pinkerton from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hetherington 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.

Hetherington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Pinkerton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hetherington connects with a couple of short punches.
Hetherington works over Pinkerton with some ground and pound from guard.
Pinkerton can't keep his opponent in guard - Hetherington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hetherington lands with a punch from half guard.
Hetherington passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hetherington looking to finish Pinkerton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinkerton!
Hetherington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetherington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pinkerton is still in real trouble! Can Hetherington finish him?

Hetherington moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pinkerton has worked his arm free - good work by Pinkerton!
Pinkerton seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkerton is looking to regain half guard here but Hetherington keeps moving and retains side control.
Hetherington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Hetherington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hetherington is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pinkerton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hetherington cracks Pinkerton with a big elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pinkerton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetherington advances to mount.
Hetherington controlling from mount.
Hetherington dominating with strikes here.
Hetherington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hetherington with the ground and pound from mount.
Pinkerton takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hetherington's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hetherington!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strike
vs
Lopez

175 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinister Strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Lopez rushes Strike and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Strike leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strike takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Sinister Strike has been cut.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strike.
Strike digs a right hand underneath Lopez's ribcage. Lopez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Strike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Strike 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
Strike dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.

Sinister Strike's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Strike.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Strike 's eye.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sinister Strike's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strike takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Strike 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Sinister Strike's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Strike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strike is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Strike controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.

Strike is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sinister Strike's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Lopez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eutimio Echevarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gaspar
vs
Echevarra

169 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eutimio Echevarra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echevarra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaspar.
Echevarra just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaspar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Gaspar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Echevarra, pushing him back against the cage.

Echevarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspar wants to clinch.
Echevarra let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echevarra throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaspar tries to clinch up.
Gaspar takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar tries to clinch but Echevarra is having none of it.
Echevarra scores with a shot to the body.

Gaspar clinches with his opponent.

Echevarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gaspar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Echevarra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaspar.
Gaspar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gaspar fails to pull guard.
Echevarra struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaspar controls his hands.
Gaspar prevents a body shot from Echevarra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echevarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Echevarra.
A body shot lands from Echevarra.
Echevarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Echevarra just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Gaspar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gaspar jumps into guard, dragging Echevarra to the mat.

Gaspar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Echevarra has his hands clasped together but Gaspar extends and breaks Echevarra's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gaspar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Gaspar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grab And Stab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crane
vs
And Stab

162 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grab And Stab!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
And Stab is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crane attempts a counter takedown but And Stab avoids it well and moves away.
And Stab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? And Stab is fending him off so far but Crane persists. Nope, And Stab circles away and we're back to standing.

Crane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for And Stab!
Crane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crane wants to control but And Stab is keeping him busy.
Crane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
And Stab is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crane connects with a decent elbow.

Crane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crane lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crane working the ground and pound but And Stab is defending the strikes.
Crane wants to lay and pray for a moment but And Stab keeps working.

Crane thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Crane has hold of And Stab's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! And Stab tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Crane cranks the arm and And Stab screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from And Stab, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bruce Crane!