QFC Tournament 833 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Benton (ranked 6358 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Nagasaki (ranked 5779 p4p, 0 weight class). Baki Nagasaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Benton
vs
Nagasaki

200 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baki Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagasaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Benton is in Nagasaki's guard.
Benton stands up over Nagasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benton is one step ahead there.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagasaki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Nagasaki.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nagasaki is pulling down on Benton's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nagasaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nagasaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki controlling the position.
Nagasaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nagasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benton landing some decent shots from guard.
Nagasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benton manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki throwing strikes from guard but Benton blocks nicely.
Nagasaki looking to pass the guard.
Nagasaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Benton is trying to control the position but Nagasaki postures up.
Benton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagasaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton keeping full guard, as Nagasaki tries to pass.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
Benton is working hard here to advance position.
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Nagasaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benton keeping full guard, as Nagasaki tries to pass.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Benton trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick but Benton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagasaki 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.
No luck for Benton with that takedown attempt.
Nagasaki tries a low kick but Benton avoids it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nagasaki has eaten all the pies!
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nagasaki tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nagasaki to the ground. Nagasaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benton dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagasaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Benton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nagasaki to the mat! Nagasaki manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagasaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Benton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like Baki Nagasaki has been cut.
Benton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nagasaki managing to control the position.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nagasaki managing to control the position.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Benton stands and throws Nagasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nagasaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton wants to take a breather but Nagasaki is having none of it.
Nagasaki wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Benton throwing shots but Nagasaki is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Nagasaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nagasaki throws a nice inside leg kick.

Benton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nagasaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nagasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagasaki is controlling Benton's posture.
Nagasaki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benton working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagasaki's head.

The cut above Baki Nagasaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nagasaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nagasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagasaki is pulling down on Benton's head. It's preventing any offense from Benton, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasaki can do to turn this around?

Nagasaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benton trying to control but Nagasaki is working from the bottom.
Benton cracks Nagasaki with a solid left hand.
Benton distracts Nagasaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Nagasaki.
Benton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benton is one step ahead there.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagasaki's head.

Nagasaki is rocked!

Baki Nagasaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksander Benton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Moore (ranked 6147 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Philippoussis (ranked 5782 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Moore
vs
Philippoussis

188 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredrick Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Philippoussis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Philippoussis's head back.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippoussis manages to avoid it.
Philippoussis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Philippoussis moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Philippoussis can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Philippoussis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Philippoussis controls his hands.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Philippoussis lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Philippoussis controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Philippoussis.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippoussis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore stalling the fight.
Philippoussis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Philippoussis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippoussis backwards.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Philippoussis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Philippoussis avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Philippoussis trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Philippoussis misses with the head strike.
Philippoussis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Philippoussis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore is looking to control Philippoussis's arms but Philippoussis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Philippoussis is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippoussis misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
Philippoussis misses with some punches.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippoussis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore tries to break free but Philippoussis pushes him back against the cage.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippoussis prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Philippoussis avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Philippoussis misses with a body punch.
Philippoussis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippoussis.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philippoussis has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Philippoussis.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Philippoussis improves position.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philippoussis misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippoussis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippoussis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Moore can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Philippoussis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Philippoussis has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Philippoussis.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony Philippoussis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Philippoussis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Philippoussis throws a head punch that misses.
Philippoussis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippoussis is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Philippoussis.
Moore is struggling to control the position.
Philippoussis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philippoussis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Philippoussis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippoussis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Philippoussis - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippoussis misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
Philippoussis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippoussis throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippoussis's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Philippoussis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Philippoussis misses with some punches.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Philippoussis prevents a body shot from Moore.
Philippoussis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philippoussis.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Philippoussis closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries to work over Philippoussis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippoussis struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippoussis throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Philippoussis has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
A short right from Philippoussis.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Philippoussis won't allow it.
Philippoussis controlling the action here for a moment.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis working aggressively here.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippoussis stalling against the cage.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philippoussis lands a right hand.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore is looking to control Philippoussis's arms but Philippoussis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Philippoussis.
Philippoussis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Philippoussis lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis lands a shoulder strike.
Philippoussis scores with a shoulder strike.

Moore is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Come on Philippoussis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippoussis lands a big right hand that drops Moore! The killer instinct kicks in and Philippoussis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Philippoussis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Philippoussis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mckay (ranked 6495 p4p, 586 weight class) and Shawn Barnheart (ranked 5806 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Mckay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mckay
vs
Barnheart

192 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

214 cm
23
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Annihilation Apparel

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Mckay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Barnheart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckay scores with a body shot.

Barnheart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mckay's guard.
Barnheart scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnheart postures up and lands a big shot to Mckay's brow.
Barnheart works over Mckay with some ground and pound from guard.

It looks like Richard Mckay has been cut.
Barnheart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mckay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barnheart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnheart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Richard Mckay's cut is getting worse.

Mckay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnheart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mckay keeping moving, preventing Barnheart from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnheart stays in close to Mckay's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnheart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnheart looking to pass the guard.

Mckay isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barnheart stacks Mckay on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barnheart!
Barnheart grinds an elbow into Mckay's temple.

Jeez, Richard Mckay's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shawn Barnheart!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Avery (ranked 6143 p4p, 600 weight class) and Fitz Meister (ranked 5786 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitz Meister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Avery
vs
Meister

191 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fitz Meister!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Avery looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meister!
Avery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meister tries to improve position but can't.
Avery in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Meister tries to control but Avery manages to take his back.
Will Avery go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Meister tries to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery not allowing Meister to control his hands.
Meister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avery is hanging on to Meister's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery misses with a punch to the head.

Avery looking for the RNC.
Avery controlling well, preventing Meister from escaping the position.
Meister just trying to survive but Avery is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Avery lands punches and elbows.
Meister is trapped and Avery is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Avery has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Meister is defending well but eventually Avery manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Meister has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noah Avery!
A very excited looking Noah Avery 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.