QFC Tournament 855 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Smith (ranked 5876 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Iron (ranked 5680 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Iron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Smith
vs
Iron

202 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Iron!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iron as he jumps to the side.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Iron throws out a powerful jab.

Smith is rocked!
Smith bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Iron comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Smith falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Smith was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Iron!
After winning the bout, Mason Iron thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Black (ranked 5842 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ McTavish (ranked 5839 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ McTavish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Black
vs
McTavish

193 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vern Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

McTavish cracks Black with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McTavish has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Black to stand back up!

It looks like Vern Black has been cut.

Black moves into the clinch.

Black ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Black no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McTavish looking to improve position, pressing down on Black's thigh with his hand. Black seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is McTavish paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! McTavish's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Black picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vern Black!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinnar (ranked 5775 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Stefansson (ranked 5840 p4p, 454 weight class). Edvard Stefansson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dinnar
vs
Stefansson

196 cm
18
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
241 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Dinnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edvard Stefansson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefansson misses with a left hand
and Dinnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dinnar cracks Stefansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefansson. Dinnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefansson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dinnar counters with a nice right hand that sends Stefansson toppling to the canvas! Stefansson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dinnar finish him?!

It looks like Edvard Stefansson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefansson tries to clinch up.
Dinnar catches Stefansson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Stefansson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Dinnar!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Long (ranked 6304 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Baker (ranked 5752 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Long
vs
Baker

199 cm
18
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Baker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Long appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baker connects with a looping right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Long.
Long blocks a jab.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker lunges at Long with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Long's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Baker tries to sprawl but Long drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Long is looking to advance position but Baker won't allow it.
Long is working hard here to advance position.
Long throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Long is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.

Long is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Long.
Long frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control but Baker is having none of it.
Long is landing with some decent strikes but Baker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Baker is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Long in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Long lands with some strikes.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baker?
Long looking to ground and pound but Baker is blocking nicely.
Long prevents Baker from getting the reversal.
Long looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Baker is in trouble!
Long fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Baker is rocked!
Baker looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Baker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baker is still in real trouble! Can Long finish him?
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long connects with a bit shot that sees Baker covering up! More strikes from Long and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Long is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Long!