QFC Tournament 994 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korney Tarasov (ranked 2990 p4p, 2989 weight class) and Anton Smolin (ranked 308 p4p, 307 weight class). Anton Smolin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tarasov
vs
Smolin

175 cm
25
151
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
143
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korney Tarasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Smolin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasov misses with a takedown
and Smolin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin counters with a nice body shot.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korney Tarasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarasov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Smolin circles away easily
and Smolin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Smolin circles away easily
and Smolin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anton Smolin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Smolin circles away easily
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
Tarasov misses with a takedown
and Smolin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Smolin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters with a left to the body.
Tarasov is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Smolin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
Korney Tarasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smolin counters with a nice body shot.
Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tarasov thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov with a poor takedown
and Smolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Smolin circles away easily
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
Tarasov shoots and misses
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Smolin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smolin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a left to the body.
Tarasov misses with a takedown
and Smolin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smolin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tarasov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Tarasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smolin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Smolin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
Tarasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smolin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korney Tarasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Tarasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Smolin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smolin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
Tarasov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smolin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Smolin counter with a right hand.
Tarasov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smolin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin counters with a straight right hand.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Smolin counters with a left to the body.
Tarasov misses with a takedown
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Smolin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smolin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anton Smolin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt
letting Smolin counter with a right hand.
Tarasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smolin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarasov shoots and misses
and Smolin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tarasov fails with the takedown
and Smolin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tarasov is rocked!
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Smolin circles away easily
and Smolin rattles Tarasov with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Tarasov tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Smolin dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Tarasov stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Smolin!
Anton Smolin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Wolf (ranked 4586 p4p, 3070 weight class) and Ruslan Varlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 319 weight class). Ruslan Varlamov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wolf
vs
Varlamov

167 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
152
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jayden Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruslan Varlamov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf stuffs the takedown.
Varlamov misses with a takedown
and Wolf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Varlamov.
Jayden Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Varlamov.

Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wolf trying to control but Varlamov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varlamov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Varlamov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf trying to keep a closed guard but Varlamov is proving a slippery customer.
Varlamov trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolf is looking to sweep but instead, Varlamov has passed into half guard.
Wolf controlling the position well.
Wolf wants to control but Varlamov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolf wants to control but Varlamov passes into side.
Wolf is trying to get back to half guard.

Varlamov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wolf has escaped the position, nice work there.
Varlamov working the head with strikes.
Varlamov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varlamov lands an elbow.
Wolf taking punishment in the form of punches.

Wolf is rocked!
Varlamov working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Wolf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Varlamov lands a strong strike to the head of Wolf. That's dazed him! Varlamov looking to finish here. Wolf is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Varlamov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Varlamov!
Ruslan Varlamov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lone Wolf (ranked 4510 p4p, 4583 weight class) and Timm Cutt (ranked 0 p4p, 422 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lone Wolf has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lone Wolf seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wolf
vs
Cutt

188 cm
25
148
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
154
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lone Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutt throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Cutt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cutt on the side of the head.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Cutt saw that one coming.
Cutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutt.
Cutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf misses with a two punch combination.
Cutt misses with the combination.
Wolf lands a really nice looking cross but Cutt seems unphased.
Cutt misses with the combination.
Wolf is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Cutt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a series of punches but Cutt moves out of range.
Cutt misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cutt misses the target.
Cutt feints a jab promting Wolf to slip. Cutt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wolf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wolf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutt moves away.
Cutt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolf was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cutt throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Cutt looks winded!
Wolf lands with a shot to the body.
Wolf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutt misses with a double jab
and Wolf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolf throws a body punch but Cutt moves out of range.
Cutt tries to move into range but Wolf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cutt misses with a few strikes there.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Cutt throws a counter combo.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolf is looking to wear down Cutt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Wolf.
Cutt takes one on the button.
Wolf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cutt's head backwards.
Wolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cutt misses with an uppercut.
Cutt misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolf misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolf counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutt.
Cutt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cutt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cutt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolf scores with a hook.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolf lands the left hand.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cutt misses with an uppercut
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
Wolf punishes Cutt's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolf throws a right and a left that Cutt avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolf cracks Cutt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cutt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cutt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolf digs a good hook to Cutt's body.
Wolf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cutt misses with a hook
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Cutt.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cutt throws a counter combo.
Wolf misses with a two punch combination.
Cutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf throws a one two combo.
Cutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cutt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lone Wolf dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wolf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cutt swings widly with a right hand
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutt misses with a combination
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Cutt moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cutt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wolf has got the better of the exchanges.
Cutt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutt tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Wolf with a jab.
Cutt is breathing heavily.
Wolf cracks Cutt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cutt tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Timm Cutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutt staying out of range there.
Cutt throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutt blocks a jab.
Wolf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Wolf coming out on top.
Wolf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cutt throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wolf counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing.
Cutt is looking for the big counter here.
Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wolf takes one on the button.
Cutt misses with a double jab
and Cutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutt walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cutt finds it's target.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutt manages to avoid it.
Timm Cutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolf lands a jab.
Wolf throws a shot to the body.
Wolf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cutt lands a jab to the nose.
Cutt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf lands a nice hook to Cutt's body. Cutt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cutt doesn't seem phased though.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cutt can do to turn this around?
Cutt staying out of range there.
Cutt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolf is looking to counter punch.
Wolf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolf lands a right hook to the body.
Wolf sizes up Cutt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cutt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolf finds it's way round the side to connect with Cutt's head.
Wolf cracks Cutt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Wolf.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wolf!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Cutt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cutt moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cutt does no damage.
Cutt misses the jab.
Cutt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cutt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolf throws a right and a left that Cutt avoids nicely.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Cutt moved out of range.
Wolf swings for the body but Cutt moves out of range.
Wolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cutt at a distance.
Wolf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutt.
Cutt walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutt walks into a stiff left hand from Wolf.
Cutt throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice body shot.
Wolf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lone Wolf dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wolf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cutt misses with a looping right.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutt unleashes a big counter combination but Wolf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cutt swinging wildly here.
Wolf dodges the punch combination from Cutt.
Cutt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Wolf takes a swing at Cutt's ribcage but misses.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cutt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Cutt.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutt is just out of range.
Cutt is looking for the big counter here.
Cutt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cutt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolf digs a good body shot into Cutt's ribs.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutt.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf swings for the body but Cutt moves out of range.
Cutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cutt misses with a double jab
and Wolf counters with a three punch combo that has Cutt backing up. Cutt nods at Wolf to acknowledge the strikes.
Cutt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
A left lands for Wolf.
Cutt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Timm Cutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wolf throws a jab when Cutt was well out of range.
Wolf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutt slips a jab from Wolf.
Cutt misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Cutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf looks to throw the jab but Cutt is out of range.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cutt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cutt throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf counters with a one-two to the body.
Cutt misses with a hook
and Cutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lone Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Wolf.
Cutt swings widly with a right hand
and Cutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf jabs Cutt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolf lands a jab to the head.
Wolf throws a body punch but Cutt moves out of range.
As Wolf backs off Cutt throws a huge counter combo but Wolf manages to avoid it all.
Wolf scores with a jab. Cutt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cutt fails to land with a series of punches.
Cutt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
Wolf digs a good hook to Cutt's body.
A combination from Cutt does no damage.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cutt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cutt.
Cutt walks into a jab.
Cutt slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Cutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cutt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolf lands with a straight right. Cutt didn't see that one coming.
Wolf connects with the punch.
Cutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutt throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lone Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Lone Wolf!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Lone Wolf!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Lone Wolf!

Lone Wolf wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Lazutin (ranked 4622 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Ivan Konovalov (ranked 423 p4p, 309 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!

Lazutin
vs
Konovalov

171 cm
25
153
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
154
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaliy Lazutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Konovalov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lazutin as Konovalov shoots in.

Lazutin moves into the clinch successfully.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow.
Lazutin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konovalov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lazutin landing knees to the body.
Konovalov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vitaliy Lazutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Konovalov.
Konovalov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Lazutin.
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konovalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lazutin lands an elbow just above Konovalov 's eye.
Lazutin landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazutin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Konovalov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Konovalov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lazutin after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazutin landing knees to the body.
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konovalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Konovalov looks winded!
Lazutin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside that Konovalov shrugs off.
Konovalov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Konovalov looking for a takedown.
Konovalov takes an elbow to the temple.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow.
Konovalov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lazutin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lazutin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Konovalov's defenses.
Konovalov takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ivan Konovalov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazutin lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazutin obliges.
Lazutin working Konovalov over with knees to the body.
Lazutin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lazutin lands a good knee to the midsection. Konovalov won't want to take too many of those.
Lazutin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Konovalov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lazutin crunches a lovely knee into Konovalov's ribcage.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside that Konovalov shrugs off.
Lazutin landing knees to the body.
Lazutin lands a damaging elbow.
Lazutin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazutin scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lazutin.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lazutin lands a good knee to the midsection. Konovalov won't want to take too many of those.
Lazutin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Konovalov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lazutin lands a knee to the body.
Lazutin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazutin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside that Konovalov shrugs off.
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!
Lazutin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow.
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konovalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside that Konovalov shrugs off.
Lazutin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lazutin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Konovalov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lazutin.
Lazutin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lazutin prevents the takedown attempt.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside that Konovalov shrugs off.
Lazutin working Konovalov over with knees to the body.
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazutin lands a knee to the body.
Lazutin crunches a lovely knee into Konovalov's ribcage.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaliy Lazutin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Konovalov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lazutin clinches up with Konovalov and pushes him back against the cage.
Konovalov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lazutin working Konovalov over with knees to the body.
Lazutin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konovalov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lazutin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konovalov can do to turn this around?
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lazutin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin prevents the takedown attempt.
Lazutin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazutin obliges.
Konovalov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazutin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lazutin.
Vitaliy Lazutin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lazutin lands an elbow just above Konovalov 's eye.
Lazutin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lazutin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lazutin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konovalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lazutin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Konovalov's defenses.
Lazutin lands an elbow just above Konovalov 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lazutin.
Nice elbow from Lazutin.

Konovalov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konovalov takes an elbow to the temple.
Konovalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lazutin finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Lazutin lands a big elbow that drops Konovalov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Konovalov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaliy Lazutin!
Vitaliy Lazutin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.