QFC Tournament 1023 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testy Test (ranked 4250 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Santiago Mahecha (ranked 0 p4p, 532 weight class). Testy Test could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santiago Mahecha's chin.

Test
vs
Mahecha

225 cm
24
300
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
167
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Sydney, Testy Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Mahecha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Test lands a big right hand that sends Mahecha crashing to the mat! Test stays standing though and waves Mahecha back to his feet!

Mahecha is rocked!

It looks like Santiago Mahecha has been cut.
Test is stalking Mahecha. Mahecha circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Test, and it's lights out! Mahecha really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Testy Test!
A very excited looking Testy Test rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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A

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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 Dhaafir alMussa (ranked 4459 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Wang Fire (ranked 69 p4p, 173 weight class). Dhaafir alMussa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

alMussa
vs
Fire

193 cm
18
255
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhaafir alMussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wang Fire !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alMussa misses with a double jab.
Fire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
alMussa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fire counters with a nice uppercut.
Fire swats away the attempt to clinch by alMussa.
alMussa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dhaafir alMussa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
alMussa tries to close the distance and clinch but Fire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fire ! But no joy.
alMussa connects with a body shot.
Fire avoids the head kick by alMussa.

Fire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

alMussa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Dhaafir alMussa has been cut.

Fire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
alMussa wants to get back to his feet.
alMussa is breathing heavily.

Fire has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can alMussa defend it? Fire steps over the head and cranks it - alMussa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fire !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wang Fire !

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Arbor (ranked 4423 p4p, 4238 weight class) and Sam Bo (ranked 466 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Arbor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Arbor
vs
Bo

225 cm
18
259
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
24
266
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 Sydney, Jones Arbor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Bo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bo is controlling the pace.
Arbor tries to roll over but Bo keeps him under control.
Bo wants to pass the guard but Arbor is defending well.
Bo wants to control but Arbor is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Bo seems content to control.
Arbor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bo wants to free his trapped foot but Arbor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbor taking some punishment here, with Bo in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Bo.

Arbor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bo is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bo connects with a nice short shot to Arbor 's temple.
Bo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arbor has hold of Bo's hands but Bo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bo is trying to work for a kimura but Arbor is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bo connects with a nice short shot to Arbor 's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo is trying to control the action in half guard but Arbor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bo is taking a breather. Arbor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Bo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Arbor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bo is working away from the top position though.
Arbor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bo trying to control the pace.
Arbor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bo pushes down on Arbor 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bo dominated that round.
That's time! Arbor 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arbor tries to clinch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones Arbor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bo gets the takedown into side control.
Bo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arbor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

It looks like Jones Arbor has been cut.
Bo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Arbor !
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arbor is bucking up trying to escape but Bo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arbor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arbor gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bo wants to pass the guard but Arbor is keeping the position.
Bo preventing the sweep.
Bo looking to pass the guard.
Arbor wants to sweep but no luck.
Arbor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bo trying to control the position from guard on top but Arbor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arbor tries to strike from the bottom.
Bo cracks Arbor with a solid left hand.
Arbor wants to stand up but Bo is controlling him.
Bo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arbor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbor controls Bo momentarily but Bo frees himself.
Bo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bo lands a couple of elbows.
Bo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bo pushing down on Arbor 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arbor is not content to let Bo control the position.
Bo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Jones Arbor 's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbor trying to hold on to Bo's head to control him but Bo postures up.
Bo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Bo there.
Bo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bo wants to free his trapped foot but Arbor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arbor wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jones Arbor 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arbor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bo trying to control the action but Arbor is working from the bottom.

Bo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Arbor !
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bo working for a submission but Arbor is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Jones Arbor 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arbor is looking to escape.
Arbor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Arbor working to try and regain half guard.
Bo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sam Bo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo raining down shots from the mount!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Bo!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Jones (ranked 4458 p4p, 4474 weight class) and Joe Jon (ranked 532 p4p, 471 weight class). The key to victory for DeShawn Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jones
vs
Jon

190 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
225
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Jon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance and pushes Jon back into the cage.
Jon is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.

Jones has picked Jon up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jon is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jon punching from the bottom.
Jon wants to get back to full guard.
Jon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon gets full guard.
Jon keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jon wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones passes Jon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jon gets back to full guard.
Jon trying to strike off his back.
Jon tries to strike from the bottom.
Jon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jon enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jon striking off his back.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jon striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jon keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jon tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Jon tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Jon has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Jon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Jon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jon.
Jones wants to control but Jon is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Jon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jon sneaks back into half guard.
Jon throws a strike from the bottom but Jones passes into side control!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon can do to turn this around?
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones tries to move to mount but Jon blocks the move with his legs.
Jon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon slips nicely into half guard.

Jon is looking for a kimura here.

Jon seems to be looking for submissions.

Jon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jon is working away from the top position though.

Jon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Jon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Jon seems to be looking for submissions.

Jon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones trying to hold on to Jon's head to control him but Jon postures up.

Jon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

Jon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones has his hands clasped together around Jon's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Jon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones connects with a high kick.

Jones drives through and clinches with Jon against the cage.
Jon is looking for a takedown.

Jon gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jon on the ground.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Jon eventually gives up the hold.

Jon is looking for submissions but instead, Jones has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard but Jon manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Jon!