QFC Tournament 1045 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jensen (ranked 5054 p4p, 4786 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jensen
vs
Garbrandt

178 cm
18
140
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
144
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Garbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt is looking to clinch but Jensen is avoiding it.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garbrandt manages to circle out of the way.
Garbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garbrandt manages to circle out of the way.
Garbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Garbrandt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Jensen is looking to counter the offense by Garbrandt and move into the clinch.
Garbrandt misses with a wild combination.
Jensen is looking to counter the offense by Garbrandt and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Garbrandt has closed the distance and engaged Jensen in a clinch.
Jensen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garbrandt walks away with a smile on his face. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jensen checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt is looking to clinch.
Garbrandt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garbrandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garbrandt is looking to clinch but Jensen is avoiding it.
Garbrandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garbrandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jensen feinted with a counter takedown.
Garbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Jensen tries to sprawl out of it but Garbrandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jensen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garbrandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jensen tries to counter by clinching up but Garbrandt breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt misses with a few strikes there.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Garbrandt is quick to defend against it.
Jensen walks into a jab.
Jensen moves out of range of the body kick.
Garbrandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Garbrandt is quick to defend against it.
Jensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbrandt.
Nice body punch from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jensen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Garbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jensen moves away.
Jensen is looking to counter the offense by Garbrandt and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt throws a leg kick

and Jensen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jensen is trying to pull guard but Garbrandt has him pressed against the cage.
Garbrandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garbrandt tries to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling the position.
Jensen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Garbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garbrandt throws a sloppy head kick

and Jensen moves into the clinch.
Garbrandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jensen successfully pulls guard.
Jensen seems keen to control Garbrandt's posture.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Garbrandt from controlling successfully.

Garbrandt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jensen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Garbrandt is looking to defend but Jensen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Garbrandt! Jensen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Garbrandt taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Jensen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 4809 p4p, 5043 weight class) and Fernando Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetsuo Shima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fernando Valdez's chin.

Shima
vs
Valdez

167 cm
18
142
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
139
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shima forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Shima working aggressively here.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez is trying to stall.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shima's waist but Shima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Shima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Valdez.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Valdez.
Shima is looking to clinch.
Valdez with the counter takedown but Shima avoids it easily.
Valdez shoots in and drives through. Shima sprawls well.
Shima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shima wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Shima has Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez is looking for a takedown.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Shima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Shima misses with some punches.
Valdez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Valdez.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valdez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shima walks away with a smile on his face. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Shima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valdez looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shima clinches.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Valdez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valdez up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
Shima misses with some punches.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valdez can't break the clinch.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Valdez takes a shot to the head.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Valdez.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Valdez drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
Valdez blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Shima.
Shima tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Valdez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valdez prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Shima dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Shima, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Shima against the cage but Shima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Shima manages to get underhooks.
Shima is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shima misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Valdez.
Valdez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shima defends it nicely.
Shima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.
Shima doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Valdez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shima defends it well.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Shima sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Shima tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Shima circles away easily

and Shima counters by clinching up.
Valdez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Shima.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valdez darts in looking for a takedown but Shima gets double underhooks and turns Valdez into the cage.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Shima is looking to clinch.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Shima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
Fernando Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shima misses with some punches.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Valdez.
Shima blocks a body shot from Valdez.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Valdez drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shima 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!

Tetsuo Shima wins by unanimous decision!