QFC Tournament 268 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Teague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Scott
vs
Teague

183 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Teague!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a looping right.
Jeff Teague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Teague misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Teague.
Teague fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Jeff Teague has been cut.
Teague connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teague misses with a looping left.
Teague misses with a few strikes there.
Teague misses with a straight left.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Teague showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Teague scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
and Teague counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Scott! He's just covering up as Teague starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Teague!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakajima Ryouji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ryouji
vs
Harris

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 Rio de Janeiro, Nakajima Ryouji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Harris !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryouji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Harry Harris has been cut.
Harris is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Harris 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harris avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Ryouji.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Harris avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Ryouji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryouji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Ryouji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris .
A bit of stalling here from Harris .
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is working Ryouji over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
Ryouji is breathing heavily.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris .
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is stalling here.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Harris has Ryouji pushed against the cage.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakajima Ryouji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Harris 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryouji.
Ryouji looks to clinch

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Ryouji throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Harris .
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryouji throws an elbow that misses.
Ryouji throws an elbow that misses.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris .
Harris avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris .
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
A short right from Harris .
Ryouji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryouji up against the cage.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Harris is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Harris .
Ryouji is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryouji tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryouji tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryouji doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Ryouji closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakajima Ryouji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris is pushing Ryouji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Harris .
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryouji.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Ryouji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
The crowd are getting on Harris 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris .
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryouji backwards.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Harris 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harris circles away from the clinch attempt

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Harris stalling.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris 's brow.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris tries to work over Ryouji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryouji backwards.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Ryouji letting Harris take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryouji up against the cage.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Ryouji throws an elbow that misses.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Ryouji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris just leaning against Ryouji, taking a breather.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Harris .
Ryouji tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris .
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Harris .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris .
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryouji up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Harris .
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Nakajima Ryouji!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Nakajima Ryouji!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Nakajima Ryouji!

Nakajima Ryouji wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Nakajima Ryouji thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Horford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lethal Bizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Horford
vs
Bizzle

209 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Rio de Janeiro, Al Horford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lethal Bizzle!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bizzle takes one on the button.
Bizzle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Lethal Bizzle has been cut.
Horford throws a combination. Bizzle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horford throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Bizzle colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Horford as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Bizzle is left battered and dazed whilst Horford and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Horford!

C
A

C
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 Daniel Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazario Selvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazario Selvas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Park
vs
Selvas

172 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nazario Selvas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selvas avoids the head kick by Park.

Selvas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Park manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Selvas won't allow Park to sweep him here.
Selvas is looking to work some ground and pound but Park has wrist control.
Selvas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Selvas content to stall in guard here.
Park preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Selvas throwing strikes but missing.
Selvas is working Park over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Park bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Selvas's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Selvas holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Selvas pulls Park in close to his closed guard and prevents Park from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nazario Selvas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Selvas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Selvas wants it to stay on the feet.
Park will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Selvas swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park slips a straight right by Selvas.
Park tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Selvas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selvas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Park was well out of range. Poor timing from Selvas.
Park uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selvas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Selvas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Park has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Park and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Park has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Park enables Selvas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Park manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Selvas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Selvas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Park some visible discomfort.
Park manages to get back to half guard.
Park trying to control here.
Park is breathing heavily.
Selvas working Park over with strikes.
Park has hold of Selvas's hands but Selvas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Park might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Park trying to hold on to Selvas's head to control him but Selvas postures up.
Park taking some punishment here, with Selvas in his half guard.
Park is looking for a sweep. Selvas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Selvas 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Park has hold of Selvas's hands but Selvas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Selvas connects with a nice short shot to Park's temple.
Selvas controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selvas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Selvas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Selvas there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazario Selvas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Selvas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Park throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Selvas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Selvas lands in his opponent's guard.
Selvas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Selvas distracts Park with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Selvas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Selvas scoring with punches to the head and body.

Park throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Selvas connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selvas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Selvas tries to free his leg and advance position but Park is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Park has momentary wrist control but Selvas slips an elbow through the middle.
Nazario Selvas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Selvas stands up over Park, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Park is rocked!
Selvas works over Park with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Park is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selvas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Selvas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Park seems to have got his legs back now.
Selvas lands a couple of elbows.
Selvas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Selvas lands a couple of digs.
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!
Selvas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selvas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Selvas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Park is keeping the position for now.
Selvas postures up and lands a big shot to Park's brow.
Selvas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Selvas landing some decent shots from guard.
Selvas stands up over Park, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Selvas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Selvas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Park's head.
Selvas scoring with some ground and pound.
Selvas with a nice head shot there.
Selvas arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Park's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nazario Selvas!