QFC Tournament 544 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyik Tyunduer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vyik Tyunduer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cohle
vs
Tyunduer

168 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

162 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rust Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyik Tyunduer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cohle has managed to clinch.
Cohle has a couple of punches blocked by Tyunduer.

Tyunduer jumps into guard, dragging Cohle to the mat.
Cohle landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyunduer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyunduer wants to sweep but no luck.
Cohle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cohle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cohle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cohle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyunduer trying to keep a closed guard but Cohle is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyunduer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cohle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cohle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cohle is keen to just control but Tyunduer is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle is really struggling to control Tyunduer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tyunduer wants to control but Cohle is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohle controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Cohle there.
Cohle working the head and body with strikes.
Tyunduer trying to control here.
Tyunduer tries to roll over but Cohle keeps him under control.
Tyunduer won't allow Cohle to pass to mount.
Tyunduer is looking to improve his position.
Cohle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohle is trying to control. Tyunduer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyunduer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tyunduer wants to improve his position but Cohle is controlling well.
Tyunduer keeping control of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cohle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohle drops an elbow to the side of Tyunduer's head.
Cohle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyunduer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyunduer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cohle postures up in Tyunduer's guard and throws a big left but Tyunduer blocks it.
Cohle landing some decent shots from guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vyik Tyunduer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Mi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mi
vs
Anderson

180 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chang Mi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mi. Mi gets slowly back to his feet.
Mi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mi off to one side.
Mi scores with a nice right hand.
Mi is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Mi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Mi jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mi is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Mi wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Mi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mi is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Mi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Mi has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mi controlling Anderson's posture.
Mi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.

Mi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mi trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mi 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.
Mi is taking a breather. Anderson 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.

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.
Anderson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chang Mi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson clinches up with Mi and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Mi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Mi pushes him away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mi or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Mi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson prevents Mi from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Mi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Mi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Anderson.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
A short left from Anderson.
Mi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mi has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Mi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Mi from standing up.
Mi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mi advances to half guard.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mi thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Mi is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Mi and move into the clinch position.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mi.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Mi pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mi moves into the clinch.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson pushes Mi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mi is rocked!
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Oh Mi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson steps in with a hook that catches Mi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Anderson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mi looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Anderson!