QFC Tournament 784 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Datsakorn Anan (ranked 6104 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny May (ranked 6155 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anan
vs
May

169 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 Las Vegas, Datsakorn Anan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny May!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anan.
May slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anan just misses with a punch to the body.
May throws out a counter right but Anan avoids it with no problem.
May works the jab nicely.
May throws an overhand right that lands on Anan's shoulder, as Anan tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Anan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
May is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anan.
Kenny May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May's corner calls for a 1-2. May obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
May misses with an uppercut. Anan saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Anan misses the target.
Anan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as May throws out the jab.
May on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anan looks to land a left hand but May moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Kenny May has been cut.
Anan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from May.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anan on the side of the head.
Anan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
May scores with a sloppy right hand. Anan should have avoided that one.
May pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anan is looking to counter punch.
May 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.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
May scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anan throws a series of punches but May avoids them all with ease.
May scores with a shot to the body.
Anan throws a lazy right hand but May sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
May uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anan has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
May misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May misses with a body shot
and Anan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
May dodges the punch combination from Anan.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
May slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anan scores with a crisp jab that stopped May in his tracks.
May lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
May on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anan takes a swing at May's ribcage but misses.
Anan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anan throws a left and a right that both miss

and May moves into the clinch.
Anan pushes May back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anan lands a hook to the side of the head.
May taking a breather.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anan's elbow.

Anan breaks the clinch.
Anan clobbers May with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May throws a shot from downtown. Anan moves away and avoids it.
May misses with a few strikes there.
May doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anan ducks under a wild hook from May.
It looked like Anan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anan misses with a straight left.
May let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anan ducks under a wild hook from May.
A little feinted left hand from Anan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May lands a really nice looking cross but Anan seems unphased.
Anan looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
Anan's jab looks to have found its range, popping May under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May lands a jab to the nose.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
May misses the shot to the body.
Anan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anan is breathing heavily.
May connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
May waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anan.
Anan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and May counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny May's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from May misses.
Anan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
May takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by May - just one landing.
Kenny May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
May pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Anan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Anan coming out on top.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Anan misses the target.
Anan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
May scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May misses with a straight left.
May ducks under a wild hook from Anan.
A jab from Anan misses.
A cross from Anan lands.
Anan throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from May does it's job there.
Anan slips under a jab from May.
Anan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anan throws a jab when May was well out of range.
May wants to clinch up but Anan keeps it at a distance.
May looks to throw the jab but Anan is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. May darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

May instigates a clinch.
Anan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anan.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
May lands a body punch.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Anan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
May misses with a body punch.
May throws a head punch that misses.
May stalling in the clinch.
May misses with a body punch.
May scores with a shoulder strike.
May misses with a punch to the body.
Anan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anan lands with a left to the head.
Anan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
May stalls.
Anan can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
May tries to throw a body punch but Anan avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anan's elbow.
Anan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May misses with the head strike.
Anan lands a nice shot to the body.
May stalling in the clinch.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but May has him pressed against the cage.
Anan presses May against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anan lands a nice shot to the body.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenny May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anan misses with the head strike.
Anan swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
May lands a nice shot to the body.
Anan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from May on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May lands a hook that snaps the head of Anan backwards.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May presses Anan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
May blocks an uppercut.
Anan tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Anan back against the cage.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Anan controls the action.
Anan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenny May will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenny May'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. This is the final round!

Anan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anan just misses with a punch to the body.
Anan connects with a looping right hand.
Anan slips a straight right by May.
Anan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
May misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anan misses with a hook. May ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like May was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
May lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May misses with a body punch
and Anan counters with a nice uppercut.
May tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anan was well out of range. Poor timing from May.
A telegraphed right hand from Anan misses the target.
May wants to clinch up but Anan keeps it at a distance.
May scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
May swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May looks to land a left hand but Anan moved out of range nicely.
May misses with a wild body shot.
Anan ducks under a wild hook from May.
Anan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
May shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Datsakorn Anan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny May is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anan avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
May fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anan manages to avoid it.
May looks to land a right hand but Anan moved out of range.
Anan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
May takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
May looks to clinch
and Anan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anan throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
Anan ducks under a wild hook from May.
Anan misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anan misses its intended target.
Anan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
May connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from May.
Anan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
A counter left hand to the body from Anan misses its target.
Anan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anan scrambles back to his feet.
May staying out of range there.
Anan scores with a sloppy right hand. May should have avoided that one.
Anan just misses with a punch to the body.
Anan ducks right into an uppercut from May.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May scores with a punch to the head.
May jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anan ducks under a wild hook from May.
May lands with a nice combination. Anan backs away looking to recover.
May moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
May lands with a right hand.
Anan keeps the fight on the outside.
Anan throws a big counter combination but May scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May lands a lovely overhand right.
Anan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from May misses its intended target.
Anan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Anan throws a lazy right hand but May sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
May appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well May has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kenny May!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Kenny May!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Kenny May!

Kenny May wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Burton (ranked 6029 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lentz (ranked 6202 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Burton
vs
Lentz

175 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 Las Vegas, Mark Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Burton.
Lentz slips a jab from Burton.
Lentz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lentz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burton throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
Burton stuffs the takedown.

Lentz gets the takedown into side control.
Lentz in side control, throwing shots but Burton defends.
Lentz working the ground and pound but Burton is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lentz working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lentz controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Burton throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lentz misses with a takedown attempt - Burton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lentz.
Lentz shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lentz is defended easily by Burton.
Lentz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Burton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
Lentz slips under a jab from Burton.
Lentz walks into a jab.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lentz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burton!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz controlling the position.
Lentz working the ground and pound but Burton is defending the strikes.
Lentz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Burton prevents Lentz from moving into mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lentz slips a jab from Burton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Lentz moves away and avoids it.
Burton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Burton.
Burton stuffs the takedown attempt from Lentz. Lentz gets slowly back to his feet.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Lentz is rocked!
Burton lands a jab to the head.
Lentz is still on wobbly legs! Can Burton finish him?
Lentz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Mark Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lentz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burton lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Burton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lentz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burton is fending him off so far but Lentz persists. Nope, Burton circles away and we're back to standing.
Lentz seems to have recovered his senses.
Lentz tries to clinch up but Burton circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
Lentz moves away from the strike by Burton.
Lentz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burton defends it well.
Lentz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.

Lentz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lentz showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Lentz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is trying to control but can't.
Burton won't allow Lentz to pass to mount.
Ryan Lentz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lentz controlling the pace.
More stalling from Lentz.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Lentz is out of range.
Lentz unleashes a big counter combination but Burton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burton throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
Burton cracks Lentz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown but Burton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lentz.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Lentz ducks down to avoid it.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Lentz is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Burton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burton.
Burton misses with a hook. Lentz ducked under it nicely.
Burton slaps away a takedown attempt from Lentz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Lentz.
Lentz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Burton misses its intended target.
Burton lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lentz.
Burton lands with an overhand left.
Lentz defending well as Burton loads up on a big left hand.
Burton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burton drops Lentz with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Burton!