QFC Tournament 790 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pineda (ranked 7258 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Hess (ranked 6693 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Hess will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pineda
vs
Hess

194 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 New York, Robert Pineda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Hess!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pineda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pineda throws a jab when Hess was well out of range.
Hess delivers a nice body kick.
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pineda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hess scores with a head kick. Pineda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pineda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hess's head backwards.
Pineda looks to land a left hand but Hess moved out of range nicely.
Hess wants to counter with a clinch but Pineda pushes him away.
Hess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pineda throws a big shot that misses.
Hess lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Hess.
Hess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pineda avoids the body shot from Hess.
Pineda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hess misses with a head kick.
Hess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hess throws the kick towards the body but Pineda avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pineda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pineda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hess throws a sloppy head kick and Pineda moves out of range easily.
Hess throws a head kick that misses.
Pineda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Hess.
Hess throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pineda counters with a nice uppercut.
Hess looks winded!
Pineda blocks a head kick by Hess.
Hess slips a straight right by Pineda.
Hess counters with a body kick.
Hess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hess misses the body punch

and Pineda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pineda landing some decent shots from guard.
Pineda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda lands a couple of elbows.
Pineda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pineda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pineda postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pineda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pineda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pineda lands a couple of digs.
Pineda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pineda won't allow Hess to get back to his feet.
Pineda trying to control but Hess is working from the bottom.
Pineda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hess is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess has momentary wrist control but Pineda slips an elbow through the middle.
Pineda controlling from the top position.
Pineda preventing the sweep.
Pineda trying to control but Hess is working from the bottom.
Pineda distracts Hess with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pineda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pineda works over Hess with some ground and pound from guard.
Pineda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pineda forces his way into half guard.
Pineda working over Hess with some ground and pound. Hess looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pineda lands with a punch from half guard.
Hess is refusing to be controlled, as Pineda sits in half guard.
Pineda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pineda wants to pass the guard but Hess is defending well.
Hess pushes Pineda off looking to stand but Pineda dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Pineda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pineda misses with a hook
and Hess counters with a nice body shot.
Hess throws a sloppy head kick and Pineda moves out of range easily.
Hess moves in looking to clinch but Pineda pushes him off.
Pineda misses with an uppercut. Hess saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Hess misses.

Pineda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pineda landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hess keeping moving, preventing Pineda from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hess is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pineda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pineda landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda with a nice head shot there.

Hess is rocked!
Pineda trying to control the position from guard on top but Hess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pineda connects with a couple of short punches.
Pineda scoring with some ground and pound.
Hess is still in real trouble! Can Pineda finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pineda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pineda cracks Hess with a solid left hand.
Pineda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hess is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robert Pineda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pineda stands up over Hess, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pineda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hess can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pineda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pineda postures up and lands a big shot to Hess's brow.
Pineda stands up over Hess, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pineda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pineda gets to his feet and stands over Hess, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hess felt that one! Pineda unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hess from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Pineda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Kincade (ranked 7104 p4p, 238 weight class) and Rajanon Sansurin (ranked 7302 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkin Kincade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kincade
vs
Sansurin

179 cm
18
297 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 New York, Linkin Kincade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rajanon Sansurin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kincade shoots and misses
and Sansurin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kincade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kincade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kincade shoots in and drives through. Sansurin sprawls well.
A nice side step and Sansurin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kincade has his takedown stuffed
and Sansurin counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Linkin Kincade has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkin Kincade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sansurin is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansurin scores with a body shot.
Sansurin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sansurin lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansurin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kincade is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Sansurin.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kincade got wobbled bad by a big combination! Sansurin presses forward with punches and knees until Kincade stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kincade closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rajanon Sansurin!
Rajanon Sansurin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davison Santana (ranked 6494 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Disappointment (ranked 6458 p4p, 0 weight class). Tourney Disappointment will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Santana
vs
Disappointment

195 cm
18
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

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 New York, Davison Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tourney Disappointment!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Disappointment.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Disappointment paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disappointment lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Davison Santana has been cut.
Disappointment scores with a hook to the body. Santana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Santana closes the distance and clinches.
Disappointment lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disappointment.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Disappointment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santana.
Santana tries a body shot but Disappointment blocks it.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disappointment lands an uppercut.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disappointment lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disappointment gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Disappointment should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Disappointment.
Disappointment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disappointment.
A right hook to the body lands for Santana.
Disappointment presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disappointment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Disappointment leaning his opponent against the cage.
Disappointment makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Disappointment makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Disappointment.
Disappointment lands a right hand.

Disappointment escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Santana gets a clinch.
Disappointment blocks an uppercut.
Santana takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disappointment stalling in the clinch but Santana improves position.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana is looking to control Disappointment's arms but Disappointment gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santana has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Disappointment.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Disappointment has eaten all the pies!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disappointment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Disappointment working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disappointment blocking some punches.

Disappointment breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disappointment bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santana's head.
Disappointment with a jab.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santana tries to clinch up
and Disappointment counters with a big right hand! Oh Santana is in trouble here! Disappointment follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Disappointment!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Golov (ranked 6496 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Embarrassment (ranked 6534 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Golov
vs
Embarrassment

190 cm
18
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 New York, Igor Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tourney Embarrassment!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Embarrassment cracks Golov with a good jab.
Golov misses with a takedown
enabling Embarrassment to counter with a crisp jab.

Golov gets a takedown into half guard.
Golov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

It looks like Tourney Embarrassment has been cut.
Golov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Golov there.
Embarrassment is looking for a sweep. Golov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Embarrassment blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golov.
Golov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Embarrassment defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov content to control rather than advance.
Golov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Golov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That has opened up Tourney Embarrassment's cut even more.
Golov content to control rather than advance.
Golov wants to control but Embarrassment is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Golov seems content to control.
Golov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The cut above Tourney Embarrassment's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Embarrassment defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Embarrassment can do anything to dispel that myth.
Golov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Golov 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.
Embarrassment is trying to maintain the position but Golov is very close to passing his half guard.
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golov is nestled in close to Embarrassment, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Golov thows a huge punch but Embarrassment dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Tourney Embarrassment's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Golov!
Igor Golov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.