QFC Tournament 820 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 6042 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Short (ranked 6065 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hess
vs
Short

167 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Hess!
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, KJ Short!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Hess misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Short scores with a decent looking hook.
Short connects with a right hand. Hess shakes it off.
KJ Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short lands a jab to the head.
Short connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hess shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Short takes the fight into the clinch.
Short gets through Hess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Short lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Short.

Hess is rocked!
Short creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hess with a big uppercut! Hess tries to clinch up but Short pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hess to the mat! Hess covers up and Short unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). KJ Short!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Mason (ranked 5981 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Miller (ranked 6128 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mason
vs
Miller

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
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, Tim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Miller punishes Mason's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Mason. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Mason has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mason is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Mason has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tim Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Mason's head.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Mason tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miller lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mason or not.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Mason looking for a takedown.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Mason is trying to drag Miller to the mat but Miller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.

Mason is rocked!
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
A short left from Miller.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Miller throws a big uppercut that drops Mason! More strikes from Miller and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mason lies dazed against the cage as Miller celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Miller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KJ Moore (ranked 6064 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 5923 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for KJ Moore has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moore
vs
Chan

169 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KJ Moore!
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, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore scores with a jab.

Chan is rocked!
Chan misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a right hand from hell and Chan is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). KJ Moore!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Razz Omaha (ranked 6043 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 5922 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen ... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Omaha
vs
Ross

170 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razz Omaha!
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, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Omaha as he connects with a hook.
Omaha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Omaha tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Omaha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Omaha tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown. Omaha tries to sprawl out of it but Ross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Omaha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross throws a head kick but Omaha moves out of range.
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Omaha clobbers Ross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omaha's waist but Omaha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
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!
Ross tries for a takedown but Omaha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Razz Omaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Ross.
Omaha moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Omaha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ross tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Omaha lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Omaha.
Omaha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Omaha lands a right hand.
Ross tries to pull guard but Omaha won't allow it.

Ross jumps into guard, dragging Omaha to the mat.

Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omaha defends it easily.

Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Omaha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Omaha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ross working for submissions but it's allowed Omaha to get to half guard.

Ross looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ross looking for submissions off his back.

Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Ross looks winded!

Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Ross manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omaha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ross is looking for a triangle but Omaha pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ross has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Omaha should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ross has tightened it up now! Omaha should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rick Ross!