QFC Tournament 824 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Diaz (ranked 6349 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manel Das Couves (ranked 5917 p4p, 423 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Das Couves

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manel Das Couves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Das Couves. Das Couves gets slowly back to his feet.

Diaz has managed to clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Das Couves on his heels. He'll look to pass Das Couves's guard now, I'm sure.
Das Couves working a defensive guard here.
Diaz works over Das Couves with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Das Couves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Das Couves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Das Couves is proving hard to escape from.

Das Couves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Das Couves is tightening it up a little... Diaz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Diaz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Diaz taps out! Nice BJJ there by Das Couves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Manel Das Couves!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Choko Himoutto (ranked 5841 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasser Luft (ranked 5812 p4p, 0 weight class). Himoutto's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Himoutto
vs
Luft

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Choko Himoutto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasser Luft!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himoutto throws a low kick but Luft avoids it.
Luft wants to counter with a clinch but Himoutto pushes him away.

Luft gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luft lands a right hand.

It looks like Choko Himoutto has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Luft.
Luft works on Himoutto's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Luft.
Himoutto takes a shot to the head.
Himoutto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luft is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Himoutto takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Luft - that landed with a thud.
Luft digs a right hand into Himoutto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Himoutto's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Luft.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luft cracks Himoutto with a nice body shot.
Himoutto is breathing heavily.
Luft lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luft lands a nice uppercut.

Himoutto is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luft lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Himoutto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luft lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Himoutto backwards.
Luft lands a big right hand that drops Himoutto! The killer instinct kicks in and Luft finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luft!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wasser Luft!
A relieved looking Wasser Luft 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
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Swagga Beats (ranked 5897 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 6350 p4p, 439 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beats
vs
Biernat

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swagga Beats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beats shoots for a double leg takedown but Biernat sprawls well. He's pushed Beats's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Biernat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biernat misses with a head kick.

Beats closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Biernat's guard.
Biernat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beats looking to pass the guard.
Beats is stalling in the full guard.
Biernat is looking to stand up but Beats isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat keeping full guard, as Beats tries to pass.
Biernat doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beats is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biernat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beats preventing the sweep.
Beats controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biernat throws a head kick that half lands.

Beats drives through with a takedown into Biernat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beats engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beats seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Biernat for as long as he can get away with.
Beats postures up in Biernat's guard and throws a big left but Biernat blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beats advances position into side control!
Biernat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beats controlling the position from side mount.
The ground and pound from Beats seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Biernat struggling a bit here.
Beats controlling the position from side mount.

Beats is trying to get an arm triangle but Biernat is defending well.
Beats lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beats working away.
Beats happy to just control the position for now.

Beats is working to tighten his grip on Biernat's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Biernat has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Beats is really squeezing tight and eventually Biernat passes out! Beats breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Swagga Beats!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 5828 p4p, 556 weight class) and Adam Tracz (ranked 3970 p4p, 426 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nurmagomedov
vs
Tracz

177 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Tracz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tracz sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tracz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tracz throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tracz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Tracz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Tracz tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmagomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tracz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tracz tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tracz throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Tracz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Tracz shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tracz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocks a body shot from Tracz.
Nurmagomedov blocks an elbow strike from Tracz.
Tracz wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurmagomedov won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov has Tracz pressed against the cage, preventing Tracz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nurmagomedov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tracz uses from the top position.
Nurmagomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nurmagomedov has a closed guard, preventing Tracz from standing up.

Nurmagomedov looking for a guillotine here but Tracz defends easily.
Nurmagomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tracz is looking to escape.
Nurmagomedov content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov prevents Tracz from standing back up.
Nurmagomedov trying to mount his opponent but Tracz defends it.
Nurmagomedov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tracz wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tracz wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tracz tries to kick Nurmagomedov off but Nurmagomedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tracz circles away.
Nurmagomedov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tracz moves into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tracz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tracz defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a takedown but Tracz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Tracz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tracz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick from Tracz lands but Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride.
Tracz throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Tracz throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tracz pinned against the cage. Tracz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tracz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Tracz, looking for a takedown. Nurmagomedov pushes Tracz against the cage but Tracz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Tracz.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tracz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tracz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tracz.
Tracz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Tracz.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown.
Tracz cracks the inside of Nurmagomedov's front leg.
Tracz throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Tracz looks to land a combination but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tracz wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
Nurmagomedov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tracz is breathing heavily.
Tracz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Tracz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov goes for a double leg but Tracz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tracz continues to drive forward.
Tracz wants to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch position.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tracz but Tracz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tracz.
Tracz throws a right hand that Nurmagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagomedov also avoids with ease.

Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tracz is trying to defend but Nurmagomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nurmagomedov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tracz is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tracz wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov passes the guard and advances to mount!

Nurmagomedov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tracz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tracz shrugs it off.
Tracz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmagomedov is looking to work his way around to Tracz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagomedov looking to secure an arm triangle but Tracz defends it well.
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tracz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Tracz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nurmagomedov enables Tracz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nurmagomedov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Nurmagomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tracz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nurmagomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Nurmagomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tracz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tracz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov is adopting a defensive guard.
Nurmagomedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nurmagomedov tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov continues to hold on tight.

Nurmagomedov is looking for a triangle here but Tracz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nurmagomedov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tracz tries to stand but Nurmagomedov is controlling his head.
Tracz trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tracz wants to stand but Nurmagomedov is controlling his arm.
Nurmagomedov keeping his opponent close.
Nurmagomedov tries to bench press Tracz off him but Tracz keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov sneaks back into half guard.
Tracz has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Nurmagomedov works to full guard.
Nurmagomedov pulls Tracz in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracz wanted to stand there but Nurmagomedov had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Tracz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tracz stuffs the takedown.
Tracz wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tracz but Tracz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tracz with the counter takedown but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.

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.
Tracz tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Tracz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nurmagomedov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nurmagomedov.
Tracz goes for a takedown attempt but Nurmagomedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a double leg but Tracz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagomedov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Tracz closes the distance and clinches.
Tracz is trying to break the clinch but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Tracz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nurmagomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tracz's waist but Tracz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmagomedov off to one side.
Tracz throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Tracz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Tracz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tracz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Tracz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tracz 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Adam Tracz!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Adam Tracz!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Adam Tracz!

Adam Tracz wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caniel Dormier (ranked 5779 p4p, 553 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 5770 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dormier
vs
Brown

174 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caniel Dormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dormier doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Dormier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dormier successfully pulls guard.

Dormier has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brown doesn't defend quickly enough and Dormier has managed to lock this one up! Can Brown escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dormier on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caniel Dormier!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Peters (ranked 6178 p4p, 274 weight class) and Filipe Carvalho (ranked 5910 p4p, 422 weight class). Peters comes to the cage accompanied by Feed Em To The Lions - solo 45. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peters
vs
Carvalho

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho closes the distance and clinches up with Peters, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes Peters against the cage but Peters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Carvalho tries to keep at a distance but Peters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peters with a knee to the head.
Carvalho is trying to force a seperation but Peters has the dominant position.
Carvalho takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters missing with knees to the body.
Carvalho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peters after a bit of a struggle.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Carvalho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peters looking to throw knees to the head but Carvalho is blocking nicely.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peters lands an elbow just above Carvalho 's eye.
Peters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carvalho is defending well for now.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
Carvalho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peters prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters landing knees to the body.
Peters is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carvalho.
Peters tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Peters with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a good knee to the midsection. Carvalho won't want to take too many of those.
Peters is pressed up against the cage. Carvalho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peters down to the mat. Peters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Peters has managed to clinch.
Carvalho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Peters.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
Carvalho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peters lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carvalho's defenses.
Peters pushes off an throws an elbow but Carvalho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peters trying to land knees to the body.
Peters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carvalho avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peters avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Peters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peters tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters sets himself, and Carvalho steps forward looking for the clinch! Peters avoids it this time.
Peters throws a head kick that half lands.
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Peters.

Peters moves into range and clinches up with Carvalho.
Peters tries a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
Peters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters connects with a knee to the head.
Peters lands an elbow that stopped Carvalho in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evan Peters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peters landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carvalho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carvalho blocks an elbow strike from Peters.
Carvalho is trying to drag Peters to the mat but Peters just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Carvalho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters tries a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks it.
Peters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peters lands an elbow inside.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters misses with a knee strike.
Peters missing with knees to the body.
Peters landing knees to the body.
Peters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Peters.
Carvalho is trying to break the clinch but Peters has him pressed against the cage.
Peters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carvalho.
Peters lands a damaging elbow.
Peters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carvalho avoids it.
Peters missing with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peters here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peters is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Peters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
Peters appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carvalho is defended easily by Peters.
Carvalho shoots for a double leg takedown but Peters sprawls well. He's pushed Carvalho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Carvalho.
Peters tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Peters throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Peters was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carvalho.

Peters gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks it.
Peters with a knee to the head.
Peters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Peters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carvalho avoids it.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
Carvalho tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters trying to land knees to the body.
Peters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peters misses with a knee strike.
Peters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carvalho is looking to break free of the clinch but Peters has double underhooks.
Peters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carvalho.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands an elbow that stopped Carvalho in his tracks for a moment.
Peters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peters.
Peters unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Peters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peters lands a nice elbow.
Peters tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Peters throws knees to the body.
Filipe Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Peters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Peters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Evan Peters!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Evan Peters!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Evan Peters!

Evan Peters wins by unanimous decision!
Evan Peters spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Choppa Guzman (ranked 6138 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Povinho (ranked 5930 p4p, 563 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guzman
vs
Povinho

175 cm
24
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Choppa Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ze Povinho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guzman moves into the clinch.

Guzman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Povinho sneaks back into half guard.
Povinho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Guzman throwing strikes from guard but Povinho blocks nicely.
Povinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Povinho looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Guzman is defending well. Povinho quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Guzman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Povinho celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ze Povinho!