QFC Tournament 1054 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Banks (ranked 4687 p4p, 4418 weight class) and Donald Esquivel (ranked 0 p4p, 406 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kingston Banks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kingston Banks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Banks
vs
Esquivel

169 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
154
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kingston Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Esquivel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks looks to land a left hand but Esquivel moved out of range nicely.
Esquivel walks into a jab.

Esquivel has taken the fight to the clinch.

Esquivel wants the takedown. Banks is fighting it off but Esquivel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Banks's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Banks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esquivel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Esquivel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.

Banks looking for a triangle here. Esquivel is fighting it but it looks tight! Banks pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Esquivel is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kingston Banks!
A victorious Kingston Banks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bone Crusher (ranked 4272 p4p, 4676 weight class) and Uchi Ori (ranked 396 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Uchi Ori enters the cage!

Crusher
vs
Ori

180 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
158
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uchi Ori!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ori lands the left hand.
A combination from Ori does no damage.
Crusher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crusher misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Ori. Those never looked like landing.
Ori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ori misses with a wild body shot.
Ori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crusher. Crusher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Ori finds it's target.
Crusher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crusher throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crusher throws a nice looking combination but Ori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ori lands a jab to the nose.
Crusher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crusher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusher throws a shot to the body.
Ori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crusher moves out of range of the strikes.
Crusher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crusher lands a really nice looking cross but Ori seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ori lands a lovely overhand right.
Crusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crusher looks to land a combination but Ori avoids it well.
Ori dips to his left and cracks Crusher with an uppercut!

Crusher is rocked!
Crusher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ori in his tracks.
Ori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusher.
Crusher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Crusher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crusher blocks a jab.
Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ori.
Crusher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ori swinging wildly here.
Crusher lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ori misses with a hook. Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Crusher.
Ori ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Crusher's jaw. Crusher's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ori does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uchi Ori!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Gutierrez (ranked 4732 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Devin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gutierrez
vs
Brown

180 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Brown!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Gutierrez punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gutierrez under the eye.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Brown cracks Gutierrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutierrez on the side of the head.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Gutierrez with an uppercut!
Gutierrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gutierrez doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutierrez . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez slips under a jab from Brown.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutierrez defends it well.
Brown connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Brown tests Gutierrez 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Gutierrez sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gutierrez throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Gutierrez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Gutierrez moved out of range.
Gutierrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gutierrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gutierrez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Brown keeps Gutierrez at a distance using the push kick.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Devin Brown has been cut.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Gutierrez wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a jab to the body
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Gutierrez slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Gutierrez .
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutierrez missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutierrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gutierrez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Gutierrez 's head.
Gutierrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown clobbers Gutierrez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Gutierrez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutierrez .
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Gutierrez 's head but Gutierrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick from Gutierrez , right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Brown.
Gutierrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown takes a swing at Gutierrez 's ribcage but misses.
Gutierrez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like King Gutierrez has been cut.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown tries to move into range but Gutierrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown throws a right hand that Gutierrez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutierrez also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gutierrez .

Brown is rocked!
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutierrez finish him?

Gutierrez instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Gutierrez .

Gutierrez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutierrez grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Brown takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gutierrez cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Gutierrez !
Our winner, King Gutierrez , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chase Dix (ranked 4443 p4p, 4411 weight class) and Von Killjoy (ranked 409 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Killjoy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dix
vs
Killjoy

165 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Dix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Von Killjoy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dix throws an off balance right hand

and Killjoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Killjoy throwing strikes but missing.
Killjoy controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killjoy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dix catches Killjoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Dix gets tackled into the cage by Killjoy. Killjoy maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killjoy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killjoy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dix is defending well.
Killjoy stalling the fight.

Killjoy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dix can't fight it off and eventually Killjoy manages to take the fight to the floor. Dix looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Killjoy is standing up over Dix. Dix looks to escape but Killjoy dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Killjoy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dix is trying to escape and Killjoy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dix is forced to tap! Nice work there by Killjoy! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Von Killjoy!