QFC Tournament 1056 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Lucaz (ranked 4501 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Joe Winnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Winnar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joaquin Lucaz's chin.

Lucaz
vs
Winnar

169 cm
21
170
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
283
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 Rio de Janeiro, Joaquin Lucaz!
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, Joe Winnar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lucaz tries to clinch there but Winnar circles away.
Winnar misses with a looping left.
Winnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Winnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucaz is just out of range.
Lucaz wants to clinch up but Winnar keeps it at a distance.
Winnar throws out a counter right but Lucaz avoids it with no problem.
Lucaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnar keeps the fight on the outside.

Winnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Winnar.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnar gets an underhook and turns Lucaz into the cage.
Lucaz can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Winnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucaz backwards.
Winnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Winnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Winnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lucaz trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Winnar.
Lucaz is breathing heavily.
Winnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Winnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winnar pinned against the cage. Winnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Winnar closes the distance and pushes Lucaz back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucaz taking a breather.
Lucaz takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Winnar.
Winnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucaz backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winnar.

Lucaz is rocked!
Winnar works on Lucaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucazs head.
Oh Lucaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnar dips a shoulder and cracks Lucaz with a mighty uppercut! Lucaz falls back against the cage and Winnar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lucaz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Winnar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Winnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Winnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voracic Frank (ranked 4373 p4p, 4599 weight class) and Jayson Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voracic Frank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jayson Roy's chin.

Frank
vs
Roy

208 cm
25
287
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Rio de Janeiro, Voracic Frank!
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, Jayson Roy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Roy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Frank closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Roy! Frank dives in looking to finish! Roy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voracic Frank!
A relieved looking Voracic Frank 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
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benson Jackal (ranked 4273 p4p, 4430 weight class) and Draylen Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Draylen Johnson enters the cage!

Jackal
vs
Johnson

195 cm
25
280
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
140
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 Rio de Janeiro, Benson Jackal!
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, Draylen Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackal has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Jackal lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jackal.
Johnson looks winded!
Jackal lands a body shot.
Jackal lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.

Jackal drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Johnson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackal lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackal finish him?

It looks like Draylen Johnson has been cut.
Jackal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackal creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Johnson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Jackal.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Jackal!
A very excited looking Benson Jackal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Nein (ranked 4378 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Diesel Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horace Nein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nein
vs
Montgomery

225 cm
25
290
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
287
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 Rio de Janeiro, Horace Nein!
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, Diesel Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery swings for the body but Nein moves out of range.
Nein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nein misses with a body shot.
Nein lands with a cross.
Nein missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Nein's shoulder, as Nein tries to avoid the shot.
Nein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nein is breathing heavily.
Montgomery throws a jab but it's blocked by Nein.
Donk. Nein catches Montgomery right on the button with a cross.
Nein takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Montgomery steps into range and cracks Nein with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Nein flops backwards and Montgomery dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Horace Nein has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Montgomery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Montgomery passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Montgomery is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nein looks calm but he's in trouble here. Montgomery gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nein is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Montgomery lets go of the hold and Nein can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diesel Montgomery!