QFC Tournament 1072 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Balch (ranked 4756 p4p, 3021 weight class) and Brian Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Balch
vs
Garcia

190 cm
19
130
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Balch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Balch.

Balch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balch lands a nice short elbow.
Balch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balch working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balch is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balch is one step ahead there.
Balch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia throwing short punches from the bottom.
Balch throws a big elbow that misses.
Balch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.

Balch is sitting in close to Garcia's body. Garcia has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Balch is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Balch is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Garcia.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brian Garcia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zy Meth (ranked 4374 p4p, 4812 weight class) and Musa Rubi (ranked 476 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubi has chosen Canâ€™t be stopped as his entrance music. Musa Rubi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Meth
vs
Rubi

170 cm
23
155
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
156
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zy Meth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Rubi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rubi has a takedown stuffed.
Rubi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rubi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meth's corner calls for a 1-2. Meth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meth stuns Rubi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meth scores with a jab. Rubi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rubi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubi walks into a straight right hand from Meth.
Meth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rubi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meth throws a jab when Rubi was well out of range.
Rubi wants to counter the offense by Meth and move into the clinch position.
Meth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meth scores with a one two! Rubi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meth with a nice cross.

Meth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rubi wanted to stand there but Meth had control of the position.

Rubi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rubi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rubi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meth's head.
Rubi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubi forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rubi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Meth tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rubi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Musa Rubi!
Musa Rubi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lewis (ranked 4596 p4p, 4514 weight class) and Cole Kiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Kiter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lewis
vs
Kiter

175 cm
23
160
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
154
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cole Kiter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Kiter.
It looked like Lewis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kiter is trying to escape the position but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis wants to stand but Kiter has his arm trapped.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kiter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kiter tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis working the head with strikes.
Kiter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lewis connects with a decent elbow.
Kiter is looking to reverse the position.
Kiter is trying to control Lewis's posture but Lewis avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kiter wants to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis controlling the position.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiter on the ground.
Lewis looks up at the clock and then as Kiter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lewis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to stand but Kiter is controlling his head.
A lull in the action here as Lewis stalls from top position.
Lewis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kiter for as long as he can get away with.
Kiter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lewis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kiter wants to control but Lewis postures up.
Kiter is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis wants to stand but Kiter is controlling his arm.
Kiter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lewis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kiter looks winded!
Lewis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

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.
Kiter is trying to escape the mount.
Kiter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kiter working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lewis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Kiter tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiter is looking to clinch.

Lewis clinches up with Kiter and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiter after a bit of a struggle.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Kiter holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Kiter.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiter.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiter.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis is trying to trip Kiter. He has hold of a leg but Kiter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lewis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kiter has a closed guard, preventing Lewis from standing up.
Lewis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lewis continues to stall.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kiter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lewis is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kiter pulls down on the head and he's put Lewis to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cole Kiter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (ranked 4598 p4p, 4669 weight class) and Nassir Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 487 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nurmagomedov
vs
Bey

178 cm
20
155
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nassir Bey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bey looks to throw a body kick

and Nurmagomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Bey bucks up and tries to throw Nurmagomedov off but instead Nurmagomedov has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bey is in bad spot here.
Good control from Nurmagomedov.
Bey tries to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bey is still trying to improve position.
Good control from Nurmagomedov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nurmagomedov lands punches and elbows.
Bey can't escape the position.
Bey covers up after that shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey is in bad spot here.
Bey looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bey wants to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov gets his hands free as Bey looks to control.
Bey is trying to break free.
Nurmagomedov keeps control of the position easily here as Bey tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov manages to sink in the hooks.
Bey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bey keeps trying to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bey doesn't escape.
Bey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bey trying to control the hands but Nurmagomedov breaks the grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bey doesn't escape.

Nurmagomedov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bey.
Bey is in bad spot here.
What can Bey do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bey trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bey is looking to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nurmagomedov.
Bey being controlled for a moment.
Bey is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bey seems a little lost for a moment, as Nurmagomedov dominates the positioning.
Bey tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey wants to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Bey throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position.
Bey is pushing Nurmagomedov's head away, looking to escape. Nurmagomedov manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bey fails to land the takedown.
Nurmagomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bey misses with a leg kick

and Nurmagomedov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nurmagomedov.

Bey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
Bey trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to free his trapped foot but Bey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bey is in trouble now - Nurmagomedov has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov controlling his opponent.

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.
Bey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bey tries to lock up and control but Nurmagomedov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.

Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bey tries to clinch up

and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nurmagomedov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bey can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is taking a breather. Bey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmagomedov's guard.

Nurmagomedov is adopting a defensive guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand and escape but Bey is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a takedown but Bey is quick to defend against it.
Bey misses with a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bey sprawls and moves away.
Nurmagomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bey.
Bey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bey misses with a leg kick

and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov stops Bey from getting back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Bey trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bey trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Bey trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nurmagomedov manages to pass to mount!
Bey tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Bey wants to hold on but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nassir Bey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmagomedov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov wins by unanimous decision!
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Alhamdullilah, send me location.'.